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RNS Number : 1045D
JPMorgan Securities Plc
22 October 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:                                                                                                                                                                        J.P. Morgan Securities plc  
 (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:                                                                                                                         BG Group Plc                
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                                                                                                                                                21 October 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"  YesBG 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            
 Ordinary A Shares           Purchases  Sales  798,17271,457 830,04754,010  18.0550 GBP24.6200 EUR 18.0650 GBP24.6000 EUR  17.6750 GBP24.0500 EUR 17.6850 GBP24.1050 EUR  
 
 
 Class of relevant security  Purchases/ sales  Total number of securities  Highest price per unit paid/received    Lowest price per unit paid/received  
 Ordinary B Shares           Purchases  Sales  1,237,138 1,666,47314       18.2950 GBP 18.3100 GBP24.5850 EUR      17.9350 GBP 17.7978 GBP24.5850EUR    
 
 
(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.g. CFD  Nature of dealinge.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position  Number of reference securities                                Price per unit                                                                                                                                    
 Ordinary A Shares           Equity Swaps                 Long        Short                                                                                       21,7309,76723,1122188,4901,407383287 13,7314,16456912,811657  17.8871 GBP17.9224 GBP18.0017 GBP24.1385 EUR24.4092 EUR24.4732 EUR24.5163 EUR24.5474 EUR 17.7488 GBP17.8935 GBP24.0999 EUR24.4323 EUR24.5118 EUR  
 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.g. CFD  Nature of dealinge.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position  Number of reference securities  Price per unit                                           
 Ordinary B Shares           Equity Swap                  Long                                                                                                    200,00059,51620,7005,00014      17.7978 GBP18.1405 GBP18.1423 GBP18.1464 GBP24.5832 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 (EUR)  Typee.g. American, European etc.  Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit (EUR)  
 Ordinary A Shares                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 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 (GBP)  Typee.g. American, European etc.  Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit (GBP)  
 Ordinary B Shares                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 
 
(ii)        Exercise 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.g. call option  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit  
 Ordinary A Shares                                                                                                                              
 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.g. call option  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit(GBP)  
 Ordinary B Shares                                                                                                                                   
 
 
(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealinge.g. subscription, conversion  Details  Price per unit (if applicable) (GBP)  
                                                                                                                            
 
 
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:  22 October 2015  
 Contact name:        Tung Le          
 Telephone number:    020 7742 7272    
 
 
Telephone number: 
 
020 7742 7272 
 
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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