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RNS Number : 6447M
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
08 May 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: 
07/05/2015
(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 (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,547,411
28.05 EUR
27.44 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,728,774
20.76 GBP
20.24 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,360,839
28.05 EUR
27.42 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,490,767
20.76 GBP
20.27 GBP
ADR (A Shares) - ISIN US7802592060
Purchase
2,131
62.2 USD
62.11 USD
Common (B Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
2,494,475
21.05 GBP
20.6 GBP
Common (B Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
2,143,451
21.09 GBP
20.59 GBP


(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 (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
5,895
20.404 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
10,118
20.404 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
706
20.288 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7,079
20.491 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,279
20.392 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
427,863
27.646 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,490
20.42 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,210
20.51 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
12,141
20.51 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6,979
27.702 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
9
27.776 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
991
27.776 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,112,856
20.513 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,278
27.672 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,774
27.672 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
400
27.892 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,814
27.72 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
8,715
27.672 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
470
20.428 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
300
20.375 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
178
20.375 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
55
20.559 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
131
20.375 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
74,752
20.428 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
19,048
27.654 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,920
27.654 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,961
20.27 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,353
20.76 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,795
20.565 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
7,154
20.565 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
532
20.565 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,749
20.39 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1
27.664 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
427,863
27.643 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,558
20.554 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
28,448
27.73 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,500
27.667 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3,178
20.511 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,112,856
20.511 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
23,526
20.526 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
26,474
20.526 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
687
27.53 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
868
27.788 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
181
27.707 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
797
27.635 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,206
27.693 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
400
27.693 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,774
27.709 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,778
27.693 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
36
27.635 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
509
27.709 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,923
27.664 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
320
20.502 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
300
20.576 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
273
20.491 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,353
20.76 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,060
20.679 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
920
20.681 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
25,000
20.649 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
100,000
20.664 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
823,036
20.795 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,049
20.958 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
653
20.84 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,154
20.878 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
324
20.812 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
388
20.794 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
753
20.812 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
181
20.888 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
708
20.749 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
269
20.794 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
68
20.888 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
68,533
20.678 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
859
20.677 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,802
20.677 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,671
20.677 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,644
20.677 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,738
20.677 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
8,102
20.726 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,049
20.726 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,099
20.725 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
16,680
20.856 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
5,338
20.836 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
163
20.793 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
823,036
20.793 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
753
20.818 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
269
20.818 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
708
20.818 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
68
20.869 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
388
20.869 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,602
20.681 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,700
20.684 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2
20.695 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,338
20.849 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,786
20.826 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
10,894
20.849 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
Common (A SHARES) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Call Option
Purchasing
100,000
28 EUR
American
18/12/2015
1.05
Common (A SHARES) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Call Option
Writing
47,000
28 EUR
American
18/12/2015
1.1
Common (A SHARES) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Call Option
Writing
6,000
28 EUR
American
18/12/2015
1.1
Common (A SHARES) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Call Option
Writing
14,400
28 EUR
American
18/12/2015
1.11
Common (A SHARES) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Call Option
Writing
6,400
28 EUR
American
18/12/2015
1.11
Common (A SHARES) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Call Option
Writing
9,900
28 EUR
American
18/12/2015
1.11
Common (A SHARES) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Call Option
Writing
16,300
28 EUR
American
18/12/2015
1.11



(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:
08/05/2015
Contact name:
Stacy Otieno
Telephone number:
0207 995 1335
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


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
BG Group PLC
(c) 
Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC
(d) 
Date dealing undertaken: 
07/05/2015
(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: 

Royal Dutch Shell 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 GB0008762899
Purchase
2,240,769
11.925 GBP
11.74 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Sale
2,502,754
11.935 GBP
11.738 GBP
(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 GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
461,007
11.846 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
461,007
11.844 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
6,664
11.74 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
8,685
11.74 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
12,695
11.74 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
616
11.89 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1,694
11.856 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
651
11.856 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1,694
11.869 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
1,392
11.869 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
15,455
11.882 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
3,528
11.852 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
3,531
11.852 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
18,727
11.852 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
3,496
11.852 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
20,062
11.852 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
1,431
11.852 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
18,841
11.852 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
11,007
11.852 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
60,738
11.782 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
4,730
11.802 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
2,062
11.738 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
10,038
11.851 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
5,967
11.852 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
11,056
11.852 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
63,944
11.852 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
36,106
11.852 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
34,545
11.882 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
45,000
11.794 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
33,127
11.853 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
32,581
11.85 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
30,472
11.85 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
2,720
11.885 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
338
11.79 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
338
11.788 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
2,720
11.882 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
32,581
11.848 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
63,599
11.852 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:
08/05/2015
Contact name:
Stacy Otieno
Telephone number:
0207 995 1335
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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