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09/11/2015 11:32

RNS Number : 0313F
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
09 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: 
06/11/2015
(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
1,106,011
17.36 GBP
17.02 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
486
24.32 EUR
24.28 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,164,331
17.38 GBP
17.03 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
470
24.28 EUR
24.28 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,377,039
17.29 GBP
16.96 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
742,229
24.3 EUR
24 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
5,000
26 CHF
26 CHF
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,308,294
17.24 GBP
17.04 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
739,612
24.23 EUR
24.08 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
5,000
26 CHF
26 CHF

(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
303
24.017 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,679
17.087 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
16,966
17.153 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,932
24.166 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
34,744
17.171 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,230
17.148 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,555
17.148 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
344
17.063 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
649
24.004 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,299
24.146 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,840
24.146 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,600
17.131 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
244
24.139 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
461,184
24.139 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,131,201
17.123 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
528
24.173 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
644
24.189 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
24
17.041 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
330
17.097 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
22
17.123 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
400
17.086 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
554
17.123 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
587
17.086 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
656
17.109 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,164
17.086 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,746
17.109 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,737
17.086 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,500
24.063 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,650
17.226 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,113
24.092 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
701
24.199 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,341
17.079 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
89
17.081 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
359
24.148 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
303
24.148 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,959
17.119 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,409
24.095 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
33
17.234 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9,560
17.134 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,026
17.181 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,840
24.165 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,689
24.165 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,590
17.194 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
220
17.185 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
461,184
24.138 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,526
24.138 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,130,682
17.125 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
300
24.154 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
300
24.154 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
644
24.169 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
528
24.169 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
213
24.169 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
188
24.11 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
171
24.169 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
146
24.11 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
111
24.169 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
99
24.169 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
835
24.161 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
202
17.179 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,164
17.219 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
400
17.204 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,783
17.069 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,689
17.069 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
59,426
24.161 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,590
17.171 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
16
24.321 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
27,948
17.252 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,168
17.105 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
280
17.19 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,690
17.221 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
200
17.25 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,300
17.222 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
99
17.208 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
884,422
17.208 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,292
17.344 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1
17.275 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
28
17.126 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
107
17.181 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
160
17.181 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
238
17.241 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
253
17.171 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
215
17.221 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
317
17.16 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
609
17.185 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,821
17.156 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,113
17.156 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,382
17.175 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,886
17.207 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,369
17.218 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
394
17.273 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,149
17.175 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,672
17.185 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,211
17.219 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,255
17.239 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,443
17.177 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,690
17.177 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,767
17.177 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,809
17.175 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
280
17.177 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
8,999
17.194 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,718
17.244 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
884,422
17.209 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1
17.375 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
838
17.13 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
199
17.064 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
160
17.148 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
156
17.194 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
82
17.148 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
28
17.148 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
12
17.194 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,356
17.198 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,163
17.179 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,113
17.245 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,698
17.245 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
494
17.157 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
317
17.245 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
17,707
17.18 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
37,593
17.228 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
25,563
17.228 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
19,598
17.185 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:
09/11/2015
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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