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20/10/2015 12:00

RNS Number : 8330C
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
20 October 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: 
19/10/2015
(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
1,014,458
18.41 GBP
17.93 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,001,005
18.41 GBP
17.91 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,083,866
18.13 GBP
17.68 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
955,928
24.66 EUR
24.23 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,088,556
18.13 GBP
17.68 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,018,783
24.94 EUR
23.75 EUR

(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 GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,810
17.681 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,789
17.681 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,076
17.694 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,235
17.994 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
663
17.739 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
695
17.739 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
506
24.565 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,471
24.565 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
720
17.692 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,350
17.751 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
400
24.45 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
493,199
24.45 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
790,639
17.904 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
10,862
18.052 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
14,909
18.006 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,967
24.592 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
313
24.271 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
10
24.226 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
275
17.951 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,907
17.883 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,784
17.883 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
9,897
24.399 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
13,225
18.109 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
10,618
24.683 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
110
17.77 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
23,649
24.615 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,528
17.963 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,887
17.948 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
663
17.988 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
78
17.988 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,024
24.653 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,040
17.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
960
17.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
720
17.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
180
17.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
493,199
24.449 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,423
24.449 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
790,639
17.905 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,696
17.905 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
133
17.905 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
14,909
18.061 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7,724
17.974 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,138
18.061 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,100
24.562 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
400
24.264 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
18,984
24.287 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
621
18.104 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
10,000
23.75 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,765
18.035 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
30,295
24.697 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,532
17.931 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
591
17.957 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,074
17.957 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
11,408
17.993 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
95
18.111 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,927
18.331 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,697
17.962 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
540
18.33 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,232
18.175 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
9,728
18.175 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
998
18.175 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,987
18.175 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
34,874
18.175 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
24,782
18.175 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
9,479
18.175 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
227
18.138 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
833
17.94 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,700
18.202 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
872
18.152 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
699,026
18.152 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
234
18.33 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
296
18.291 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
239
18.322 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
12,354
18.366 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
71,264
17.968 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
106
18.023 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,919
18.16 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,250
18.042 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,796
18.251 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,073
18.251 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
520
18.285 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
520
18.285 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,116
18.325 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
784
18.325 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
270
18.145 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
699,026
18.154 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
200
18.41 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
34
18.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
325
18.294 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
59
18.294 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,630
17.951 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
51
17.993 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
239
18.273 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,173
17.942 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
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A


(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:
20/10/2015
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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