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

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04/02/2016 12:00

RNS Number : 1061O
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
04 February 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: 
03/02/2016
(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 GB00B03MM408
Purchase
82,962
19.345 EUR
18.82 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
3,085,254
14.525 GBP
14.07 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
82,981
19.32 EUR
18.905 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
3,435,198
14.52 GBP
14.11 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
300
21 CHF
21 CHF
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,761,115
14.54 GBP
14.085 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,149,587
14.54 GBP
14.085 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
300
21 CHF
21 CHF
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,175,414
19.425 EUR
18.69 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,027,434
19.425 EUR
18.665 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
700
19.027EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1391
18.996EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8145
18.996EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8601
18.996EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
9312
18.996EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1323
19.156EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
20070
19.156EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
411
18.976EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
856
19.093EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1185
18.976EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1463
18.976EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
77
19.151EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
162
19.151EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
511
19.151EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
639
19.151EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
45910
19.259EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
172085
19.063EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12080
19.359EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
15373
19.262EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
652
19.118EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
428
14.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2220
14.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2258
14.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2457
14.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3124
14.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4878
14.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6833
14.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1362
14.419 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3756
14.419 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4685
14.276 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12
14.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
212
14.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
271
14.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
470
14.328 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
869
14.364 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1733
14.328 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
259
14.286 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
9780
14.346 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1486
14.390 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3715
19.100EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2285
19.100EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
17239
19.160EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2831
19.053EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
499
19.053EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5047
19.210EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4413
19.208EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1948
19.185EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
70
19.210EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
67
19.350EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
452
19.135EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
548
19.168EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
639
19.021EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
511
19.152EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
10736
14.386 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1530
14.323 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
510
14.396 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
477
14.379 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5118
14.420 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1419
14.399 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2930
14.289 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1234
14.357 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1107
14.357 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
499
14.359 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
470
14.379 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
12
14.379 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3480
14.434 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
285302
14.348 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
444
14.316 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
12205
14.316 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
19927
14.316 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1892
14.376 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2101
14.396 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5512
14.295 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
25064
14.355 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2127
14.387 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
10506
14.333 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
104
14.238 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
170
14.450 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
223
14.360 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
500
14.445 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1757
14.333 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2440
14.284 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
76152
14.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1
14.292 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
32
14.278 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
248
14.250 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
354
14.292 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
700
14.331 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
820
14.278 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
852
14.263 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1075
14.250 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1309
14.291 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2319
14.263 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2955
14.262 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4922
14.278 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6163
14.291 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6200
14.292 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
35
14.281 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
65
14.281 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
178
14.324 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
236
14.241 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
241
14.411 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
444
14.324 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
710
14.411 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
80
14.294 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3126
14.294 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6243
14.294 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
34805
14.360 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
35382
14.360 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
16649
14.360 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2612
14.360 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
68077
14.360 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
69539
14.360 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
33320
14.360 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5222
14.360 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
27979
14.360 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
28533
14.360 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
13590
14.360 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2131
14.360 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
194
19.171EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
19
19.225EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1530
14.316 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
509
14.366 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2883
14.417 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
669
14.438 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
10490
14.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3380
14.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5177
14.410 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3867
14.410 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3296
14.386 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
661
14.410 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
404
14.386 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
29789
14.350 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
26824
14.343 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
25714
14.328 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2500
14.360 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1553
14.318 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1000
14.360 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
502
14.360 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
400
14.365 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
223
14.360 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
41868
14.211 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2672
14.211 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
125603
14.211 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
8017
14.211 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
571
14.424 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
494
14.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
444
14.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
213
14.264 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
10526
14.367 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
194
19.030EUR
(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:
04/02/2016
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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