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03/09/2015 12:10

RNS Number : 9925X
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
03 September 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: 
02/09/2015
(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
2,436,230
16.75 GBP
16.15 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
2,411,744
16.75 GBP
16.17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,342,510
16.55 GBP
16.06 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,776,730
22.82 EUR
22.01 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,332,413
16.55 GBP
16.09 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,864,003
22.76 EUR
21.99 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
4,942
22.515 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2
22.499 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,729
16.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,130
16.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,288
16.267 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
728
16.267 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
368
16.267 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,216
22.157 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
983
22.157 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
561
22.159 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
11,019
16.307 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
529
16.41 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
391
16.307 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
310
16.307 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
110
16.41 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
434
22.475 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,229,387
22.389 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
938
22.389 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,113,027
16.306 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
166
16.306 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
16,307
16.332 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
16,167
16.274 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,173
16.332 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,186
22.408 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,104
22.408 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
518
22.408 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
400
22.408 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,466
22.476 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,519
22.493 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,140
22.49 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
34
22.476 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
822
22.311 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,355
22.595 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,735
16.303 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
410
16.387 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
305
16.387 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
285
16.387 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
311
16.444 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
61
16.444 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,263
22.444 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,737
22.444 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,376
16.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,853
16.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,118
16.08 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,197
22.162 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
22,945
22.135 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
493
16.111 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,573
22.324 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
238
22.357 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,130
16.326 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
180
16.493 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
313
22.255 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
561
22.383 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
903
22.383 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
310
16.16 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
10,360
16.313 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
435
22.06 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,494
22.387 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,229,387
22.387 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,112,364
16.305 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
16,307
16.281 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
21,340
16.324 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
469
22.438 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
53
22.656 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
208
22.486 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
389
22.656 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
410
16.276 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,213
16.276 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
115
16.35 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
311
16.35 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,737
22.426 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,877
22.426 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
118
16.312 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,401
16.289 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
244
16.252 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,224
16.408 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,000
16.295 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,313
16.404 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
534
16.404 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,695
16.31 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,717
16.31 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
40
16.31 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,317
16.337 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,144
16.337 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,581
16.35 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,153
16.337 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
366
16.337 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,761,086
16.4 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
375
16.4 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,418
16.335 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
399
16.469 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
145
16.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
118
16.529 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
100
16.314 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
202
16.353 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
41
16.353 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
13,093
16.155 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,922
16.426 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,820
16.378 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
796
16.15 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,762,124
16.398 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
399
16.38 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,184
16.38 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,418
16.38 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
145
16.641 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
213
16.641 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
704
16.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,418
16.335 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,207
16.592 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,577
16.572 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,535
16.582 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
41
16.297 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
202
16.297 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:
03/09/2015
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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