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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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