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Form 8.3 - BG Group Plc

6th Oct 2015 14:25

RNS Number : 4153B

Societe Generale SA

06 October 2015

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:	Société Générale S.A.
(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	05/10/2015
(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:	25p ordinary: 64,114,434 Shares interests and 1,291,567 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary) : 27,300 equivalent Shares interests and 0 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 1 ordinary share)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	64,141,734	1.88	1,291,567	0.04
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	12,478,482	0.37	51,776,306	1.51
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	1,187,000	0.03	3,329,000	0.10
TOTAL:	77,807,216	2.28	56,396,873	1.65

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 security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Ordinary	Purchase	5,766	10.123978
Ordinary	Purchase	5,129	10.101922
Ordinary	Purchase	24,224	10.35
Ordinary	Purchase	3,824	10.092278
Ordinary	Purchase	8,473	10.301286
Ordinary	Purchase	3,996	10.27
Ordinary	Purchase	399	10.35
Ordinary	Purchase	3,054	10.104519
Ordinary	Purchase	3,385	10.14
Ordinary	Purchase	28,023	10.35
Ordinary	Purchase	73	10.105
Ordinary	Purchase	16,616	10.124795
Ordinary	Purchase	1,164	10.164493
Ordinary	Purchase	6,212	10.297972
Ordinary	Purchase	776	10.35
Ordinary	Purchase	451	10.14
Ordinary	Purchase	266	10.255
Ordinary	Purchase	2,882	10.243631
Ordinary	Purchase	65	10.105
Ordinary	Purchase	1,128	10.27
Ordinary	Purchase	675	10.309185
Ordinary	Purchase	826	10.111229
Ordinary	Purchase	54,896	10.317558
Ordinary	Purchase	2,498	10.31258
Ordinary	Purchase	1,094	10.322148
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	10.261842
Ordinary	Purchase	98,659	10.330773
Ordinary	Purchase	2	10.225
Ordinary	Purchase	3	10.165
Ordinary	Purchase	11	10.255
Ordinary	Purchase	18	10.165
Ordinary	Purchase	21	10.31
Ordinary	Purchase	30	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	32	10.155
Ordinary	Purchase	34	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	34	10.275
Ordinary	Purchase	58	10.105
Ordinary	Purchase	58	10.105
Ordinary	Purchase	60	10.235
Ordinary	Purchase	64	10.225
Ordinary	Purchase	76	10.235
Ordinary	Purchase	104	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	112	10.27
Ordinary	Purchase	200	10.215
Ordinary	Purchase	200	10.31
Ordinary	Purchase	224	10.215
Ordinary	Purchase	240	10.215
Ordinary	Purchase	256	10.195
Ordinary	Purchase	320	10.105
Ordinary	Purchase	320	10.195
Ordinary	Purchase	336	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	336	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	384	10.325
Ordinary	Purchase	432	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	480	10.195
Ordinary	Purchase	672	10.28
Ordinary	Purchase	1	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	1	10.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1	10.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1	10.25
Ordinary	Purchase	1	10.295
Ordinary	Purchase	545	10.265
Ordinary	Purchase	385	10.15
Ordinary	Purchase	385	10.185
Ordinary	Purchase	385	10.195
Ordinary	Purchase	385	10.205
Ordinary	Purchase	385	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	401	10.215
Ordinary	Purchase	498	10.155
Ordinary	Purchase	644	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	2,708	10.35
Ordinary	Purchase	339	10.105
Ordinary	Purchase	419	10.34
Ordinary	Purchase	499	10.125
Ordinary	Purchase	550	10.07
Ordinary	Purchase	65	10.25
Ordinary	Purchase	77	10.275
Ordinary	Purchase	81	10.245
Ordinary	Purchase	81	10.215
Ordinary	Purchase	89	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	121	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	194	10.245
Ordinary	Purchase	194	10.25
Ordinary	Purchase	210	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	210	10.205
Ordinary	Purchase	218	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	250	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	276	10.28
Ordinary	Purchase	308	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	324	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	372	10.255
Ordinary	Purchase	388	10.28
Ordinary	Purchase	420	10.31
Ordinary	Purchase	452	10.255
Ordinary	Purchase	680	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	10.215
Ordinary	Purchase	421	10.28
Ordinary	Purchase	842	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	1,109	10.07
Ordinary	Purchase	278	10.215
Ordinary	Purchase	294	10.215
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.255
Ordinary	Purchase	502	10.255
Ordinary	Purchase	502	10.33
Ordinary	Purchase	941	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	327	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	327	10.255
Ordinary	Purchase	343	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	375	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	375	10.205
Ordinary	Purchase	375	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	375	10.34
Ordinary	Purchase	423	10.32
Ordinary	Purchase	558	10.195
Ordinary	Purchase	37	10.105
Ordinary	Purchase	43	10.255
Ordinary	Purchase	43	10.235
Ordinary	Purchase	47	10.095
Ordinary	Purchase	51	10.155
Ordinary	Purchase	51	10.275
Ordinary	Purchase	55	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	74	10.32
Ordinary	Purchase	94	10.235
Ordinary	Purchase	106	10.245
Ordinary	Purchase	264	10.105
Ordinary	Purchase	392	10.07
Ordinary	Purchase	393	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	133	10.095
Ordinary	Purchase	133	10.105
Ordinary	Purchase	141	10.155
Ordinary	Purchase	165	10.105
Ordinary	Purchase	181	10.285
Ordinary	Purchase	189	10.215
Ordinary	Purchase	197	10.215
Ordinary	Purchase	205	10.07
Ordinary	Purchase	221	10.105
Ordinary	Purchase	282	10.195
Ordinary	Purchase	282	10.205
Ordinary	Purchase	362	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	378	10.215
Ordinary	Purchase	692	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	692	10.195
Ordinary	Purchase	299	10.07
Ordinary	Purchase	299	10.115
Ordinary	Purchase	299	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	83	10.205
Ordinary	Purchase	91	10.205
Ordinary	Purchase	95	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	103	10.205
Ordinary	Purchase	107	10.215
Ordinary	Purchase	127	10.215
Ordinary	Purchase	142	10.285
Ordinary	Purchase	174	10.105
Ordinary	Purchase	230	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	230	10.215
Ordinary	Purchase	300	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	348	10.065
Ordinary	Purchase	492	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	349	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	397	10.08
Ordinary	Purchase	397	10.155
Ordinary	Purchase	539	10.265
Ordinary	Purchase	143	10.105
Ordinary	Purchase	143	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	191	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	215	10.265
Ordinary	Purchase	231	10.285
Ordinary	Purchase	247	10.225
Ordinary	Purchase	286	10.195
Ordinary	Purchase	430	10.25
Ordinary	Purchase	1,977	10.35
Ordinary	Purchase	271	10.07
Ordinary	Purchase	303	10.265
Ordinary	Purchase	335	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	479	10.255
Ordinary	Purchase	574	10.115
Ordinary	Purchase	670	10.265
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.24
Ordinary	Purchase	2,617	10.15799
Ordinary	Purchase	375,000	10.21254
Ordinary	Sale	1,448	10.2325
Ordinary	Sale	4,161	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	3,293	10.250374
Ordinary	Sale	5,042	10.178698
Ordinary	Sale	11	10.095
Ordinary	Sale	1	10.095
Ordinary	Sale	25,869	10.35
Ordinary	Sale	48	10.35
Ordinary	Sale	27	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	138,420	10.35
Ordinary	Sale	8,930	10.18633
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	722	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	39,800	10.35
Ordinary	Sale	2,653	10.095
Ordinary	Sale	7,125	10.315
Ordinary	Sale	42,028	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	265	10.155
Ordinary	Sale	636	10.35
Ordinary	Sale	3,305	10.095
Ordinary	Sale	266	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	10,304	10.237655
Ordinary	Sale	13,212	10.32252
Ordinary	Sale	2,126	10.220421
Ordinary	Sale	3,801	10.35
Ordinary	Sale	800	10.225
Ordinary	Sale	66,333	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	66,333	10.23435
Ordinary	Sale	3,017	10.16779
Ordinary	Sale	45,949	10.2632
Ordinary	Sale	375,000	10.21254
	Total purchases	798,520
	Total Sales	871,675

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

100,000

10.26184

(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
Ordinary	Listed Put option	Purchasing	30,000	10.5	American	20/11/15	0.640
Ordinary	Listed Put option	Purchasing	15,000	10.5	American	20/11/15	0.635
Ordinary	Listed Call option	Purchasing	15,000	10.5	American	20/11/15	0.445
Ordinary	Listed Put option	Selling	100,000	10	American	18/12/15	0.615

(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"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES

Date of disclosure:	06/10/2015
Contact name:	Jean-Baptiste GICQUEL
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6826

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.

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

Full name of person making disclosure:	Société Générale S.A.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:	BG Group Plc

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Written or purchased	Number of securities to which option or derivative relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	1,750,000	10.778	European options	06/01/2016
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	10,000	11	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	25,000	12.5	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	1,000	14	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	2,000	11.5	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	35,000	10.5	American options	20/11/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	10,000	10	American options	20/11/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	10,000	9.500	American options	20/11/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	10,000	12	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	275,000	11	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	1,000	10	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	19,000	12	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	25,000	9	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	225,000	11	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	4,000	11	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	75,000	12.5	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	20,000	12	American options	16/10/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	75,000	12	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	144,000	12	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	75,000	13	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	250,000	6	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	14,000	6	American options	20/11/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	94,000	7.1	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	46,000	7.2	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	5,000	7.5	American options	17/06/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	30,000	7	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	20,000	8.5	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	10,000	8.8	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	31,000	8	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	6,000	9.6	American options	16/12/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	5,000	9.6	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	50,000	14	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	25,000	9	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	45,000	10.5	American options	20/11/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	500,000	10.5	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	12.5	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	500,000	10	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	7.5	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	50,000	9	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	4,000	10	American options	18/03/2016

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.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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