23rd Apr 2015 13:08
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: | 22 April 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: | 25,678,372 | 0.75% | 12,085,705 | 0.35% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,198,706 | 0.18% | 7,434,747 | 0.22% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 31,877,078 | 0.93% | 19,520,452 | 0.57% | |||||||
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 | 76 | 11.8950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 147 | 11.8875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 224 | 11.8325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 253 | 11.9025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 271 | 11.9330 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 294 | 11.9400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 301 | 11.9050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 303 | 11.8975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 309 | 11.8925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 318 | 11.8740 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 332 | 11.8545 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 509 | 11.8895 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 603 | 11.7975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 672 | 11.8200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 673 | 11.8400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 679 | 11.8100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,112 | 11.8825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,168 | 11.8080 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,177 | 11.8500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,180 | 11.8050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,300 | 11.8300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,528 | 11.8150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,659 | 11.8525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,731 | 11.8675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,732 | 11.8850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,990 | 11.8725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,055 | 11.8750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,321 | 11.8550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,336 | 11.8450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,855 | 11.8900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,229 | 11.8650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,251 | 11.8575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,616 | 11.8625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,781 | 11.8350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,064 | 11.8700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,809 | 11.8250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,249 | 11.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,317 | 11.8443 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,807 | 11.8851 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,867 | 11.8800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,024 | 11.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,994 | 11.8147 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,989 | 11.8163 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,186 | 11.8291 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 25,000 | 11.8047 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 26,093 | 11.8936 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 46,367 | 11.8527 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 51,392 | 11.8000 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 52,676 | 17.6811 USD | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 56,400 | 17.7233 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 66,000 | 11.8854 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 85,780 | 11.8783 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 114,012 | 11.8255 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 126,990 | 11.8353 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 136,971 | 11.8600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 200,000 | 11.8457 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 394,182 | 11.8433 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 76 | 11.8950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 147 | 11.8875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 224 | 11.8325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 253 | 11.9025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 271 | 11.9330 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 294 | 11.9400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 301 | 11.9050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 303 | 11.8975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 309 | 11.8925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 318 | 11.8740 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 332 | 11.8545 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 367 | 11.8800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 449 | 11.8917 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 470 | 11.7880 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 509 | 11.8895 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 594 | 11.8585 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 603 | 11.7975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 672 | 11.8200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 673 | 11.8400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 679 | 11.8100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,112 | 11.8825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,177 | 11.8500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,180 | 11.8050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,300 | 11.8300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,528 | 11.8150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,659 | 11.8525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,731 | 11.8675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,732 | 11.8850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,990 | 11.8725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,055 | 11.8750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,300 | 11.8874 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,321 | 11.8550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,336 | 11.8450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,338 | 11.8505 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,715 | 11.8900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,229 | 11.8650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,251 | 11.8575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,307 | 11.8600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,616 | 11.8625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,681 | 11.8350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,064 | 11.8700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,604 | 11.8000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,802 | 11.8698 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,809 | 11.8250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,249 | 11.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,556 | 11.7955 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,123 | 11.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,761 | 11.8518 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,121 | 11.7951 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,875 | 11.8395 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 23,158 | 11.8230 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 24,062 | 11.8542 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 25,321 | 11.8533 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 31,469 | 11.8466 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 34,686 | 11.8768 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 41,226 | 11.8379 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 41,789 | 11.8803 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 51,308 | 11.7993 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 52,676 | 17.6811 USD | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 56,400 | 17.7233 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 93,495 | 11.8704 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 105,312 | 11.8536 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 111,844 | 11.8581 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 324,282 | 11.8460 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 | 470 | 11.7880 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,870 | 11.8733 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 20,000 | 11.7989 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 20,274 | 11.8790 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 20,838 | 11.8634 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 26,330 | 11.8134 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 35,568 | 11.8701 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 41,226 | 11.8379 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 59,194 | 11.8611 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 29,917 | 11.8282 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 32,709 | 11.8036 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 363,272 | 11.8525 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,168 | 11.8079 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 19,932 | 11.8492 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 25,000 | 11.8047 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 28,167 | 11.8455 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 28,192 | 11.8229 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 58,884 | 11.8549 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 40,373 | 11.8862 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 133,664 | 11.8600 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 165,034 | 11.8517 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 200,000 | 11.8457 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 278,057 | 11.8336 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? | NO | ||
| Date of disclosure: | 23 Apr 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.
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