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11/09/2015 11:40

RNS Number : 8235Y
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
11 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: 
10/09/2015
(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
2,413,464
16.51 GBP
16.07 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,923,641
16.49 GBP
16.15 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,559,282
16.4 GBP
16.03 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,766,142
22.72 EUR
22.25 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,646,777
16.41 GBP
16.03 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,245,056
22.7 EUR
22.2 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
24,082
22.641 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7
22.234 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,300
22.345 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
553
22.51 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
920,728
22.448 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,749
22.517 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,636
22.517 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,554
22.231 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
381
22.734 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
169
22.734 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,303
22.421 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,020
22.322 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,038
22.379 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
373
22.459 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
214
22.659 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,956
22.603 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,986
22.603 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,999
22.485 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1
22.485 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
13,474
16.274 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6,063
16.166 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,866
16.166 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,146
16.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
565
16.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
37,944
16.034 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
73,657
16.034 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,141
16.324 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
989
16.324 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
331
16.36 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
309
16.36 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
283
16.165 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,388,626
16.228 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
12,094
16.252 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
10,539
16.255 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,848
16.252 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
727
16.379 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
327
16.239 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
14,666
16.314 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9,830
16.314 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
14,557
22.6 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
107
22.345 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
553
22.518 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,531
22.446 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
920,288
22.446 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,554
22.421 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,749
22.421 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,420
22.603 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1
22.375 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,999
22.375 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
328
25.114 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
35,324
16.179 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
331
16.033 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
989
16.033 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,039
16.092 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,141
16.092 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
283
16.27 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,178
16.226 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,391,468
16.226 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12,094
16.242 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
15,387
16.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
69
16.041 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
129
16.126 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
296
16.041 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,459
16.131 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
14,666
16.131 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1
16.092 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
266
16.092 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,876
16.326 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
13,732
16.223 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,900
16.273 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,061
16.348 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,115
16.348 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
63,497
16.448 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,503
16.448 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
123,260
16.448 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
8,740
16.448 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
11,211
16.363 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,045,529
16.272 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
303
16.34 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
29,094
16.411 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
28,460
16.218 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
908
25.179 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,470
16.216 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
80
16.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
756
16.189 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,062
16.189 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,878
16.189 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,146
16.189 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
12,384
16.189 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,856
16.226 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,937
16.226 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
37,838
16.112 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
73,451
16.112 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,300
16.148 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
7,432
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
8,906
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,132
16.318 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,363
16.349 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1
16.305 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
821
16.27 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,516
16.27 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,045,529
16.27 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
10,467
16.088 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
668
16.088 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,345
16.088 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
83,735
16.088 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
94,202
16.088 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
94,202
16.088 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,013
16.088 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,013
16.088 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
303
16.31 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
23,740
16.471 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
36,451
16.368 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
164
16.237 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,928
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,310
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,399
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,179
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
25,000
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
24,833
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
24,552
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
24,382
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
12,362
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
12,280
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,224
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,197
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
50,015
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
49,103
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
24,732
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,029
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
599
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,440
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
30,344
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
29,908
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
14,961
16.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Futures
Short
500,000
20.8 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
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:
11/09/2015
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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