8th Oct 2015 15:03
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: | 07 October 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: | 28,813,387 | 0.84% | 23,823,074 | 0.70% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,126,786 | 0.18% | 17,330,067 | 0.51% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 34,940,173 | 1.02% | 41,153,141 | 1.20% | |||||||
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 | 100 | 10.9150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 10.8500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 10.8550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 198 | 10.8050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 200 | 10.8900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 292 | 10.9225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 300 | 10.8600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 341 | 10.8376 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 400 | 10.8700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 449 | 10.9375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 747 | 10.9325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 754 | 10.9200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,000 | 10.8000 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 1,160 | 16.6655 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,284 | 10.8847 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,071 | 10.9275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,345 | 10.8509 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,349 | 10.9050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,593 | 10.9250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,000 | 10.8350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,000 | 10.8400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,000 | 10.8850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,711 | 10.7918 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 8,004 | 16.6800 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,062 | 10.9350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,727 | 10.7997 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,653 | 10.9300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,656 | 10.8294 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,469 | 10.9075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 20,176 | 10.8943 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 21,095 | 10.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 21,590 | 10.9135 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 27,010 | 10.8564 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 32,044 | 16.7491 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 33,719 | 10.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 34,654 | 10.8173 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 36,457 | 10.8184 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 42,885 | 10.8448 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 62,013 | 10.8038 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 67,184 | 10.8297 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 258,266 | 10.8250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 10.9150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 10.8550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 198 | 10.8050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 214 | 10.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 292 | 10.9225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 300 | 10.8600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 400 | 10.8700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 449 | 10.9375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 747 | 10.9325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 754 | 10.9200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,000 | 10.8000 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 1,160 | 16.6655 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,350 | 10.8115 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,698 | 10.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,071 | 10.9275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,186 | 10.8118 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,950 | 10.8033 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,349 | 10.9050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,479 | 10.8250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,593 | 10.9250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,000 | 10.8850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,000 | 10.8400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,861 | 10.7652 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,121 | 10.7670 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,748 | 10.8350 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 8,004 | 16.6800 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,062 | 10.9350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,824 | 10.7573 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,653 | 10.9300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,000 | 10.8589 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 23,143 | 10.8312 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 32,044 | 16.7491 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 46,831 | 10.7873 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 60,927 | 10.8382 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 65,200 | 10.9140 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 67,194 | 10.8293 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 126,011 | 10.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 510,478 | 10.8214 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 | 4,000 | 10.8341 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4,430 | 10.8048 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 11,446 | 10.8211 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 13,979 | 10.8395 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 86,734 | 10.8066 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 99,136 | 10.8097 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 192,554 | 10.8361 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 58 | 10.8375 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 283 | 10.8376 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 305 | 10.8266 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,200 | 10.8576 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 3,345 | 10.8505 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 14,656 | 10.8293 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 16,020 | 10.8687 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 99,144 | 10.8249 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: | 8 Oct 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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