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RNS Number : 0051G
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
17 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: 
16/11/2015
(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
1,081,943
16.23 GBP
15.85 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,059,420
16.22 GBP
15.76 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,404,223
16.14 GBP
15.76 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,263,480
22.55 EUR
22.56 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,418,336
16.15 GBP
15.67 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,348,589
24.94 EUR
22.35 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
4,542
15.8 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
55,552
16.002 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
16,979
22.694 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
806
15.864 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12,858
15.966 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
484
15.919 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
646
15.919 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,401
22.766 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,988
22.804 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,395
22.766 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12,130
22.804 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,523
15.918 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
361
22.783 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
786,179
22.783 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,921
15.941 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,204,068
15.941 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,314
15.959 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,908
15.963 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
9,502
15.959 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
9
22.742 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
211
22.742 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
235
22.742 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
68
22.876 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
157
22.876 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,382
22.897 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
248
16.046 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
517
15.848 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
297
22.773 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,203
22.773 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
13,320
15.869 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,382
22.592 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9,532
15.912 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,786
22.577 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
27,609
15.961 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7,631
15.985 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,670
15.985 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
15,531
22.762 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,988
22.386 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,888
22.386 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,575
22.386 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,220
15.928 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
100
22.585 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
786,861
22.785 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,204,068
15.944 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,939
15.944 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9,502
15.953 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,908
15.973 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,314
15.973 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,338
22.977 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
242
22.389 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
235
22.389 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,474
22.92 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
157
22.92 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
406
15.976 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
232
15.844 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
297
15.719 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
235
15.754 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,587
22.963 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,079
15.998 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
44,727
22.893 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,971
15.891 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,029
15.788 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,685
22.562 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
347
22.562 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
51
22.562 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4
15.935 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
8
15.935 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
9
15.935 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
11
15.935 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
526
15.935 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
992
15.935 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,137
15.935 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,313
15.935 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
46,198
15.88 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,217
15.911 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,139
15.881 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,875
15.884 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
209
15.903 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,465
15.903 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,615
16.032 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
7,300
16.12 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
751,683
16.045 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
7
16.156 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
10,695
16.077 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
14,004
16.069 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
18,272
16.069 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
273
16.05 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
441
16.05 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,150
15.874 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
43,242
15.88 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,820
15.88 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,136
15.88 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,448
16.007 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,280
16.09 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,062
15.879 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
159
16.098 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,884
16.008 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
287
16.008 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,400
15.967 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
751,683
16.047 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,066
16.047 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
797
16.047 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
18,272
16.063 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
14,004
16.06 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
10,695
16.063 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
257
15.874 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
820
15.999 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
219
15.904 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
214
15.904 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:
17/11/2015
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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