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Form 8.3 - BG Group Plc

21st May 2015 15:23

RNS Number : 9660N

Societe Generale SA

21 May 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	20/05/2015
(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: 54,641,582 Shares interests and 926,477 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 27,300 equivalent Shares interests and 0 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 1 ordinary share)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	54,668,882	1.60	926,477	0.03
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	36,981,468	1.08
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	1,330,167	0.04	4,308,167	0.13
TOTAL:	55,999,049	1.64	42,216,112	1.24

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	137,774	11.58788
Ordinary	Purchase	11,434	11.58788
Ordinary	Purchase	45	11.605
Ordinary	Purchase	29	11.585
Ordinary	Purchase	580	11.595
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.595
Ordinary	Purchase	71	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	33	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	867	11.595
Ordinary	Purchase	173	11.595
Ordinary	Purchase	686	11.595
Ordinary	Purchase	1,189	11.595
Ordinary	Purchase	809	11.595
Ordinary	Purchase	273	11.595
Ordinary	Purchase	276	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	419	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	583	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	108	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	800	11.585
Ordinary	Purchase	465	11.585
Ordinary	Purchase	536	11.585
Ordinary	Purchase	12,581	11.59113
Ordinary	Purchase	634	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	500	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	43	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	800	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	69	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	1,007	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	194	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	600	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	257	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	982	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	96	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	115	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	5,350	11.58581
Ordinary	Purchase	650	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	750	11.585
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.585
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.585
Ordinary	Purchase	92	11.585
Ordinary	Purchase	650	11.585
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.585
Ordinary	Purchase	650	11.585
Ordinary	Purchase	525	11.605
Ordinary	Purchase	1,160	11.605
Ordinary	Purchase	814	11.605
Ordinary	Purchase	126	11.605
Ordinary	Purchase	106	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	381	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	874	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	720	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	145	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	81	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	178	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	283	11.595
Ordinary	Purchase	237	11.595
Ordinary	Purchase	161	11.595
Ordinary	Purchase	653	11.595
Ordinary	Purchase	552	11.57
Ordinary	Purchase	746	11.57
Ordinary	Purchase	41	11.58
Ordinary	Purchase	15	11.58
Ordinary	Purchase	490	11.58
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.545
Ordinary	Purchase	201	11.56
Ordinary	Purchase	617	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	99	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	510	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	986	11.545
Ordinary	Purchase	2	11.545
Ordinary	Purchase	218	11.615
Ordinary	Purchase	419	11.52
Ordinary	Purchase	564	11.56
Ordinary	Purchase	204	11.585
Ordinary	Purchase	23,805	11.60105
Ordinary	Purchase	268	11.53
Ordinary	Purchase	42	11.575
Ordinary	Purchase	224	11.575
Ordinary	Purchase	386	11.545
Ordinary	Purchase	24,611	11.56631
Ordinary	Purchase	688	11.48
Ordinary	Purchase	321	11.61
Ordinary	Purchase	191	11.56
Ordinary	Purchase	225	11.555
Ordinary	Purchase	590	11.595
Ordinary	Purchase	402	11.595
Ordinary	Purchase	1,748	11.595
Ordinary	Purchase	327	11.56
Ordinary	Purchase	800	11.565
Ordinary	Purchase	232	11.565
Ordinary	Purchase	454	11.565
Ordinary	Purchase	248	11.56
Ordinary	Purchase	502	11.555
Ordinary	Purchase	402	11.535
Ordinary	Purchase	1,171	11.58
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	11.50834
Ordinary	Purchase	944	11.52
Ordinary	Purchase	53	11.565
Ordinary	Purchase	125	11.565
Ordinary	Purchase	118	11.565
Ordinary	Purchase	98	11.565
Ordinary	Purchase	35	11.565
Ordinary	Purchase	34	11.565
Ordinary	Purchase	46	11.565
Ordinary	Purchase	10	11.565
Ordinary	Purchase	121	11.565
Ordinary	Purchase	36	11.565
Ordinary	Purchase	476	11.53
Ordinary	Purchase	311	11.595
Ordinary	Purchase	957	11.595
Ordinary	Purchase	663	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	1,106	11.6
Ordinary	Purchase	4,784	11.6
Ordinary	Purchase	2,128	11.6
Ordinary	Purchase	2,128	11.6
Ordinary	Purchase	114	11.605
Ordinary	Purchase	142	11.605
Ordinary	Purchase	248	11.58
Ordinary	Purchase	1,454	11.52
Ordinary	Purchase	1,134	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	20	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	1,121	11.575
Ordinary	Purchase	275	11.575
Ordinary	Purchase	650	11.6
Ordinary	Purchase	754	11.585
Ordinary	Purchase	538	11.525
Ordinary	Purchase	1,225	11.585
Ordinary	Purchase	384	11.515
Ordinary	Purchase	25	11.615
Ordinary	Purchase	113	11.615
Ordinary	Purchase	31	11.615
Ordinary	Purchase	182	11.565
Ordinary	Purchase	200	11.565
Ordinary	Purchase	1,744	11.605
Ordinary	Purchase	1,170	11.53
Ordinary	Purchase	315	11.585
Ordinary	Purchase	510	11.585
Ordinary	Purchase	201	11.56
Ordinary	Purchase	488	11.605
Ordinary	Purchase	1,339	11.605
Ordinary	Purchase	4,017	11.605
Ordinary	Purchase	45	11.55
Ordinary	Purchase	365	11.6164
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	14
Ordinary	Sale	4,884	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	2,294	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	542	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	889	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	370	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	3,120	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	2,358	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	2,415	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	705	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	1,420	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	4,138	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	3,140	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	2,750	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	1,453	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	103	11.515
Ordinary	Sale	2,500	11.515
Ordinary	Sale	75	11.515
Ordinary	Sale	944	11.61
Ordinary	Sale	613	11.61
Ordinary	Sale	19,048	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	4,381	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	2,652	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	3,371	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	10	11.53
Ordinary	Sale	271	11.53
Ordinary	Sale	138	11.53
Ordinary	Sale	106	11.53
Ordinary	Sale	477	11.53
Ordinary	Sale	522	11.53
Ordinary	Sale	304	11.53
Ordinary	Sale	2,026	11.54
Ordinary	Sale	13,484	11.54726
Ordinary	Sale	364	11.565
Ordinary	Sale	367	11.565
Ordinary	Sale	1,382	11.565
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.535
Ordinary	Sale	119	11.535
Ordinary	Sale	81	11.535
Ordinary	Sale	8	11.535
Ordinary	Sale	56	11.535
Ordinary	Sale	898	11.535
Ordinary	Sale	440	11.535
Ordinary	Sale	46	11.535
Ordinary	Sale	1,185	11.535
Ordinary	Sale	666	11.535
Ordinary	Sale	352	11.535
Ordinary	Sale	2,203	11.535
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	11.565
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.565
Ordinary	Sale	265	11.565
Ordinary	Sale	528	11.565
Ordinary	Sale	973	11.565
Ordinary	Sale	582	11.565
Ordinary	Sale	1,927	11.57
Ordinary	Sale	189	11.57
Ordinary	Sale	522	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	14	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	530	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	121	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	629	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	629	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.56
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.57
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.56
Ordinary	Sale	136	11.56
Ordinary	Sale	2,312	11.565
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.56
Ordinary	Sale	582	11.55
Ordinary	Sale	646	11.53
Ordinary	Sale	785	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	465	11.605
Ordinary	Sale	932	11.605
	Total purchases	291,897
	Total sales	105,793

(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
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	137,774	11.5878763
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	11,434	11.5878763

(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

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

Ordinary

Listed put-option

Exercised against

2,000

(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:	21/05/2015
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	1,750,000	10.778	European options	06/01/2016
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	8,000	10	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	10,000	11	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	1,000	11	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	30,000	11.5	American	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	90,000	12.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	25,000	12.500	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	5,000	12.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	70,000	12	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	25,000	12	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	165,000	12	American options	21/08/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	25,000	12	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	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	2,000	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	21,000	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	265,000	13	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	126,000	13	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	94,000	14	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	2,000	9.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	21,000	9.600	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	1,000	9	American options	17/07/2015
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	56,000	11.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	20,000	12	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	25,000	12	American options	16/10/2015
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	75,000	12.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	144,000	12	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	90,000	12	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	250,000	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	Purchase	95,000	12	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed-put option	Purchase	25,000	12.5	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	2,000	10.5	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	12.5	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	25,000	12	American options	18/03/2016
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	18,000	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	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.

This information is provided by RNS

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