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15/07/2015 16:58

RNS Number : 7796M
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
11 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
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: 
08/05/2015
(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
1,784,215
11.91 GBP
11.755 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Sale
1,776,303
11.91 GBP
11.765 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
Short
518,257
11.853 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
505
11.855 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
518,257
11.855 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
20,000
11.839 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
7,999
11.905 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
23,390
11.856 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
59,706
11.85 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
6,711
11.881 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
33,607
11.871 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
100
11.87 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
6,900
11.862 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
168
11.862 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
9
11.850 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
177
11.850 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
6,900
11.862 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
81,248
11.847 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Long
66,884
11.848 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
18,833
11.842 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
48,051
11.843 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899
Swaps
Short
81,248
11.842 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:
11/05/2015
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
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: 
08/05/2015
(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
1,725,183
28.57 EUR
27.92 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Purchase
1,383,129
20.75 GBP
20.09 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
2,084,421
28.57 EUR
27.92 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Sale
1,461,850
20.74 GBP
20.13 GBP
ADR (A Shares) - ISIN US7802592060
Sale
5,622
64.25 USD
64.1 USD
Common (B Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Purchase
1,230,698
21.03 GBP
20.47 GBP
Common (B Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Sale
1,649,765
21.01 GBP
20.34 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
4,627
20.384 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
91,149
28.396 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
37,967
28.396 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
21,889
28.396 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,509
28.126 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
7,491
28.126 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,500
28.126 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,217,199
20.586 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,240
28.169 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,191
28.145 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
4,371
28.181 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
814
20.31 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
285
20.125 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
585
28.567 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
121
28.359 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
424
28.488 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,378
28.437 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,645
28.488 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,289
28.488 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
521
28.437 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
793
20.734 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
3,632
20.733 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
722
20.599 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
770
20.683 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2,848
20.683 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
189
20.769 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
2
20.769 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,087
20.613 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,383
28.082 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
496
28.118 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
507
28.097 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
735
28.167 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
1,343
28.082 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
733
28.097 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
6,426
28.167 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
922
20.295 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
14,911
20.295 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
35,641
20.505 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
75
20.505 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
31,802
20.505 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
411,628
28.395 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
800
20.7 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Long
214
20.28 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
10,049
20.233 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
8,536
28.265 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,500
28.209 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,215,240
20.583 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
642
28.486 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
424
28.372 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,289
28.486 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
177
28.437 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,378
28.437 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
470
20.721 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2
20.725 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
331
20.696 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
371
20.663 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,489
20.674 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,359
20.663 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
770
20.725 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,248
28.338 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
2,035
28.323 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
24,776
28.517 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
4,431
20.57 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
31,802
20.186 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
3
28.504 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
411,628
28.394 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
1,490
20.539 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
14
20.085 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29
Swaps
Short
200
20.1 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
10
20.738 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,725
20.738 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
75,000
20.924 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
830,195
20.856 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
10,000
20.858 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,206
20.797 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
197
20.829 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
263
20.659 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
920
20.659 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
168
20.659 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
6,772
20.659 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,874
20.675 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,195
20.659 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
52,576
20.961 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
64,336
20.911 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
1,499
20.911 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
3,602
20.911 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
100,000
20.939 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,137
20.961 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
22,863
20.911 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
2,700
20.911 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
287
20.961 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
11,407
20.860 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Long
7,689
20.835 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
5,553
20.776 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,725
20.776 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
830,195
20.853 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
199
20.961 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
1,918
20.932 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
3,077
20.92 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
400
20.961 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
10,075
20.881 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
2,241
20.850 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
7,689
20.850 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408
Swaps
Short
9,166
20.812 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:
11/05/2015
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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