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30/12/2015 11:32

RNS Number : 4510K
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
30 December 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: 
29/12/2015
(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 GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,051,277
15.665 GBP
15.335 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,922,484
15.665 GBP
15.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
812,690
21.405 EUR
21.01 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
881,552
21.405 EUR
21.045 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,701,923
15.82 GBP
15.505 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
4,819,989
15.815 GBP
15.46 GBP
(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
Long
409
21.274 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,856
15.453 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
162
15.577 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,114
15.555 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,494
15.555 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,224
15.555 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
11,366
15.568 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
19,300
15.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
855
21.14 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
10,196
21.206 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
888
15.562 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
888
15.535 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
364
15.55 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
27
15.537 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,930
15.568 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
881
15.56 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
473
15.61 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,347
15.61 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,629
21.194 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
600
21.194 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
143
21.194 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
143
21.183 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
143
21.183 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
552,116
21.218 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,321
21.218 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
550,625
21.217 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,175,456
15.522 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,172,456
15.519 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7,788
21.122 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
300
21.189 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
220
21.059 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
220
21.215 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
450
21.033 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
698
21.215 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,301
21.215 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,101
21.235 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
633
21.235 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
407
21.235 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
303
21.183 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
250
21.339 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
190
21.183 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
145
21.183 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9
21.183 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
633
21.214 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,110
21.241 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
230
15.599 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
214
15.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
201
15.609 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
12
15.599 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12
15.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
201
15.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
294
15.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
405
15.609 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
25
15.411 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,683
15.463 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,905
15.474 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,733
21.207 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
19,552
21.169 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
326,568
15.616 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
334,996
15.616 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
163,022
15.616 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
25,414
15.616 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
445,669
15.544 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
457,170
15.544 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
222,478
15.544 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
34,683
15.544 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
334,933
15.49 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
24,589
15.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
343,576
15.49 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
25,222
15.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
167,198
15.49 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
12,275
15.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
26,065
15.49 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,914
15.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,965
21.325 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,505
21.325 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,482
21.325 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
111,350
15.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4
15.78 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,095
15.791 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,488
15.722 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
16,558
15.698 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,654
15.739 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,409
15.727 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,352
15.72 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
8,222
15.743 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
933
15.742 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1
15.79 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
933
15.79 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,946
15.79 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
13,536
15.718 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
500
15.6 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
937
15.596 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
15,152
15.596 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,128,563
15.675 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,506
15.673 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,129,531
15.673 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
41,353
15.665 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
18,485
15.662 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
12,843
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
18,485
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
28,510
15.672 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
170
15.694 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
52
15.694 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
196
15.621 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
200
15.686 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
308
15.606 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
242
15.789 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
371
15.461 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
29,840
15.72 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
543
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
25,414
15.78 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
20,497
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
326,568
15.78 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
11,726
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
334,996
15.78 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,556
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
163,022
15.78 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
55,615
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
57,048
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
27,763
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,328
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
27,824
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
28,824
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
13,675
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,055
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
55,614
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
57,049
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
27,764
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,328
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
55,615
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
57,045
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
27,766
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,329
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
55,615
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
57,048
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
27,764
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,328
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,970
15.667 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
51,645
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
20,619
15.667 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
56,386
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
56,471
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
34,224
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
57,048
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
12,085
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
66,873
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
57,926
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
35,107
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
27,764
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,832
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
12,275
15.667 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
24,353
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
28,191
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
17,085
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,328
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,222
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,785
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,394
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,664
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
27,808
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
28,524
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
13,882
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,164
15.707 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
17,113
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
55,618
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
55,615
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
55,610
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
17,554
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
57,048
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
56,943
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
57,051
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
8,542
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
27,764
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
27,834
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
27,763
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,331
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,328
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,368
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,323
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
38,502
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
39,494
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
19,222
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,997
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
42,781
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
43,883
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
21,357
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,329
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
18,049
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,470
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
25,222
15.667 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
15,799
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
604
15.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,914
15.667 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:
30/12/2015
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.

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