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RNS Number : 3631W
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
18 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: 
17/08/2015
(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
652,687
18.25 GBP
18 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
669,114
18.25 GBP
17.99 GBP
ADR - ISIN US7802592060
Purchase
458
56.12 USD
56.07 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
967,897
18.02 GBP
17.84 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
594,930
25.6 EUR
25.21 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
942,335
18.05 GBP
17.81 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
640,167
25.6 EUR
25.21 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 
 10,610 
25.44 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
 402,564 
25.372 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
 2,458 
25.372 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
 441 
25.209 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
 453 
18.049 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
 462 
17.896 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
 34 
17.896 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
 6,257 
17.939 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
 223 
17.939 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
 712,351 
17.921 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
 481 
17.921 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
 20,800 
17.944 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
 4,415 
17.92 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
 2,158 
18.014 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
 362 
18.014 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
 35 
18.009 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
 13,278 
17.948 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
 779 
17.948 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 1,413 
25.293 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 7,519 
25.416 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 20 
25.284 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 197 
25.595 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 1,257 
25.371 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 402,564 
25.371 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 470 
25.431 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 710 
25.431 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 1,504 
25.431 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 2,034 
25.431 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 35 
25.385 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 138 
25.385 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 441 
25.385 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 875 
25.385 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 9,046 
18.009 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 4,193 
17.946 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 551 
17.9 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 6,257 
17.975 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 10,933 
17.975 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 328 
17.905 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 3,155 
17.919 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 712,351 
17.919 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 3,842 
17.913 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 4,415 
17.913 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 16,958 
17.922 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 4,270 
17.904 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 461 
17.846 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short 
 11,180 
17.928 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 10,620 
18.16 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 2,902 
18.144 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 2,341 
18.118 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 25,500 
18.188 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 3,483 
18.137 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 986 
18.086 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 10 
18.12 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 487,055 
18.091 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 353 
18.085 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 251 
18.085 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 226 
18.139 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 191 
18.029 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 166 
18.139 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 95 
18.029 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 31 
18.085 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 3,335 
18.17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 1,149 
18.129 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 4,787 
18.168 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 4,128 
18.182 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 1,911 
18.189 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 500 
18.189 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 229 
18.088 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
 211 
18.088 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
 38,046 
18.105 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
 960 
18.083 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
 31 
18.132 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
 179 
18.132 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
 251 
18.078 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
 159 
18.089 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
 487,558 
18.089 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
 819 
18.121 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
 277 
18.066 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
 321 
18.006 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
 421 
18.136 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
 211 
18.135 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
 229 
18.135 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:
18/08/2015
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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