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12/01/2016 12:10

RNS Number : 6071L
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
12 January 2016
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: 
11/01/2016
(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/
sales 
Total number of securities
Highest price 
per unit 
paid/received 
Lowest price 
per unit 
paid/received 
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,000
20.27 CHF
20.27 CHF
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,800,892
18.86 EUR
18.27 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
5,091,230
14.42 GBP
13.53 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,000
20.27 CHF
20.27 CHF
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,451,786
24.94 EUR
18.26 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,986,121
13.91 GBP
13.48 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
5,463,564
13.93 GBP
13.475 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
50
18.65 EUR
18.65 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
12,400
40.04 USD
40.04 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
5,338,941
13.935 GBP
13.48 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
50
18.65 EUR
18.65 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
5,545
18.647 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12,381
18.547 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
674
13.661 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,736
13.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,157
13.646 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,547
13.643 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,529
13.677 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
23,239
13.677 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
26,729
18.486 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
162,524
18.529 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,521
13.635 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,761
13.635 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
399
13.654 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
894
13.654 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,658
18.532 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,388
18.402 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,443
18.532 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,210
13.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
14,521
13.574 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
124,100
13.767 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
124,100
13.767 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,033
18.445 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
403
18.521 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,864,758
18.521 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
360
13.663 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,230,134
13.663 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
14,223
13.671 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
34,058
13.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
860
18.316 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
104
18.612 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
540
18.612 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
15
13.721 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
88
13.646 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
204
13.646 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
250
13.721 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
262
13.664 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
291
13.591 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
351
13.664 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
511
13.664 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,457
13.531 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
16,000
18.44 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
51
13.542 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,198
13.656 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
55,000
18.484 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
19,462
18.519 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
107,095
18.519 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,449
18.318 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9,364
18.313 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,281
13.539 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,732
13.539 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,965
13.539 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
703
13.539 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
51,501
13.683 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
18,076
18.469 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
13,282
13.699 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,987
13.689 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,806
18.507 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,046
18.507 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,034
18.649 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,817
13.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,340
13.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,210
13.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
458
13.578 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,864,758
18.523 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,412
18.523 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,230,134
13.665 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
642
13.665 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
17,902
13.681 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
16,156
13.663 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
14,223
13.663 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
988
18.362 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
424
18.374 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
545
18.52 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
261
18.544 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
555
13.682 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
511
13.71 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
338
13.624 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
291
13.71 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
283
13.71 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
262
13.679 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,086
18.504 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,414
18.504 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,482
13.682 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6,172
18.574 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
72,627
13.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
13,217
13.675 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
15,000
13.615 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,087
13.677 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,877
13.55 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
9,360
13.553 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
44,000
13.729 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
48,080
13.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,505
13.623 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
183
13.623 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,933
13.623 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
990
13.603 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,441
13.603 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,795
13.603 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
29
13.66 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
767
13.61 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
798
13.662 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,672
13.697 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
7,300
13.656 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,959,098
13.683 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
11,271
13.714 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
14,819
13.692 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
15,842
13.7 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
24,262
13.674 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
27,718
13.66 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
69
13.704 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
80
13.704 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
184
13.699 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
198
13.736 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
928
13.704 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
72,627
13.69 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,738
13.55 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,086
13.55 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,015
13.55 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
833
13.55 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
74,841
13.668 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
10,016
13.717 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
16,347
13.662 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
990
13.563 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,237
13.731 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
163
13.731 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,959,098
13.686 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
735
13.686 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
27,718
13.684 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
23,509
13.667 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
753
13.684 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
928
13.697 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
184
13.654 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
83
13.654 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
80
13.654 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
100
39.62 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Futures
Long
1,625,000
18.59 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Futures
Short
1,625,000
18.1718 EUR
(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:
12/01/2016
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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