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RNS Number : 9379G
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
25 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: 
24/11/2015
(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
1,752,054
16.68 GBP
16.25 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
15
23.8 EUR
23.8 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,870,309
16.68 GBP
16.26 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,369,537
16.5 GBP
16.17 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,428,246
23.5 EUR
23.04 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,325,354
18.62 GBP
16.15 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,379,803
23.5 EUR
23.03 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
7,609
16.242 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,551
23.139 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,268
16.228 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,404
16.459 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,958
16.459 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,922
16.228 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,492
16.459 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
31,998
16.228 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
15,304
23.277 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,246
16.496 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,780
16.171 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
508
16.247 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,594
16.247 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
196
23.146 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,231
23.202 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,208
23.146 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,943
23.202 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,849
16.376 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
5,257
16.376 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
100
23.2 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
120
23.268 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
67
23.224 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
899,386
23.224 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,093,623
16.297 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
11,756
16.27 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
18,692
16.29 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
176
23.07 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,680
23.07 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,680
23.143 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
384
23.173 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,116
23.173 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
10,534
16.278 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
19,465
23.407 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,147
16.481 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,137
16.412 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
10,108
23.19 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,439
23.213 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
15,177
16.417 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
330
16.51 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
100
23.17 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
899,386
23.225 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
302
23.225 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,093,623
16.298 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
457
16.298 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
18,692
16.28 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
10,153
16.293 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,603
16.28 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,680
23.06 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,680
23.06 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,210
23.291 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,397
23.449 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,856
23.07 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,116
23.377 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
384
23.377 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,603
16.301 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
459
16.301 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
474
23.496 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,053
16.508 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
10,652
16.396 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
90
16.271 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
917
16.307 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,399
16.677 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,313
16.587 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
15
23.806 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,300
16.306 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
476
16.306 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,536
16.306 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
576
16.51 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,653
16.564 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
16,168
16.564 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,500
16.31 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,072,633
16.403 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
28,762
16.359 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
30,370
16.353 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
370
16.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,213
16.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,838
16.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,992
16.585 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,282
16.315 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
12,481
16.625 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,300
16.674 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
12,323
16.515 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,102
16.617 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,708
16.617 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
90
16.617 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,072,633
16.406 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,028
16.406 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
433
16.406 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,405
16.423 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,149
16.29 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
58
16.3 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
30
16.3 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
28,762
16.361 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
25,759
16.345 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
4,611
16.361 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,200
16.349 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
66,280
16.535 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
45,070
16.535 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:
25/11/2015
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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