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01/12/2015 12:03

RNS Number : 5715H
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
01 December 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: 
30/11/2015
(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
2,160,456
16.82 GBP
16.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
15
23.84 EUR
23.84 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,821,736
16.79 GBP
16.5 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
15
23.84 EUR
23.84 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,698,892
16.65 GBP
16.39 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
918,204
23.86 EUR
23.4 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,598,166
16.63 GBP
16.43 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
789,632
24.94 EUR
23.47 EUR
ADR - ISIN US7802592060
Sale
1,892
55.78 USD
55.78 USD


(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
14
23.49 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
10,032
23.6 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,767
23.624 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
136
23.593 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
165
23.593 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,162
23.593 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,554
23.485 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,637
23.593 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
707
23.531 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
504,827
23.651 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
549
23.6 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
79
23.666 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
244
23.626 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
262
23.666 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
551
23.666 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
37,845
23.685 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
505
23.604 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
10,165
16.431 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
161
16.465 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,509
16.546 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
9,386
16.514 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
18,905
16.514 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,924
16.518 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,255
16.431 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,034
16.43 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
210
16.487 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,094
16.502 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,606
16.502 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,070
16.511 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
940,222
16.511 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,712
16.43 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
31,946
16.443 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
100
23.77 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
21,497
23.706 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,637
23.602 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
504,278
23.651 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
549
23.6 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
103
23.651 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
834
23.692 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
15,297
23.704 EUR
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,640
16.501 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
497
16.549 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,924
16.522 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,255
16.43 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,246
16.43 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
939
16.43 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
594
16.43 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,404
16.476 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,094
16.456 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,396
16.456 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
935,510
16.512 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,712
16.43 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
16,876
16.575 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7,414
16.575 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
351
16.575 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
13,873
16.521 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
155
16.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
563
16.652 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,422
16.624 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
4,756
16.521 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
136
16.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
38,006
16.628 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,780
16.521 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,563
16.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
68
16.723 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
245
16.59 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
660
16.605 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
920
16.59 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,620
16.59 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
10,075
16.59 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
191
16.65 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
400
16.5 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
495
16.596 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
755
16.65 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
12,840
16.66 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
857,484
16.654 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,342
16.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
146
16.651 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
13,211
16.641 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
22,048
16.638 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
98
16.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
144
16.556 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
304
16.521 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
16,919
16.521 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
155,720
16.521 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
479
16.679 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,802
16.601 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,780
16.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
603
16.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
180
16.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,635
16.666 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
920
16.617 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
700
16.689 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
854,142
16.656 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,342
16.52 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
204
16.648 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
19,775
16.652 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
13,211
16.616 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,273
16.616 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
166
16.684 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
163
16.569 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
98
16.684 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
61
16.684 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,384
16.55 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
426
16.549 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:
01/12/2015
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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