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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

27th Apr 2015 12:48

RNS Number : 4153L

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

27 April 2015

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITYRule 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 whoserelevant 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:

24/04/2015

(e)	In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is theexempt principal trader making disclosures inrespect 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 classof 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	2,346,688	11.775 GBP	11.675 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Sale	1,962,995	11.775 GBP	11.667 GBP

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions


Class of relevant security	Product descriptione.g. CFD	Nature of dealinge.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	100,000	11.667 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Long	50,000	11.667 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Long	50,000	11.667 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Long	6,695	11.746 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Long	378,096	11.731 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Long	600	11.711 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Long	47890	11.728 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Long	18,635	11.725 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Long	13821	11.725 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Long	1744	11.712 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Long	1,214	11.731 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Long	998	11.723 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Long	601	11.712 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Long	562	11.731 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Long	366	11.724 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	4,035	11.749 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	37322	11.747 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	2,853	11.757 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	6659	11.701 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	13632	11.718 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	3800	11.715 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	31,200	11.715 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	57	11.69 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	21,523	11.675 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	378,096	11.73 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	600	11.71 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	18,635	11.725 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	61711	11.723 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	581	11.717 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	633	11.731 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	657	11.733 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	998	11.717 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	1,296	11.696 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	1,744	11.717 GBP
Common - ISIN GB0008762899	Swaps	Short	100	11.688 GBP

(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class ofrelevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number ofsecurities to which option relates	Exercise priceper unit	Typee.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 descriptione.g. call option	Exercising/exercisedagainst	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 dealinge.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:	27/04/2015
Contact name:	Stacy Otieno
Telephone number:	0207 995 1335

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory InformationService and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [email protected].The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code'sdealing 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 CAPACITYRule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

KEY INFORMATION

(a)	Name of exempt principal trader:

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

(b)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whoserelevant 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:

24/04/2015

(e)	In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is theexempt principal trader making disclosures inrespect 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

(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	311,065	29.235 EUR	28.89 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29		Purchase	934,214	20.95 GBP	20.635 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29		Sale	227,014	29.215 EUR	28.885 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29		Sale	897,199	20.97 GBP	20.65 GBP
ADR (A Shares) - ISIN US7802592060		Sale	980	62.74 USD	62.65 USD
Common (B Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408		Purchase	967,660	21.2 GBP	20.9 GBP
Common (B Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408		Sale	1,334,035	21.19 GBP	20.9 GBP

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product descriptione.g. CFD	Nature of dealinge.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	527	20.928 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	9,556	20.928 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	16,574	29.148 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	710,421	20.832 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	8,000	20.916 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	200	29.21 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	39	29.21 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	166	29.21 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	166	29.21 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	424	29.105 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	769	29.105 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	224	28.992 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	3,781	29.105 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	323	28.992 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	390	29.195 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	224	29.105 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	311	28.992 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	792	29.071 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	404	20.678 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	22	20.684 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	4	20.684 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	262	20.684 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	2,824	20.673 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	200	20.662 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	1	29.175 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	70	20.685 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	1,647	20.917 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Long	1,102	20.923 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	399	20.83 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	20,745	29.042 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	2,613	20.832 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	710,421	20.832 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	3,500	20.677 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	753	20.815 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	600	29.121 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	1,030	29.122 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	472	29.128 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	323	28.983 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	3,781	29.091 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	769	28.939 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	735	29.054 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	8	20.751 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	334	20.751 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	343	20.647 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	357	20.761 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	22	20.836 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	12,337	20.908 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	72	29.152 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	1	29.105 EUR
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	70	20.66 GBP
Common (A Shares) - ISIN GB00B03MLX29	Swaps	Short	2,749	20.915 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	54,013	21.066 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	52,897	21.066 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	22,103	21.066 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	4,300	21.066 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	3,779	21.066 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	3,598	21.066 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	3556	21.066 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	2440	21.066 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	2394	21.066 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	920	21.066 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	120	20.965 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	634259	21.088 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	15033	21.083 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	6,179	21.057 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	2,272	21.083 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	7,784	20.933 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	4,851	20.933 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	2,977	20.933 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	676	20.942 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	408	21.016 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	179	20.939 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	178	20.924 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	90	20.924 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	65	20.939 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	11	21.016 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	20,473	20.92 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	12,259	20.92 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	10,359	20.921 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	2,452	20.92 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	1,701	20.921 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Long	16,623	21.096 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Short	634,259	21.086 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Short	3	20.993 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Short	909	21.025 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Short	1,527	21.122 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Short	190	21.002 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Short	786	20.914 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Short	59	20.911 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Short	243	20.926 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Short	192	21.072 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Short	2,440	20.923 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Short	120	20.915 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Short	8,451	21.078 GBP
Common (B shares) - ISIN GB00B03MM408	Swaps	Short	15,033	21.061 GBP

(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class ofrelevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number ofsecurities to which option relates	Exercise priceper 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 descriptione.g. call option	Exercising/exercisedagainst	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 dealinge.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

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:	27/04/2015
Contact name:	Stacy Otieno
Telephone number:	0207 995 1335

This information is provided by RNS

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