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RNS Number : 7577L
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
13 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: 
12/01/2016
(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
11,860
19.83 CHF
19.83 CHF
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
3,046,382
18.77 EUR
18.085EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
4,015,215
13.945 GBP
13.38 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
11,860
20.05 CHF
19.5 CHF
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,654,643
18.775 EUR
18.09 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,072,662
13.945 GBP
13.395 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
3,580,969
13.955 GBP
13.405 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
3,696,841
13.955 GBP
13.405 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
Short
2,300
13.883 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,000
13.757 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
170,926
18.425 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,036
13.639 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
25,168
13.639 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,600
13.564 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,093
13.684 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,338
13.684 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,156
18.455 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
26,374
18.445 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,141
13.647 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
536
18.581 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,000
18.338 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,412
18.4 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,746,126
18.4 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
642
13.655 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,699,128
13.655 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
309
13.617 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
897
13.576 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,500
18.361 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
350
13.747 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12,211
18.167 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
16,232
13.623 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
23,768
13.623 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,821
18.178 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
22,334
18.246 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
13,870
18.246 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
27,932
13.532 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,979
13.532 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
24,768
13.703 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,300
13.508 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
18,131
18.427 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
27,204
13.557 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,779
13.503 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
23,654
18.315 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7,322
18.258 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,121
18.315 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
12,126
13.597 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,704
13.597 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,010
13.579 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,454
18.206 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
236
18.335 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,746,126
18.402 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
236
18.402 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,699,128
13.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
309
13.649 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
76
18.249 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
468
18.208 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,000
18.385 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
14,854
13.508 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
197,599
18.282 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,230
13.664 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
10,117
13.671 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
30
13.718 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
9,045
13.718 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
270
13.635 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,753
13.569 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
9,282
13.569 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
284
13.765 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
307
13.667 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,685
13.513 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,017
13.434 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
735
13.68 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,180,951
13.68 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
809
13.728 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,705
13.646 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,559
13.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,856
13.678 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,396
13.568 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,743
13.545 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
49
13.521 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
770
13.611 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,494
13.521 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
10,704
13.523 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,687
13.523 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,036
13.654 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,032
13.57 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,448
13.523 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,045
13.649 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,036
13.649 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,678
13.523 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
215
13.649 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
15,126
13.494 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
9,698
13.55 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,087
13.488 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
60,838
13.645 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
22,270
13.854 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,676
13.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
11,134
13.712 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
10,418
13.778 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,433
13.678 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,515
13.778 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,302
13.734 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
998
13.678 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
940
13.764 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
857
13.735 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
425
13.678 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
153
13.607 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,181,335
13.682 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
742
13.817 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
735
13.654 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
284
13.765 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
9
13.56 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,553
13.441 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,190
13.53 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,158
13.839 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,630
13.839 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
33,752
13.839 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
23,768
13.626 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
14,788
13.626 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,444
13.626 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Future
Short
50,000 
16.97 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Future
Short
300,000 
16.97 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Future
Short
50,000 
16.97 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
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Call Option
Writing
 90,000
13.5 GBP
American
18/03/2016
0.76 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Call Option
Purchasing
 625,000
13.5 GBP
American
18/03/2016
0.79 GBP
(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:
13/01/2016
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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