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RNS Number : 5444Y
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
09 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: 
08/09/2015
(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
2,129,826
16.45 GBP
16.15 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
2,527,229
16.44 GBP
16.15 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,589,961
16.38 GBP
16.23 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
772,189
22.8 EUR
22.5 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,942,031
16.4 GBP
16.19 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
817,521
22.73 EUR
22.4 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
2,823
22.325 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
645
22.325 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
598
22.325 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
279
22.325 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
222
22.61 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
639,536
22.622 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,609
22.622 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
400
22.574 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
18,067
22.578 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,906
22.581 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,015
22.588 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
275
22.729 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7
22.729 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,500
22.397 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
200,000
16.288 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
436
16.355 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,718
16.294 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
22
16.263 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
10,281
16.329 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,407
16.335 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,320
16.329 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
579
16.329 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
111,500
16.261 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,259
16.335 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,957
16.335 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,288,019
16.293 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
21,724
16.292 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
15,053
16.316 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,898
16.321 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,569
16.321 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
378
16.321 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
594
16.327 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
274
16.327 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
153
16.334 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
11,011
16.262 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,428
16.262 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
274
16.353 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,542
22.673 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
31
22.498 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,345
22.444 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
222
22.683 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
943
22.62 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
639,536
22.62 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,017
22.573 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,179
22.598 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,993
16.369 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,320
16.278 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
14,440
16.28 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,503
16.291 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,520
16.291 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,288,019
16.291 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,067
16.307 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
15,053
16.307 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
15,657
16.273 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,835
16.296 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
128
16.296 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
134
16.296 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
274
16.296 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,201
16.336 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
11,011
16.336 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,328
16.328 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
249
16.149 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
128,777
16.314 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
81,600
16.314 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
258,720
16.314 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
149,660
16.314 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,179
16.366 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
716
16.425 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,253,090
16.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,129
16.232 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
773
16.37 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
764
16.37 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
656
16.319 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
13,110
16.327 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
16,310
16.312 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,840
16.312 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,600
16.327 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
261
16.151 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
200,000
16.331 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
249
16.321 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,342
16.323 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
71
16.28 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
640
16.28 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,329
16.28 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
8,600
16.28 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
392
16.337 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,588
16.337 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,253,090
16.337 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,862
16.321 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:
09/09/2015
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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