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RNS Number : 9436N
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
21 May 2015
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
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
Royal Dutch Shell PLC
(c) 
Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC
(d) 
Date dealing undertaken: 
20/05/2015
(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/
sales 
Total number of securities
Highest price 
per unit 
paid/received 
Lowest price 
per unit 
paid/received 
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
164
28.07 EUR
28.07 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
531,863
20.075 GBP
19.805 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
766,177
20.092 GBP
19.805 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
196,607
27.785 EUR
27.425 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
820,525
19.8 GBP
19.565 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
241,589
27.785 EUR
27.435 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
777,465
19.805 GBP
19.57 GBP
ADR - ISIN US7802592060
Sale
4,007
61.415 USD
61.33 USD
(b)
Cash-settled derivative transactions 
Class of 
relevant security 
Product description
e.g. CFD
Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a 
long/short position, increasing/reducing a 
long/short position 
Number of reference securities
Price per unit
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,463
19.932 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
39,047
19.98 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
196
20.022 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
350,227
19.98 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
350,227
19.978 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
11,000
19.978 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
297
19.975 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
15
19.975 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
232
19.975 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
297
19.879 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
164
28.073 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,571
20.031 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,966
19.886 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,084
20.028 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
17,555
19.912 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,527
20.051 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,900
20.04 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,024
20.038 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,878
20.038 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
385
20.038 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,602
19.923 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
220
20.03 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,020
20.052 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2
20.052 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
218
20.052 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
19,636
19.931 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
8,248
19.931 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
50,061
19.931 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
440
19.721 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
40,176
19.736 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
10,672
27.705 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,499
27.741 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
154
19.703 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
661,124
19.731 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,520
19.732 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
661,124
19.732 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12,000
19.723 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,470
27.557 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
366
27.564 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
40
27.541 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
84
27.564 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
366
27.541 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,352
19.763 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
19,003
19.758 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
648
19.771 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,563
19.758 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,049
27.742 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,149
19.66 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
14,411
19.681 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
12,789
19.681 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,658
19.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
654
19.764 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
327
19.75 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
100
19.736 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
37
27.741 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
92
19.739 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
198
19.74 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
122,032
27.638 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
122,032
27.633 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,597
19.747 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,971
19.98283
GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,979
19.98283
GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,350
19.99622
GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6329
19.97137
GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
7971
19.99022
GBP
(c)
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
(i)
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class 
of
relevant security 
Product description e.g. call option
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
Number 
of
securities to which option relates 
Exercise 
price
per unit 
Type
e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry date
Option money paid/ received per unit
(ii)
Exercise
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. call option
Exercising/
exercised
against 
Number of 
securities 
Exercise Price per 
unit 
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
e.g. subscription, conversion
Details
Price per unit (if applicable)
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:
21/05/2015
Contact name:
Stacy Otieno
Telephone number:
0207 995 1335
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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