27th Nov 2015 14:19
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: | 26 November 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: | 32,949,863 | 0.96% | 26,567,581 | 0.78% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 7,565,955 | 0.22% | 20,913,599 | 0.61% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 475,000 | 0.01% | 500,000 | 0.01% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 40,990,818 | 1.20% | 47,981,180 | 1.40% | |||||||
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 | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 55 | 10.1400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 155 | 10.1325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 10.1275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 244 | 10.1425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 244 | 10.1600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 252 | 10.1475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 270 | 10.1700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 299 | 10.1550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 300 | 10.2600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 367 | 10.1725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 382 | 10.2625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 421 | 10.1300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 490 | 10.1750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 535 | 10.1900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 567 | 10.2700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 571 | 10.1875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 601 | 10.1250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 607 | 10.1850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 697 | 10.2675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,046 | 10.1800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,079 | 10.2647 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,394 | 10.2525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,300 | 10.3550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,343 | 10.2478 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,556 | 10.3188 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,988 | 10.2550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,485 | 10.3014 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,523 | 10.3250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,822 | 10.2109 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,906 | 10.2442 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,063 | 10.2162 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,134 | 10.2751 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,110 | 10.2439 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 25,924 | 10.2450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 33,460 | 10.1609 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 34,123 | 10.2981 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 60,034 | 10.3204 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 83,131 | 10.2413 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 55 | 10.1400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 155 | 10.1325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 10.1275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 244 | 10.1425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 244 | 10.1600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 252 | 10.1475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 270 | 10.1700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 299 | 10.1550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 367 | 10.1725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 382 | 10.2625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 421 | 10.1300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 469 | 10.1855 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 490 | 10.1750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 523 | 10.2656 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 535 | 10.1900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 570 | 10.2660 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 571 | 10.1875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 601 | 10.1250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 607 | 10.1850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 697 | 10.2675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 697 | 10.2525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 962 | 10.2679 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 979 | 10.3255 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,046 | 10.1800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,400 | 10.2315 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,797 | 10.1872 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,300 | 10.3550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,487 | 10.2549 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,800 | 10.2301 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,988 | 10.2550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,000 | 10.2482 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,223 | 10.2170 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,568 | 10.2359 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,011 | 10.2611 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,118 | 10.1950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,857 | 10.2797 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,453 | 10.2175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,013 | 10.2395 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,401 | 10.2825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,278 | 10.2845 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,397 | 10.2450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,839 | 10.2306 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 34,200 | 10.2610 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 35,866 | 10.2859 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 42,124 | 10.2068 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 59,147 | 10.3250 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 | 1,060 | 10.3149 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 5,341 | 10.2730 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 7,013 | 10.2395 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 8,353 | 10.2151 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 12,419 | 10.2529 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 12,530 | 10.2750 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 34,200 | 10.2610 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,192 | 10.2479 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,287 | 10.2415 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 7,262 | 10.2740 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 107,661 | 10.2385 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: |
| 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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
| any derivative is referenced: |
| NONE |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | YES | |
| Date of disclosure: | 27 Nov 2015 | |
| Contact name: | Jay Supaya | |
| Telephone number: | 020 7773 0635 |
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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
143221.01
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 | Call Options | Purchased | 475,000 | 10.8500 | European | 15 Jan 2016 | |||||||
| ORD | Call Options | Written | -500,000 | 1100.0000 | American | 15 Jan 2016 |
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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