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RNS Number : 8535V
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
12 August 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: 
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: 
11/08/2015
(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" 
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
1,030,442
19.02 GBP
18.79 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,036,211
19.07 GBP
18.78 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,811,382
18.90 GBP
18.67 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
684,673
26.83 EUR
26.45 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,720,329
18.92 GBP
18.65 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
602,168
26.83 EUR
26.45 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
Long
1,109
26.465 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,455
26.622 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,253
26.622 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
801
26.618 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,208
26.668 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
108
26.668 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
487,698
26.586 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
400
26.586 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,697
26.693 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,983
26.693 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
402
26.693 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
10,790
26.575 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,064
26.622 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,200
26.567 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,047
26.573 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,452
26.595 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
226
26.598 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9,226
18.667 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,120
18.759 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,459
18.768 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
39
18.757 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,560
18.771 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
453
18.771 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
37
18.771 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
913,665
18.772 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
11,593
18.755 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,926
18.757 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
739
18.755 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,383
18.772 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
359
18.772 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
320
18.764 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
220
18.809 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
52
18.809 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
64
18.668 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
32,474
18.795 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
76,114
26.652 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
157
26.536 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
77
26.58 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,253
26.58 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
181
26.585 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
487,698
26.585 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,697
26.728 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
182
26.572 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
226
26.572 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
914
26.572 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,157
26.572 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,509
26.575 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,281
26.575 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
36,288
18.769 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
167
18.701 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
498
18.701 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
852
18.701 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
558
18.757 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,560
18.71 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,224
18.835 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,026
18.77 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
913,665
18.77 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
9,665
18.744 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
11,593
18.776 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
817
18.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,383
18.706 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
132
18.656 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
359
18.726 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,021
18.751 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,965
18.74 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
9,967
18.742 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
43,175
18.741 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,482
18.766 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
9,672
18.766 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
10,553
18.766 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
11,376
18.766 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
718
18.825 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,738
18.819 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,545
18.783 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
517
18.913 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,111
18.784 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
62
18.807 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
14,936
18.839 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,229
18.839 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
609,285
18.898 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,271
18.898 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
123
18.9 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
168
18.937 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
104
18.937 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,743
18.783 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
211
18.908 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
144
18.902 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,014
18.935 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,628
18.91 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,229
18.818 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,405
18.818 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
14,087
18.827 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,407
18.858 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
610,419
18.896 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
123
18.95 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,955
18.804 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
209
18.873 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
211
18.873 GBP



(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:
12/08/2015
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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