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21/08/2015 11:50

RNS Number : 7576W
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
21 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: 
20/08/2015
(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
3,230,218
17.58 GBP
17.31 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
2,041,606
17.62 GBP
17.26 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,705,433
17.48 GBP
17.16 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,588,052
24.61 EUR
24.23 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,719,023
17.43 GBP
17.19 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,284,114
24.7 EUR
24.27 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
3,080
24.492 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
239
17.384 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,138
17.279 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
566
17.279 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
280
17.279 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,280
17.243 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,636
17.376 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
955
17.39 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
690
17.376 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
284
17.376 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
737,293
24.423 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,953
24.423 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
265
24.423 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,233,757
17.311 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
750
17.311 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
14,753
17.301 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
11,464
17.301 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7,398
17.327 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,155
24.442 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
400
24.407 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,002
24.431 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
633
24.431 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
504
24.431 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
279
24.431 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
591
17.394 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
390
17.394 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
293
17.246 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
157
17.246 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
141
17.399 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2
17.246 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,000
24.385 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
56
17.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9,565
17.411 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
666
17.187 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
41
24.307 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
69
24.277 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
137
24.309 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
590
24.341 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,012
17.237 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
240,436
24.356 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
13,663
17.402 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
118
24.384 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,138
17.386 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,515
17.386 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
84
17.392 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,164
24.31 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
14
17.385 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
690
17.24 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,636
17.385 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
737,293
24.421 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
470
17.31 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,233,757
17.31 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
14,753
17.277 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
18,862
17.301 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
363
24.398 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
418
24.506 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,002
24.398 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
279
24.406 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,002
24.381 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
229
17.187 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
21,768
17.343 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
37,384
24.368 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
60
17.382 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
171
17.382 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
22,270
17.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
8,076
17.517 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,514
17.528 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,792
17.524 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,241
17.524 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
932
17.524 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
896
17.524 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,227
17.292 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
19,159
17.449 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,528
17.449 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
783
17.449 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,033,154
17.442 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
424
17.442 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
512
17.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
400
17.589 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
388
17.319 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
267
17.455 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
193
17.455 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,794
17.531 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,998
17.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
996
17.464 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
904
17.562 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,975
17.524 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
809
17.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
551
17.518 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,244
27.466 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,925
17.356 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,285
17.973 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,940
17.633 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,360
17.366 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,957
17.347 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
10,071
17.374 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
185,000
17.444 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
36,735
17.43 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,241
17.366 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,528
17.408 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
7,870
17.386 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,034,076
17.439 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,192
17.436 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,689
17.436 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,710
17.456 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,576
17.436 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
36
17.406 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
289
17.476 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
529
17.296 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
15
17.532 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
24
17.532 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
222,700
17.352 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
400,860
17.311 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
222,700
17.311 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
208,002
17.311 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
38
27.466 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
38
27.466 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
38
27.466 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,206
27.466 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,206
27.466 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short

27.466 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Futures
Long
150,000
1.53 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Futures
Long
150,000
1.53 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 GB00B03MLX29
Put Option
Purchasing
 75,000 
16 GBP
American
20/11/2015
0.3546 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Put Option
Purchasing
 100,000 
24 EUR
American
18/12/2015
1.11 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Put Option
Purchasing
 50,000 
24 EUR
American
18/12/2015
1.11 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Put Option
Purchasing
 50,000 
24 EUR
American
18/12/2015
1.11 EUR


(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:
21/08/2015
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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