11th Sep 2015 14:49
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 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 | 10 September 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: | ORD | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 28,828,230 | 0.84% | 23,426,980 | 0.69% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,598,513 | 0.19% | 16,516,515 | 0.48% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 35,426,743 | 1.04% | 39,943,495 | 1.17% |
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 | 228 | 9.9878 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 249 | 9.9570 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 380 | 9.9850 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 417 | 9.8720 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 436 | 9.8560 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 436 | 9.9170 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 436 | 9.8900 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 776 | 9.9650 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 938 | 9.8440 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,592 | 9.9399 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,080 | 9.8910 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,098 | 9.9575 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,428 | 9.8915 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,976 | 9.8810 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,285 | 9.9509 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,749 | 9.9504 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,425 | 9.9241 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,821 | 9.9517 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,269 | 9.8888 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,724 | 9.9519 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 41,880 | 9.8990 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 85,950 | 9.8951 GBP | ||||||
| ADR | Purchase | 92,292 | 15.3528 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 103,233 | 9.9181 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 228 | 9.9878 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 249 | 9.9570 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 366 | 9.8325 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 380 | 9.9850 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 417 | 9.8720 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 436 | 9.8560 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 436 | 9.9170 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 436 | 9.8900 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 776 | 9.9650 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 938 | 9.8440 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,000 | 9.8700 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,050 | 9.9943 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,124 | 9.9649 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,125 | 9.9615 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,322 | 9.9841 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,574 | 9.9100 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,591 | 9.9840 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,592 | 9.9399 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,750 | 9.8492 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,766 | 9.9144 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,996 | 9.9185 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,104 | 9.8725 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,650 | 9.8838 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,225 | 9.8982 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,645 | 9.8659 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,174 | 9.9675 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,058 | 9.9480 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,709 | 9.9068 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,532 | 9.9127 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,912 | 9.8312 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 31,716 | 9.9113 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 58,529 | 9.8909 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 64,604 | 9.8989 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 78,711 | 9.8910 GBP | ||||||
| ADR | Sale | 92,292 | 15.3528 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 183,731 | 9.8903 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 | 2,104 | 9.8725 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 4,174 | 9.9675 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4,629 | 9.8747 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 5,938 | 9.9002 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 18,864 | 9.9319 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 25,400 | 9.8966 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 48,831 | 9.8980 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 77,602 | 9.9198 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 135,956 | 9.8675 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 200 | 9.8251 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,955 | 9.9635 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,098 | 9.9575 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,463 | 9.9367 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 46,146 | 9.8706 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 33,409 | 9.9481 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 77,572 | 9.9189 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: | 11 Sept 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 [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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