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17/09/2015 12:00

RNS Number : 3825Z
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
17 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: 
16/09/2015
(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
2,370,823
16.72 GBP
16.31 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
2,340,699
16.75 GBP
16.28 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
11
23.13 EUR
23.13 EUR
ADR - ISIN US7802592060
Sale
662
51.7 USD
51.55 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,459,427
16.6 GBP
16.22 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
953,876
22.91 EUR
22.38 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,446,648
16.61 GBP
16.21 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
886,668
22.93 EUR
22.37 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
9,479
16.585 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,694
16.585 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,764
16.589 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,491
16.585 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9,655
22.88 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
412
22.93 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
273
22.93 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
328
24.989 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4
16.579 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
73,014
22.637 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7,556
16.392 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
45
22.528 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
99
16.579 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
497
16.554 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
15
16.554 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
32,284
16.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
62,670
16.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,011
22.388 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
621
22.388 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
12,732
16.458 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,278
16.458 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
21
16.585 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
642,477
22.567 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,041,144
16.366 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
282
16.366 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
187
16.366 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
11,431
16.313 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,502
16.391 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,861
16.313 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,628
22.755 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,725
22.755 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
972
22.927 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
753
22.927 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
229
16.436 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
80
16.436 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
70
16.436 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9,370
16.411 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
328
24.989 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,146
16.495 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
26,400
16.511 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
10,429
22.647 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
59
16.3 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
777
16.3 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
990
16.3 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
13,152
16.3 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
44,902
16.3 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
60,553
16.3 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
99
16.575 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,590
16.575 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,871
16.575 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
15
16.378 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
113
16.378 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
368
16.378 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
791
16.378 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
621
22.4 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,011
22.4 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
21
16.377 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,041
16.377 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,278
16.377 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
200
22.63 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
200
22.63 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
796
22.623 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
617
16.322 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
643,565
22.567 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,041,144
16.365 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
11,431
16.383 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
14,363
16.316 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,600
22.543 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
400
22.911 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,353
22.755 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
634
22.489 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
70
16.356 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
80
16.241 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
270
16.241 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
45
16.582 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
44,026
16.316 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
270
16.352 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,202
16.717 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,286
16.717 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,422
16.749 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,375
16.717 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,295
16.714 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
908
25.058 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,987
16.394 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,255
16.719 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,886
16.543 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
11,637
16.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,767
16.669 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,276
16.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,866
16.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,338
16.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
172
16.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
74
16.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,186
16.68 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,186
16.68 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
11
23.125 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
9,090
16.584 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,903
16.584 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,008
16.679 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,257
16.584 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,148
16.683 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,252
16.683 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
700
16.595 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
100
16.683 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
940,932
16.454 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,350
16.454 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,105
16.454 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
908
25.058 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,722
16.603 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,078
16.601 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,065
16.399 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,186
16.409 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,189
16.409 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,465
16.409 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
31,547
16.425 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
61,238
16.425 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
9,090
16.505 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
175
16.459 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
300
16.37 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,482
16.389 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
940,932
16.452 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
248
16.486 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
22,551
16.695 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
22,551
16.695 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
22,551
16.695 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,366
16.695 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:
17/09/2015
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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