10th Jun 2015 14:24
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: | 9 June 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: | 22,996,908 | 0.67% | 17,361,969 | 0.51% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 5,306,201 | 0.16% | 8,551,379 | 0.25% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 28,303,109 | 0.83% | 25,913,348 | 0.76% | |||||||
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 | 397 | 10.9425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 492 | 10.9900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 492 | 10.9950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 10.9375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 656 | 11.0050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 748 | 10.9616 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 833 | 10.9500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,312 | 11.0000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,994 | 10.9300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,191 | 10.9608 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,046 | 10.9738 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,438 | 10.9490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,188 | 10.9450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,740 | 10.9350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,135 | 10.9627 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,779 | 10.9494 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,326 | 10.9421 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,511 | 10.9447 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18,120 | 10.9426 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 22,284 | 10.9438 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 34,331 | 10.9509 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 40,330 | 10.9400 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 44,200 | 16.8352 USD | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 51,400 | 16.7936 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 59,019 | 10.9701 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 63,650 | 10.9473 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 200,000 | 10.9852 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 314,728 | 10.9314 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,000,000 | 10.9451 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 397 | 10.9425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 400 | 10.9750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 455 | 10.9300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 492 | 10.9900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 492 | 10.9950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 10.9375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 10.9500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 656 | 11.0050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 879 | 10.9677 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,104 | 10.9613 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,715 | 10.9931 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,900 | 10.9411 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,900 | 11.0073 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,135 | 10.9637 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,417 | 10.9662 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,638 | 10.9640 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,989 | 10.9434 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,188 | 10.9450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,740 | 10.9350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,405 | 10.9656 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,908 | 10.9680 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,930 | 10.9462 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,707 | 10.9792 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,943 | 10.9418 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 33,882 | 10.9539 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 34,418 | 10.9726 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 39,543 | 10.9431 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 40,330 | 10.9400 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 44,200 | 16.8352 USD | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 51,400 | 16.7936 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 232,361 | 10.9482 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 293,751 | 10.9321 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 361,002 | 10.9464 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 717,192 | 10.9465 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 746,487 | 10.9441 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,097,309 | 11.0000 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 | 1,166 | 10.9364 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,251 | 10.9939 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 2,265 | 10.9605 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4,638 | 10.9639 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 5,892 | 10.9813 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 21,452 | 10.9907 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 25,700 | 10.9388 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 34,657 | 10.9626 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 194 | 11.0154 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,181 | 10.9581 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 12,500 | 10.9510 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 19,978 | 10.9780 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 22,100 | 10.9418 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 23,298 | 10.9481 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 33,135 | 10.9716 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 85,566 | 10.9478 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 200,000 | 10.9852 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: | 10 Jun 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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