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RNS Number : 5162L
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
11 January 2016 
 
AMENDMENT 
 
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI) 
 
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED
INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 
 
 1.  KEY INFORMATION  
 
 
 (a)  Name of exempt principal trader:                                                 Bank of America Merrill Lynch  
 (b)  Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose                                     Royal Dutch Shell PLC          
 relevant securities this form relates:                                                                               
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree                                                                         
 (c)  Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:  Royal Dutch Shell PLC          
 (d)  Date dealing undertaken:                                                         07/01/2016                     
 (e)  In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the                                 YES                            
 exempt principal trader making disclosures in                                         If YES, specify which:         
 respect of any other party to this offer?                                             (BG Group PLC)                 
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"                                                            
 
 
(c) 
 
Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is
connected: 
 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC 
 
 (d)  Date dealing undertaken:  
 
 
07/01/2016 
 
 (e)  In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the            
      exempt principal trader making disclosures in               
      respect of any other party to this offer?                   
      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"   
 
 
YES 
 
If YES, specify which: 
 
(BG Group PLC) 
 
 2.  DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER  
 
 
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as
appropriate) for each additional class
of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated. 
 
 (a)  Purchases and sales  
 
 
 Class of relevant security  Purchases/  Total number of securities  Highest price   Lowest price    
                             sales                                   per unit        per unit        
                                                                     paid/received   paid/received   
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Purchase    2,475                       21.12 CHF       21.01 CHF       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Purchase    3,091,350                   19.95 EUR       19.15 EUR       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Purchase    4,759,868                   14.66 GBP       14.09 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Sale        2,475                       21.12 CHF       21.01 CHF       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Sale        2,709,667                   19.95 EUR       19.125 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Sale        4,827,269                   14.65 GBP       14.105 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Purchase    125                         20 EUR          19.93 EUR       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Sale        125                         20 EUR          19.93 EUR       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Purchase    5,289,889                   14.75 GBP       14.19 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Sale        5,025,773                   14.72 GBP       14.18 GBP       
 
 
 (b)  Cash-settled derivative transactions  
 
 
 Class of                    Product description  Nature of dealing                             Number of reference securities  Price per unit  
 relevant security           e.g. CFD             e.g. opening/closing a                                                                        
                                                  long/short position, increasing/reducing a                                                    
                                                  long/short position                                                                           
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          9,601                           19.785 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         23,648                          19.32 EUR       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          8,281                           14.478 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         32,664                          14.2 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          48,200                          14.44 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          8,471                           14.42 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          1,529                           14.42 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         143                             14.264 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         2,000                           14.264 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         8,471                           14.264 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          38,180                          19.704 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         72,597                          19.411 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          30,698                          14.364 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         5,071                           14.337 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         25,627                          14.337 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          1,511                           14.402 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         428                             14.281 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         461                             14.281 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         602                             14.281 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          8,215                           19.44 EUR       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          7,397                           19.67 EUR       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          6,922                           19.44 EUR       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          6,303                           19.44 EUR       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         6,303                           19.783 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         6,922                           19.552 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         15,030                          19.552 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          4,434                           14.247 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          934                             14.247 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         792                             14.213 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         934                             14.213 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         1,344                           14.213 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         4,434                           14.339 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         6,506                           14.339 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          1                               19.75 EUR       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         1,500                           19.364 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         4,351                           14.189 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          1,512,805                       19.525 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         1,882                           19.524 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         1,513,859                       19.524 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          2,633,106                       14.359 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         536                             14.357 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         2,640,149                       14.357 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          167,766                         14.396 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          7,685                           14.398 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         7,685                           14.361 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         47,720                          14.361 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         120,046                         14.406 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          5,755                           19.543 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         14                              19.629 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         800                             19.629 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         2,046                           19.629 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         5,466                           19.629 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          333                             19.779 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          73                              19.817 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          372                             19.639 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          357                             19.639 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          258                             19.759 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          250                             19.639 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          232                             19.639 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         232                             19.276 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         252                             19.736 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          20,727                          19.697 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         3,358                           19.483 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          354                             14.265 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          196                             14.549 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          195                             14.265 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          31                              14.549 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         150                             14.31 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         274                             14.531 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         172                             14.616 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         12                              14.531 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         500                             14.536 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          1,814                           14.449 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         3,038                           14.26 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          8,086                           19.652 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          1,868                           19.652 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          46                              19.652 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         1,914                           19.402 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         8,086                           19.402 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          5,745                           14.344 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         1,560                           14.318 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         7,565                           14.318 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          7,658                           19.813 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         21,891                          19.471 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Long                                          16,232                          14.535 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         171                             19.783 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         1,505                           19.783 EUR      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          4,698                           14.566 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          2,433                           14.559 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          853                             14.566 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         131                             14.206 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         722                             14.354 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         2,015                           14.35 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         2,086                           14.394 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         2,891                           14.354 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         24,887                          14.287 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         66,810                          14.527 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          142                             14.602 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         3,907                           14.619 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         48,200                          14.522 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          21,443                          14.514 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         173                             14.302 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         565                             14.302 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         615                             14.302 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         1,756                           14.302 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         5,190                           14.302 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         16,558                          14.302 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          12,240                          14.417 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         938                             14.341 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         1,238                           14.341 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         5,508                           14.341 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          7,536                           14.449 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          838                             14.605 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          382                             14.605 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         838                             14.525 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         7,508                           14.525 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          7,606                           14.403 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          1,627                           14.403 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          1,104                           14.175 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          274                             14.228 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         896                             14.365 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         998                             14.5 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         2,731                           14.365 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         3,260                           14.415 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         4,777                           14.339 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         10,617                          14.373 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         14,004                          14.369 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          2,453,190                       14.447 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         1,301                           14.444 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         2,453,190                       14.444 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          142,315                         14.481 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          71,244                          14.481 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          10,573                          14.381 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          2,755                           14.344 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          1,760                           14.348 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          1,470                           14.335 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         13,362                          14.487 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         209,338                         14.487 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          1                               14.64 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         1                               14.655 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          428                             14.448 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          201                             14.579 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          200                             14.524 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          186                             14.448 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          170                             14.448 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         60                              14.458 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         75                              14.458 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         125                             14.336 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         170                             14.481 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         201                             14.458 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         428                             14.336 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         3,305                           14.592 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         4,377                           14.633 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         5,485                           14.604 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          3,068                           14.325 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         824                             14.641 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         1,027                           14.525 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         1,411                           14.525 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         2,579                           14.525 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         3,619                           14.637 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         6,152                           14.525 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Long                                          4,677                           14.47 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         1,649                           14.606 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         4,677                           14.606 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408  Swaps                Short                                         9,906                           14.606 GBP      
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Swaps                Short                                         16,232                          14.606 GBP      
 
 
 (c)  Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)  
 
 
 (i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying  
 
 
 Class                       Product description e.g. call option  Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.  Number                               Exercise   Type                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit  
 of                                                                                                            of                                   price      e.g. American, European etc.                                                      
 relevant security                                                                                             securities to which option relates   per unit                                                                                     
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Call Option                           Purchasing                                  200,000                              20         AMERICAN                       19/02/2016   0.74                                  
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Put Option                            Purchasing                                  200,000                              19         AMERICAN                       19/02/2016   1.03                                  
 Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29  Call Option                           Writing                                     924,000                              20         AMERICAN                       19/02/2016   0.79                                  
 
 
 (ii)  Exercise  
 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/  Number of    Exercise Price per   
                             e.g. call option     exercised    securities   unit                 
                                                  against                                        
 N/A                         N/A                  N/A          N/A          N/A                  
 
 
 (d)  Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)  
 
 
 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)  
                             e.g. subscription, conversion                                            
 N/A                         N/A                             N/A      N/A                             
 
 
 3.  OTHER INFORMATION  
 
 
 (a)  Indemnity and other dealing arrangements  
 
 
 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal          
 or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:    
 Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"                                
 None                                                                                                                                                                               
 
 
 (b)  Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives  
 
 
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:   
 (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or                                                                                                     
 (ii) The voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:                                                
 If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"                                                                                             
 None                                                                                                                                                                      
 
 
 Date of disclosure:  11/01/2016     
 Contact name:        Kim Oakley     
 Telephone number:    0207 996 0275  
 
 
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information
Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation
to the Code's
dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. 
 
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