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RNS Number : 3820B
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
06 October 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: 
05/10/2015
(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
1,933,342
17.06 GBP
16.47 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
2,141,251
17.06 GBP
16.48 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,350,359
16.9 GBP
16.44 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,415,172
22.95 EUR
22.29 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,496,653
16.9 GBP
16.46 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,461,905
24.94 EUR
22.3 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
Short
12,960
16.539 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,410
22.77 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,198
16.749 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12,109
16.652 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
317
16.718 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,616
22.715 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,025
22.715 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,296
16.83 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,517
22.784 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
650,493
22.784 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,104,921
16.752 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,901
16.664 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
17,607
16.575 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
430
22.388 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
303
22.716 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
343
22.784 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
860
22.784 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
28,112
22.665 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
25,870
22.755 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
13,013
16.442 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
162,985
22.522 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
22,365
16.822 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,665
16.822 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
398
16.822 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
14,694
22.883 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,188
22.883 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
12,960
16.539 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
34,019
22.629 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
37,129
16.753 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
178
22.777 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,531
16.722 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,745
16.722 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
908
16.77 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,184
22.44 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,616
22.44 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9,624
16.817 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,076
16.817 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,752
16.855 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
300
22.427 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
649,353
22.789 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,104,675
16.754 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
16,722
16.571 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6,901
16.654 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
885
16.654 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
860
22.724 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
303
22.724 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
277
22.724 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
25,870
22.755 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
13,500
16.826 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,660
16.851 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,181
16.825 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7,500
22.66 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
21,974
16.784 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,355
16.784 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
72,014
22.902 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
35,280
22.902 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
13,139
22.902 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
127
16.586 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
12,860
16.611 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,570
16.939 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,548
17.061 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
39
16.913 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,188
16.846 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,429
16.846 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
459
16.842 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
700
16.919 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
949,496
16.878 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
65
16.59 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
9,545
16.491 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,914
17.007 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,830
16.903 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,854
17.007 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,143
17.007 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,279
16.962 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
8,908
16.885 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
50,000
17.002 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,431
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,414
17.047 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
45,190
16.832 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,631
16.815 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
33,959
16.815 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,781
16.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,113
16.63 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,738
16.821 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
550
16.821 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
39
16.821 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
8,370
16.585 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,000
16.897 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
949,327
16.878 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,287
16.878 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
65
16.585 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,763
16.98 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
707
16.911 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,000
17.02 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:
06/10/2015
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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