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ShellAnnouncement

04/11/2015 12:03

RNS Number : 5407E
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
04 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: 
03/11/2015
(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
2,677,825
17.64 GBP
17.25 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
2,721,796
17.64 GBP
17.25 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,552,253
17.58 GBP
17.17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,717,751
24.88 EUR
24.22 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,651,959
17.58 GBP
17.15 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,389,694
24.88 EUR
24.2 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
Short
462
17.297 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
932
17.336 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,981
17.261 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,766
17.336 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,115
17.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
6,984
17.297 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
13,073
24.465 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
40
17.193 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
41
17.295 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
14,697
17.231 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
16
17.239 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
200
17.239 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
252
17.239 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
630
17.239 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,007
24.787 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,330
24.787 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,769
17.569 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
200
24.843 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,590
24.461 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
561,277
24.461 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,135,744
17.325 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,274
17.298 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,336
17.279 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,443
17.298 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
429
24.274 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
512
24.447 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
24
17.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
184
17.226 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
507
17.363 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,167
17.351 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
9,344
17.351 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
55,000
24.768 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
34,204
24.598 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
198,907
24.598 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
31,824
24.3 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
382
17.314 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
115
17.214 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,370
17.466 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
461
17.215 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
561,277
24.463 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
538
24.463 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,135,212
17.328 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9,610
17.296 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,443
17.303 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
107
17.296 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
577
24.365 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
228
24.359 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
136
24.365 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,424
17.258 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
239
17.269 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9,344
17.248 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,300
17.248 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
609
17.248 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
171,104
17.399 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
172
24.871 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
40
24.871 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
11,391
17.389 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
39
17.273 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
39
17.378 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,837
17.583 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
12,312
17.642 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
75,000
17.326 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
32,063
17.337 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
41
17.305 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
934
17.305 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,567
17.305 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,254
17.305 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,620
17.305 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
10,490
17.619 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,300
17.368 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,344,903
17.401 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
562
17.27 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,120
17.458 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
735
17.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
13,224
17.341 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
25,652
17.36 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
178,160
17.262 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
121
17.333 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
378
17.333 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,516
17.616 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
333
17.616 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,371
17.577 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
11,004
17.602 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,086
17.602 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
400
17.393 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,347,196
17.405 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
725
17.405 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
16,443
17.367 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
13,224
17.359 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
9,209
17.359 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
100
17.514 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
21,909
17.554 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,456
17.527 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:
04/11/2015
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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