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RNS Number : 3053G
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
19 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: 
18/11/2015
(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
1,431,853
16.66 GBP
16.29 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,374,729
16.66 GBP
16.28 GBP
ADR - ISIN US7802592060
Purchase
68,096
49.27 USD
49.27 USD
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
2,137,047
16.52 GBP
16.19 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,129,149
23.76 EUR
23.2 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,191,168
16.51 GBP
16.08 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,141,983
24.8 EUR
23.19 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
1,426
16.426 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,596
16.426 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,029
16.286 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,928
23.519 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
33
16.342 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
40
16.342 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
138
16.342 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
339
16.342 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
382
16.342 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
670
16.342 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
681
16.342 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,530
16.342 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,660
16.342 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,064
16.342 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
19,617
16.342 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,418
16.346 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,226
16.326 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,537
23.323 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,832
23.323 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,906
23.475 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
190
16.455 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,890
16.428 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,595
16.428 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
300
23.482 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
484
23.529 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
721,329
23.529 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,667,890
16.391 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
16,403
16.366 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
28,315
16.372 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
158
23.668 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
400
23.489 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
800
23.668 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
997
23.489 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,148
23.489 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,848
23.489 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,487
23.668 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,046
23.489 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,024
23.489 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
10
23.401 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
42
23.401 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
394
23.401 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,500
23.163 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,964
16.252 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
100,000
23.567 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
18,476
23.615 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,678
23.604 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,083
23.604 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
31,998
16.385 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
23,888
16.437 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
613
16.367 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,946
23.696 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
109
16.396 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,205
16.234 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,226
16.43 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
291
16.43 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,966
23.379 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,832
23.206 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,537
23.379 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
244
23.206 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9,850
16.461 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,890
16.461 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
850
16.465 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
190
16.461 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
100
23.413 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
158
16.378 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
720,929
23.529 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,667,833
16.393 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,576
16.393 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
21,702
16.374 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
16,403
16.374 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6,613
16.334 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,794
23.466 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
800
23.504 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
252
23.504 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
158
23.669 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
42
23.604 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
19,463
23.489 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9,820
16.391 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
977
16.391 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,610
23.37 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,100
16.435 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
80
16.624 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
353
16.497 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,292
16.617 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
14,514
16.544 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
30,000
16.363 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
664
16.561 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
180
16.626 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,936
16.587 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
202
16.53 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
438
16.53 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
842
16.515 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,238
16.515 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
7,700
16.537 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,126,687
16.555 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
210
16.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
12,810
16.497 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
45,710
16.46 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,023
16.486 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,266
16.486 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
365
16.626 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
455
16.575 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,568
16.575 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,298
16.624 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,649
16.532 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
121
16.283 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
157
16.64 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
458
16.49 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
9,777
16.616 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,238
16.616 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
842
16.555 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
438
16.555 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,485
16.438 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
515
16.438 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
100
16.39 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,126,687
16.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,280
16.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
877
16.558 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
43,396
16.479 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
12,810
16.467 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,314
16.467 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
354
16.524 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
175
16.634 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
48
16.524 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,023
16.575 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,060
16.533 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,258
16.514 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
613
16.514 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
129
16.514 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:
19/11/2015
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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