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RNS Number : 6714Z
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
21 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: 
18/09/2015
(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
2,158,622
16.51 GBP
15.93 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
2,056,145
16.5 GBP
15.98 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
4,105,647
28 EUR
15.8 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
3,661,659
26 EUR
15.8 GBP

(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
300
22.028 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
200
22.028 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7,028
22.311 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,760
22.52 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
135
22.045 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,087,649
22.126 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,765
22.126 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,893
22.022 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,826
22.094 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
306
22.094 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
204
22.014 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
111
22.014 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
54,489
22.417 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,254
15.903 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,009
16.1 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,384
15.82 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
66
15.82 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,269,153
16.086 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,086
16.086 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
12,094
16.076 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6,848
16.055 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,885
16.076 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,649
16.077 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
497
16.077 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9,761
16.16 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
142
21.897 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
200
22.345 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
18,889
21.934 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,268
22.374 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
45
21.813 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,760
22.36 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,089,408
22.124 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
222
21.823 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,169
21.823 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,893
21.823 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
19,930
21.898 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
20,443
21.901 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
36,428
21.917 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
186
22.116 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,826
22.116 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,394
22.008 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,897
16.081 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,286
15.919 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,256
16.003 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
9,019
15.866 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,285
16.258 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12,490
16.252 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
28,413
16.033 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
497
15.978 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,258
15.978 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
226
15.92 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,166
15.889 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,384
15.889 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
45,130
15.942 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
111,500
15.942 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,271,479
16.083 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
9,733
16.055 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12,094
16.08 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
168,050
15.821 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,649
16.008 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
16,960
16.008 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
48,926
16.076 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
11,094
16.064 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
19,505
16.064 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
12,440
16.382 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,150
16.449 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,078
16.399 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,208
16.193 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
513
16.193 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,090
15.99 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,470
16.307 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
130
16.5 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,053,205
16.188 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
248
16.125 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
198
16.125 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
67
16.125 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,454
16.191 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,629
16.2 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
593
16.2 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
22,073
16.048 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,034
15.991 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,227
16.399 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,013
16.236 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,322
16.034 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
176
16.113 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,472
16.071 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
8,478
16.071 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
782
16.201 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,500
16.157 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
719
16.185 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,056,137
16.185 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,606
16.133 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
683
16.113 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,676
16.406 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
15,690
16.163 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Futures
Long 
350,000
21.86 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Futures
Long
1,200
21.86 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 
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Put Option
Exercised Against
75,000
26 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Put Option
Exercising
173,100
28 EUR
(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:
21/09/2015
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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