12th Aug 2015 14:50
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: | Barclays PLC. | |||
| (b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | ||||
| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | |||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | BG GROUP PLC | |||
| relevant securities this form relates: | |||||
| (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: | 11 August 2015 | |||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: | |||
| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | 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: | ORD | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 26,653,099 | 0.78% | 22,379,354 | 0.66% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,759,618 | 0.20% | 11,897,376 | 0.35% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 1,000,000 | 0.03% | 1,000,000 | 0.03% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 34,412,717 | 1.01% | 35,276,730 | 1.03% | |||||||
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 | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
| security | securities | ||||||
| ADR | Purchase | 66 | 17.2600 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 10.9750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 167 | 11.0200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 344 | 11.0825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 462 | 11.0900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 476 | 11.0300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 476 | 11.0525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 600 | 10.9950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 760 | 11.0450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 866 | 11.0150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 967 | 11.1150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 985 | 11.1300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,029 | 11.0975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,034 | 11.0250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,079 | 11.0700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,128 | 11.0800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,313 | 11.0750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,322 | 11.1200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,397 | 11.0875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,838 | 11.0925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,911 | 10.9782 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,100 | 10.9800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,756 | 10.9600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,664 | 11.0230 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,899 | 11.0124 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,940 | 11.0620 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,500 | 11.0000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,703 | 10.9900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,119 | 11.0382 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,858 | 11.0063 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,779 | 10.9850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,817 | 11.0288 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,401 | 11.0004 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,858 | 11.0392 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,792 | 11.0850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 21,135 | 11.0285 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 27,352 | 11.0296 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 29,558 | 11.1065 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 70,358 | 17.2318 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 104,262 | 11.0408 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 129,735 | 11.0262 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 66 | 17.2600 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 230 | 11.0904 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 344 | 11.0825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 462 | 11.0900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 476 | 11.0300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 476 | 11.0525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 590 | 10.9750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 600 | 10.9950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 600 | 11.0700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 760 | 11.0450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 790 | 10.9600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 866 | 11.0150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 870 | 11.0415 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 965 | 11.1062 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 967 | 11.1150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 985 | 11.1300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,029 | 11.0975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,034 | 11.0250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,128 | 11.0800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,313 | 11.0750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,322 | 11.1200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,397 | 11.0875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,838 | 11.0925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,061 | 10.9873 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,100 | 10.9800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,432 | 11.1116 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,646 | 11.0409 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,590 | 11.0246 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,500 | 11.0000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,703 | 10.9900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,516 | 10.9850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,229 | 11.0290 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,408 | 10.9922 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,078 | 11.0392 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,141 | 11.0226 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,569 | 10.9966 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,001 | 11.1110 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,826 | 11.0297 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 20,760 | 11.0371 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 30,669 | 11.0829 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 37,819 | 11.0276 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 70,358 | 17.2318 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 95,743 | 11.0050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 198,162 | 11.0171 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 33 | 11.0390 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 136 | 11.0441 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 265 | 11.0097 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 734 | 11.0415 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 5,590 | 11.0246 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 11,897 | 11.0181 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 13,767 | 11.0119 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 29,854 | 10.9883 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 75,342 | 11.0486 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 90,798 | 10.9953 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 500 | 11.1311 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,911 | 10.9782 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 12,302 | 11.0543 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 18,104 | 11.0480 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 14,978 | 11.1026 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 35,179 | 10.9907 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 74,074 | 11.0392 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 |
(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” |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | YES | |
| Date of disclosure: | 12 Aug 2015 | |
| Contact name: | Rajesh Muthanna | |
| Telephone number: | 020 3555 4634 |
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
| Identity of the person whose positions/dealings | Barclays PLC. | |
| are being disclosed: | ||
| Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | BG GROUP PLC | |
| relevant securities this from relates: |
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | |||||||
| of | description | purchasing, | of | price | date | ||||||||
| relevant | selling, | securities | per unit | ||||||||||
| security | varying etc | to which | |||||||||||
| option | |||||||||||||
| relates | |||||||||||||
| ORD | Put Options | Purchased | -1,000,000 | 10.0000 | American | 21 Aug 2015 | |||||||
| ORD | Call Options | Purchased | 1,000,000 | 10.5000 | American | 21 Aug 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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