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ShellAnnouncement

24/11/2015 12:00

RNS Number : 7792G
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
24 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: 
23/11/2015
(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
1,075,836
16.63 GBP
16.21 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,156,838
16.61 GBP
16.18 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,636,554
16.54 GBP
16.15 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,595,886
23.68 EUR
23.11 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,610,405
16.36 GBP
16.15 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,399,736
25.21 EUR
23.12 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
2,286
16.325 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,524
16.336 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,553
16.328 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
9,529
16.32 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12,578
23.395 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
23,109
23.334 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
10,885
16.304 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,248
16.272 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,671
16.272 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
367
16.381 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
334
23.357 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
917
23.365 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,039
23.357 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
11,143
23.365 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
477
16.303 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,690
16.303 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
9,776
16.316 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
900
23.338 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
959,880
23.369 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,355,453
16.289 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,377
16.273 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
11,107
16.282 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12,117
16.273 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
859
23.612 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
12,531
23.423 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,414
16.316 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
24,005
23.378 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
639
23.354 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
12,758
16.287 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
94
16.23 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,320
16.248 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,248
16.248 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,264
16.225 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
11,143
23.368 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,235
23.301 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
334
23.368 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9,776
16.269 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,257
16.269 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
477
16.269 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
100
23.215 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
959,880
23.372 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
428
23.372 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
67
23.372 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,354,996
16.29 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
683
16.29 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
12,117
16.251 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
11,107
16.279 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,377
16.279 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
384
23.207 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
16,995
23.437 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
21,861
16.209 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,381
23.6 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
16,023
16.423 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
715
16.278 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,389
16.415 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,549
16.207 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,493
16.403 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,383
16.447 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,390
16.46 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
6,767
16.404 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
433
16.39 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
787,704
16.39 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
20,631
16.366 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
23,140
16.38 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
45,000
16.395 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,380
16.418 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,462
16.409 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
706
16.399 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
91
16.422 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,226
16.396 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
788
16.409 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
9,870
16.355 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
16,744
16.418 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,390
16.418 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,886
16.418 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,166
16.31 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
434
16.31 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
311
16.471 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
131
16.415 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
787,704
16.393 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
248
16.393 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
40,818
16.24 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,092
16.415 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
21,955
16.376 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
20,631
16.393 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,185
16.393 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:
24/11/2015
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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