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02/11/2015 11:42

RNS Number : 2006E
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02 November 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: 
30/10/2015
(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
1,918,949
17.28 GBP
16.95 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,979,821
17.28 GBP
16.94 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
2
24.01 EUR
24.01 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,830,638
17.13 GBP
16.84 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
853,349
24 EUR
23.58 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,800,852
17.05 GBP
16.88 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
742,099
23.88 EUR
23.61 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
21,784
23.798 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
37,822
16.994 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4
16.901 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,803
16.901 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,198
16.901 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
26
16.9 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
181
23.855 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
390
23.855 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,760
23.855 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
798
16.889 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,512
16.889 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
520,086
23.752 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,208,555
16.944 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
85
16.933 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,080
16.988 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,166
16.933 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,200
23.803 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
47,739
23.833 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
429
16.96 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,773
23.72 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,215
23.72 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,241
23.72 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
42,592
23.72 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
728
23.834 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
1
23.784 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
40
17.007 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
5
23.736 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
16
16.868 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
2,762
23.879 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
1,328
23.877 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
1,410
17.043 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
1,240
17.038 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
1,581
23.907 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
1,185
23.907 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
1,067
23.907 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
800
23.907 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
733
23.907 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
706
23.907 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
692
23.907 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
600
23.907 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
568
23.842 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
500
23.907 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
463
23.907 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
463
23.907 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
462
23.842 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
428
23.907 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
400
23.907 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
383
23.907 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
141
23.907 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
124
23.907 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
104
23.842 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
6
23.907 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
520,094
23.754 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
1,746
23.754 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
1,207,585
16.946 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
6,166
16.943 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
5,165
17.007 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
3,500
23.79 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
1,350
23.79 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
400
23.789 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
5,470
23.798 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
4,521
23.81 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
800
23.777 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
424
23.798 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
135
23.798 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
4,042
23.796 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
2,912
23.813 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
400
23.829 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
2,019
16.899 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
54
23.827 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
48
16.898 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
4,548
16.947 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long 
11,595
23.825 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
299
17.252 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
1,420
16.999 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
6,951
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
2
24.006 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
8,361
17.09 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
19,598
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
19,598
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
19,598
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
19,598
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
26,400
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
33,959
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
39,600
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
39,600
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
193,600
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
1,849
17.001 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
606
16.977 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
220
16.985 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
9,849
17.031 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
400
17.045 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
1,060
17.047 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
870,226
17.04 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
106,985
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
8,665
17.068 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short 
15,452
17.056 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
536
17.005 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
41
16.978 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
1,064
17.086 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
232
17.086 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
84,229
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
9,849
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
4,338
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
1,494
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
1,318
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
1,208
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
815
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
719
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
658
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
510
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
478
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
459
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
268
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
227
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
207
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
115
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
93
17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
4,408
17.106 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
4,352
17.106 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
2,275
17.073 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
1,850
17.044 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
1,296
17.146 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
870,226
17.041 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
701
17.041 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
11,226
17.077 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
8,665
17.056 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
4,226
17.056 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
566
17.004 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
540
17.014 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
1,618
17.142 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
11,135
16.939 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
58,868
17.014 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long 
411,551
17 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:
02/11/2015
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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