REG - BkofA Merrill Lynch Royal Dutch Shell - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RDSa.L</Origin>

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20/01/2016 12:00

RNS Number : 4583M
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
20 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: 
19/01/2016
(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
2,953,132
18.38 EUR
17.81 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
4,055,361
13.885 GBP
13.46 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,504,021
18.375 EUR
17.81 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
4,035,701
13.89 GBP
13.465 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
41,000
18.38 EUR
17.89 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
4,125,335
13.91 GBP
13.48 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
41,000
18.38 EUR
17.89 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
4,619,523
13.905 GBP
13.48 GBP
Common - ISIN US7802592060
Purchase
2,617
38.54 USD
38.51 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 GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,600
18.062 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
17,235
18.039 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,616
18.194 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
36,837
18.122 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4
17.88 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,454
18.055 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,860,641
18.066 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
205
17.941 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
459
17.951 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,191
17.932 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
150
18.166 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
188
18.166 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
264
18.146 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
599
18.166 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
259
17.932 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
317
17.932 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
476
18.107 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
537
17.932 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,914
17.945 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
11,586
17.945 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
24,746
17.931 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,000
13.639 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,793
13.646 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,599
13.646 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,307
13.734 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
10,946
13.633 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
351
13.615 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
945
13.615 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
21,012
13.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,751,236
13.655 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1
13.755 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
9
13.745 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,080
13.749 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,092
13.751 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,731
13.751 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,994
13.752 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
24,208
13.633 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
35,963
13.649 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
261
13.651 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
620
13.718 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
723
13.65 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,170
13.65 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
840
13.581 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
365
13.601 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,860
13.601 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,660
13.696 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
112
13.635 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
24,426
13.635 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
11,802
13.655 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
12,311
13.727 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
500
13.71 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
863
13.633 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
11,926
13.705 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
641
13.702 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,228,408
13.702 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
408
13.57 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
732
13.644 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,698
13.72 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,854
13.641 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,712
13.704 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,409
13.697 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,712
13.699 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
797
13.694 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
16,310
13.694 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
19,006
13.689 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
175
13.821 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
311
13.656 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
422
13.668 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
696
13.648 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
442
13.616 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
405
18.175 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
11
18.175 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
12,381
18.138 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9,314
18.138 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,773
18.138 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,833
17.949 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
341
17.858 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
17,235
18.154 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
24,560
18.039 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
10,206
18.039 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6,438
18.075 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,616
18.039 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,711
18.182 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
870
18.204 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
380
18.005 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,860,641
18.069 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
842
18.069 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
734
18.069 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
610
17.928 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
214
18.259 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
537
17.916 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
476
18.112 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
317
18.112 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
256
17.869 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
225
18.112 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
11,586
18.064 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,414
18.064 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
23,268
18.246 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
706
17.927 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
10,541
13.721 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,741
13.721 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7,547
13.721 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,157
13.721 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,736
13.721 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
674
13.721 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,600
13.68 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,346
13.726 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,307
13.78 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
10,946
13.769 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,741
13.769 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
994
13.769 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
21,012
13.649 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
10,349
13.649 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
351
13.649 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,196
13.61 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,758,887
13.658 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
280
13.658 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
24,208
13.656 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
23,658
13.657 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
12,305
13.656 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,652
13.667 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
723
13.649 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
266
13.572 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
261
13.649 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
62
13.639 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
61
13.649 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,261
13.614 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
555
13.614 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9,492
13.765 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,600
13.765 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
18,523
13.755 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
13,217
13.755 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,701
13.755 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,345
13.759 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
33,497
13.735 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
8,017
13.649 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
8,017
13.693 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
9,555
13.758 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,646
13.758 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
12,311
13.69 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,255
13.69 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,135
13.69 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,160
13.694 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,644
13.694 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,496
13.694 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,181
13.826 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
831
13.724 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,228,408
13.704 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,417
13.704 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
745
13.718 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
605
13.875 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
350
13.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
336
13.765 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
184
13.765 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
19,803
13.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
16,310
13.744 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,729
13.718 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
634
13.718 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
422
13.726 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
311
13.726 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
164
13.629 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
111
13.726 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
64
13.629 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
62
13.726 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,372
13.665 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,112
13.665 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,004
13.665 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
966
13.665 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
664
13.649 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,421
13.659 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,421
13.679 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
17,930
13.659 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
17,930
13.679 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
79,318
13.659 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
79,318
13.679 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
12,694
13.862 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
9,576
13.862 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
43,672
13.67 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
44,116
13.67 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
20,366
13.67 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,196
13.67 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
36,523
13.649 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
36,523
13.693 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Futures
Long
 250,000 
16.88 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Futures
Long
 250,000 
16.88 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
Purchasing
 250,000 
14 GBP
American
18/03/2016
0.55 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:
20/01/2016
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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