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Form 8.3 - BG Group

20th Apr 2015 14:38

RNS Number : 7320K

Societe Generale SA

20 April 2015

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	Société Générale S.A.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	BG Group Plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	17/04/2015
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES: Royal Dutch Shell Plc

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	25p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	16,247,038	0.48	3,402,711	0.10
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	4,031,175	0.12
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	1,713,167	0.05	5,815,167	0.17
TOTAL:	17,960,205	0.53	13,129,045	0.39

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Ordinary	Purchase	659	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	1,023	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	1,812	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	2,260	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	740	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	3,000	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	246	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	754	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,155	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	246	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	20,253	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	800	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	414	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	2,080	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	947	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	2,851	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	869	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	28,958	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	394	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	925	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	3,000	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	3,533	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	9,725	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	1,800	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	472	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	4,536	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	720	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	13,258	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	13,258	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	104	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	143	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	5,034	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	7,434	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	4,535	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	395	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	369	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	332	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	361	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	312	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	309	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	291	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,054	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	377	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	604	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	149,000	11
Ordinary	Purchase	10,000	8.5
Ordinary	Purchase	662	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	1,222	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	6,683	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	6,683	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	6,683	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	3,342	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	6,683	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	6,683	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	6,683	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	3,342	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	6,683	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	181	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	609	11.805
Ordinary	Purchase	750	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	246	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	36	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	17,269	11.89381
Ordinary	Purchase	399	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	103	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	518	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	83	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	510	11.885
Ordinary	Purchase	750	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	704	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	364	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	487	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	750	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	609	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1,647	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	1,539	11.86
Ordinary	Purchase	112	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	1,709	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,846	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	5,840	11.89183
Ordinary	Purchase	13,845	11.86038
Ordinary	Purchase	1,064	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	950	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	1,500	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	420	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	665	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	993	11.88366
Ordinary	Purchase	6,674	11.89181
Ordinary	Purchase	101	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	342	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	68	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	800	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	442	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	5,000	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	704	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	119	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	992	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	740	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	700	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	2,660	11.80858
Ordinary	Purchase	609	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	500	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	57	11.94
Ordinary	Purchase	138	11.94
Ordinary	Purchase	244	11.94
Ordinary	Purchase	543	11.94
Ordinary	Purchase	930	11.94
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.885
Ordinary	Purchase	376	11.885
Ordinary	Purchase	405	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	468	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	512	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	609	11.805
Ordinary	Purchase	330	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	1,957	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	1,506	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	1,042	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	363	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	50	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	695	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	1,903	11.89327
Ordinary	Purchase	345	11.875
Ordinary	Purchase	898	11.875
Ordinary	Purchase	1,862	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	410	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	430	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	935	11.84
Ordinary	Purchase	705	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	456	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	236	11.87
Ordinary	Purchase	458	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	165	11.86
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.86
Ordinary	Purchase	937	11.86
Ordinary	Purchase	125	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	397	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	363	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	508	11.935
Ordinary	Purchase	879	11.87
Ordinary	Purchase	2,139	11.89502
Ordinary	Purchase	802	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	2,540	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	171	11.85
Ordinary	Purchase	415	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	154	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	72	11.915
Ordinary	Purchase	296	11.915
Ordinary	Purchase	668	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	297	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	118	11.915
Ordinary	Purchase	53	11.915
Ordinary	Purchase	5	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	929	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	667	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	535	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	300	11.935
Ordinary	Purchase	268	11.935
Ordinary	Purchase	1,336	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	411	11.94
Ordinary	Purchase	495	11.94
Ordinary	Purchase	376	11.935
Ordinary	Purchase	683	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	351	11.885
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	113	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	938	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	39	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	362	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	535	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	380	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	21	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	802	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,671	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	936	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	152	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	429	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	268	11.94
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,069	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	268	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	822	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	13,922	11.89476
Ordinary	Purchase	645	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	24	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	377	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	19	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	377	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	838	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	1,400	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	876	11.85
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	267	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	267	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	100	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	123	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	534	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	844	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	752	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	492	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	3,821	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	2,266	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	246	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	768	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	246	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	173	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	2,935	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	631	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	246	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	584	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	750	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	1,267	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	192	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	1,293	11.8972
Ordinary	Purchase	176,553	11.927
Ordinary	Purchase	40,000	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	37	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	252	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	315	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	315	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	450,000	10
Ordinary	Sale	6,683	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	3,342	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	6,683	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	3,342	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	6,683	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	6,683	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	3,342	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	6,683	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	6,683	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	6,683	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	3,342	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	6,683	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	3,342	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	3,342	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	6,683	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	1,337	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	2,673	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	2,673	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	668	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	2,460	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	2,520	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	2,520	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	300	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	169	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	581	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	160	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	18,533	11.80474
Ordinary	Sale	13,366	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	6,683	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	6,683	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	2,673	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	6,683	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	136	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	886	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	168	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.805
Ordinary	Sale	306	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	11.805
Ordinary	Sale	300	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	761	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	2,054	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	355	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	810	11.805
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	662	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	466	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	11.805
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.805
Ordinary	Sale	662	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.805
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.805
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	300	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	300	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	168	11.805
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	168	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	405	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	2,000	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	2,000	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	440	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	511	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	376	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	636	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	1,142	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	665	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	246	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	1,376	11.90026
Ordinary	Sale	312	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	1,159	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	2,300	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	4,186	11.88712
Ordinary	Sale	581	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	511	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	2	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	17	11.88
Ordinary	Sale	360	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	542	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	373	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	195	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	45	11.88
Ordinary	Sale	83	11.88
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	11.865
Ordinary	Sale	474	11.88
Ordinary	Sale	447	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	415	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	676	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	109	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	3	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	740	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	260	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	1,328	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.88
Ordinary	Sale	619	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	376	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	47	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	1,207	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	859	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	563	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	268	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	19,598	11.88706
Ordinary	Sale	60	11.91
Ordinary	Sale	2,714	11.91
Ordinary	Sale	228	11.91
Ordinary	Sale	912	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	87	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	836	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	522	11.88
Ordinary	Sale	376	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	376	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	396	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	396	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	55	11.88
Ordinary	Sale	92	11.88
Ordinary	Sale	415	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	214	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	549	11.88
Ordinary	Sale	949	11.88
Ordinary	Sale	106	11.88
Ordinary	Sale	914	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.88
Ordinary	Sale	1,120	11.88
Ordinary	Sale	100	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	401	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	1,871	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	383	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	212	11.91
Ordinary	Sale	103	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	298	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	171	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	241	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	1,003	11.865
Ordinary	Sale	843	11.865
Ordinary	Sale	613	11.83
Ordinary	Sale	954	11.875
Ordinary	Sale	632	11.875
Ordinary	Sale	2,671	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	482	11.82
Ordinary	Sale	189	11.88503
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	615	11.815
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.815
Ordinary	Sale	285	11.82
Ordinary	Sale	1,722	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	999	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	999	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	833	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	220	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	445	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	198	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	1,738	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	220	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	712	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	187	11.88
Ordinary	Sale	120	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	1,025	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	470	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	103	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	750	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	1,049	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	259	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	892	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	3,533	11.82
Ordinary	Sale	472	11.82
Ordinary	Sale	9,725	11.82
Ordinary	Sale	700	11.82
Ordinary	Sale	3,143	11.82
Ordinary	Sale	339	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	376	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	401	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	19,498	11.82586
Ordinary	Sale	381	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	2,827	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,321	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	87	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	750	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	388	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	464	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	1,322	11.91
Ordinary	Sale	875	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	372	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	1,224	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	134	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	697	11.82
Ordinary	Sale	100	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	301	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	742	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	968	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	983	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	491	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	1,965	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	2,457	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	982	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	492	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	2,456	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	1,300	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	1,966	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	1,474	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	1,474	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	1,965	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	1,965	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	491	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	1,474	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	1,474	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	492	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	492	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	982	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	6,683	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	6,683	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	6,683	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	2,673	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	463	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	3,183	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	392	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	231	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	62	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	111	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	31	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	1,769	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	45	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	62	11.865
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	1,348	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,173	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	1,028	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	111	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	893	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	127	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	817	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	3,117	11.91
Ordinary	Sale	187	11.855
Ordinary	Sale	685	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	125	11.855
Ordinary	Sale	202	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	209	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	62	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	62	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	31	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	93	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	31	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	93	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	62	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	125	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	125	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	31	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	31	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	125	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	187	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	31	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	31	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	93	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	31	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	218	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.85
Ordinary	Sale	125	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	312	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	312	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	11	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	3,117	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	405	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	71	11.91
Ordinary	Sale	1,624	11.91
Ordinary	Sale	2,718	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	10	11.865
Ordinary	Sale	3	11.865
Ordinary	Sale	81	11.84
Ordinary	Sale	45	11.865
Ordinary	Sale	3,117	11.86
Ordinary	Sale	9,350	11.86
Ordinary	Sale	848	11.865
Ordinary	Sale	1,267	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,850	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	491	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	31	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	24	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	132	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	125	11.865
Ordinary	Sale	385	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	2,626	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	40,000	11.905
	Total purchases	744,201
	Total sales	912,481

(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

(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
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchasing	50,000	12	American	21/08/2015	0.48
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Selling	50,000	13.5	American	17/07/2015	0.06
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Selling	10,000	12	American	15/05/2015	0.245
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Selling	149,000	11	American	15/05/2015	0.865
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Expiry	149,000	11	American options	17/04/2015	N/A
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Expiry	10,000	8.5	American options	17/04/2015	N/A
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Expiry	450,000	10	American options	17/04/2015	N/A
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchasing	10,000	12.5	American	17/07/2015	0.91
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchasing	50,000	12	American	21/08/2015	0.76
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Expiry	45,000	9.5	American options	17/04/2015	N/A
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Expiry	25,000	9	American options	17/04/2015	N/A
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Expiry	40,000	10	American options	17/04/2015	N/A
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Expiry	42,000	8.5	American options	17/04/2015	N/A

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(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)

4. 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 person 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"

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person 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"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES

Date of disclosure:	20/04/2015
Contact name:	Jean-Baptiste GICQUEL
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6826

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 [email protected]. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

Full name of person making disclosure:	Société Générale S.A.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:	BG Group Plc

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Written or purchased	Number of securities to which option or derivative relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date
Ordinary	OTC call-option	Purchase	79,167	8.548	European options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	79,167	8.548	European options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	500,000	11	European options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	1,750,000	10.778	European options	06/01/2016
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	250,000	8.100	European options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	8,000	10	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	301,000	11	American options	15/05/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	1,000	11	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	90,000	12.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	240,000	12	American options	15/05/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	45,000	12	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	139,000	12	American options	21/08/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	31,000	14	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	1,000	14	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	6,000	14	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	5,000	9.600	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	35,000	10	American options	15/05/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	3,000	10	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	1,000	10	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	70,000	10	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	50,000	11.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	44,000	11	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	900,000	12.500	American options	15/05/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	65,000	12	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	50,000	13.500	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	200,000	13	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	126,000	13	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	15,000	8.800	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	35,000	9.500	American options	15/05/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	40,000	9.500	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	27,000	9.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	11,000	9.600	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	20,000	9	American options	15/05/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	23,000	9	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	35,000	9	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	85,000	10	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	50,000	11.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	25,000	11.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	4,000	11	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	10,000	12.500	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	30,000	12.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	100,000	12	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	89,000	12	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	225,000	12	American options	21/08/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	1,000	13	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	232,000	13	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	11,000	16	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	250,000	6	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	14,000	6	American options	20/11/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	94,000	7.100	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	46,000	7.200	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	5,000	7.500	American options	17/06/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	1,000	7	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	30,000	7	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	20,000	8.500	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	25,000	8.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	3,000	8.800	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	10,000	8.800	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	20,000	8	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	36,000	8	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	24,000	8	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	6,000	9.600	American options	16/12/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	35,000	9.600	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	5,000	9.600	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	52,000	10	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	400,000	10	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	14,000	11	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	30,000	14	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	7.500	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	1,000	7.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	66,000	8.800	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	10,000	9.500	American options	15/05/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	161,000	9.600	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	13,000	9	American options	19/06/2015

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's 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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