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Form 8.3 - BG GROUP PLC

15th Sep 2015 15:12

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: 14 September 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: 29,753,695 0.87% 23,362,464 0.68%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
6,505,283 0.19% 16,440,060 0.48%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
(4)
TOTAL: 36,257,892 1.06% 39,802,524 1.16%

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 4 9.9660 GBP
ORD Purchase 8 9.9400 GBP
ORD Purchase 8 9.9645 GBP
ORD Purchase 12 9.9385 GBP
ORD Purchase 58 9.8427 GBP
ORD Purchase 63 9.9538 GBP
ORD Purchase 166 9.9980 GBP
ORD Purchase 192 9.9015 GBP
ORD Purchase 211 9.9284 GBP
ORD Purchase 211 9.9095 GBP
ORD Purchase 213 9.8768 GBP
ORD Purchase 249 9.9041 GBP
ORD Purchase 306 9.8930 GBP
ORD Purchase 306 9.8482 GBP
ORD Purchase 306 9.9575 GBP
ORD Purchase 306 9.9555 GBP
ORD Purchase 324 9.8960 GBP
ORD Purchase 325 9.9460 GBP
ORD Purchase 327 9.9800 GBP
ORD Purchase 330 10.0675 GBP
ORD Purchase 350 9.9430 GBP
ORD Purchase 400 9.9311 GBP
ORD Purchase 404 9.9840 GBP
ORD Purchase 407 9.9680 GBP
ORD Purchase 412 9.9635 GBP
ORD Purchase 420 9.9325 GBP
ADR Purchase 435 15.3700 USD
ORD Purchase 447 9.9390 GBP
ORD Purchase 448 9.9750 GBP
ORD Purchase 466 9.9192 GBP
ORD Purchase 471 9.9633 GBP
ORD Purchase 471 9.9356 GBP
ORD Purchase 471 9.8510 GBP
ORD Purchase 471 9.9045 GBP
ORD Purchase 473 9.9650 GBP
ORD Purchase 491 9.9365 GBP
ORD Purchase 495 9.8970 GBP
ORD Purchase 500 9.9481 GBP
ORD Purchase 505 9.9105 GBP
ORD Purchase 525 9.9605 GBP
ORD Purchase 529 10.1000 GBP
ORD Purchase 561 9.9050 GBP
ORD Purchase 572 9.9975 GBP
ORD Purchase 582 9.8900 GBP
ADR Purchase 600 15.4300 USD
ORD Purchase 612 9.9240 GBP
ORD Purchase 612 9.9370 GBP
ORD Purchase 612 10.0925 GBP
ORD Purchase 618 9.9410 GBP
ORD Purchase 618 9.9983 GBP
ORD Purchase 627 10.0375 GBP
ORD Purchase 634 9.9610 GBP
ORD Purchase 636 9.9820 GBP
ORD Purchase 636 9.9880 GBP
ORD Purchase 654 10.0425 GBP
ORD Purchase 655 9.9606 GBP
ORD Purchase 661 9.9920 GBP
ORD Purchase 669 9.9135 GBP
ORD Purchase 674 9.9950 GBP
ORD Purchase 685 9.9700 GBP
ORD Purchase 700 9.9100 GBP
ORD Purchase 715 9.9360 GBP
ORD Purchase 726 9.9250 GBP
ORD Purchase 728 10.0275 GBP
ORD Purchase 730 9.9883 GBP
ORD Purchase 740 9.9780 GBP
ORD Purchase 743 10.0325 GBP
ORD Purchase 743 10.0475 GBP
ORD Purchase 748 9.9415 GBP
ORD Purchase 782 9.9340 GBP
ORD Purchase 786 9.9425 GBP
ORD Purchase 823 9.8950 GBP
ORD Purchase 828 9.9970 GBP
ORD Purchase 842 9.8940 GBP
ORD Purchase 876 9.9440 GBP
ORD Purchase 933 9.9350 GBP
ORD Purchase 942 9.9571 GBP
ORD Purchase 960 9.9790 GBP
ORD Purchase 967 9.9485 GBP
ORD Purchase 974 9.9760 GBP
ORD Purchase 974 9.9830 GBP
ORD Purchase 977 9.9730 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,008 9.9870 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,026 9.9890 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,067 9.9910 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,089 9.9025 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,089 9.9210 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,091 9.9320 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,111 9.9030 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,120 9.9930 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,131 9.9670 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,148 9.9010 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,210 9.9420 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,213 9.9740 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,238 9.9220 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,249 9.9860 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,279 9.9310 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,293 9.9710 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,309 9.9630 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,317 9.9150 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,349 9.9200 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,351 9.9260 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,365 9.9280 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,375 9.9990 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,382 9.9060 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,444 9.9720 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,480 9.8990 GBP
ADR Purchase 1,507 15.4100 USD
ORD Purchase 1,557 9.9480 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,560 9.9540 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,623 9.9900 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,686 9.9640 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,720 9.9470 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,733 9.9170 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,774 9.9190 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,820 9.9770 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,835 9.9600 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,836 9.9230 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,889 9.9300 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,916 9.9040 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,029 9.9380 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,164 9.9450 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,207 9.9330 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,288 9.9810 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,304 9.9850 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,316 9.9510 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,322 9.9530 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,418 9.9690 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,439 9.9180 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,466 9.9270 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,472 9.9620 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,511 9.9020 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,657 9.9090 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,753 9.9130 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,982 9.9500 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,131 10.1050 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,137 9.9000 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,141 9.9490 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,148 9.9290 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,184 9.9580 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,303 9.9140 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,322 9.9021 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,336 9.9070 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,539 9.9520 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,126 9.9550 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,133 9.9080 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,157 10.0950 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,164 9.9560 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,331 9.9120 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,367 9.9570 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,459 10.0000 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,842 9.9160 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,187 9.9477 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,832 10.0900 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,995 10.0043 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,373 9.9647 GBP
ORD Purchase 7,404 10.0150 GBP
ORD Purchase 8,007 10.0500 GBP
ORD Purchase 8,121 10.0050 GBP
ORD Purchase 8,685 10.0700 GBP
ORD Purchase 9,002 10.0100 GBP
ORD Purchase 9,297 9.9590 GBP
ORD Purchase 10,052 10.0200 GBP
ORD Purchase 10,063 10.0650 GBP
ORD Purchase 11,023 10.0550 GBP
ORD Purchase 11,341 9.9696 GBP
ORD Purchase 11,554 10.0850 GBP
ORD Purchase 11,824 10.0333 GBP
ORD Purchase 12,265 10.0800 GBP
ORD Purchase 12,617 10.0750 GBP
ORD Purchase 18,127 10.0600 GBP
ADR Purchase 19,168 15.4028 USD
ORD Purchase 21,069 9.9458 GBP
ORD Purchase 26,127 10.0450 GBP
ORD Purchase 29,097 10.0254 GBP
ORD Purchase 29,151 10.0250 GBP
ORD Purchase 30,109 10.0493 GBP
ORD Purchase 30,263 10.0300 GBP
ORD Purchase 33,073 10.0400 GBP
ORD Purchase 34,585 9.9742 GBP
ORD Purchase 34,643 10.0350 GBP
ORD Purchase 86,667 10.0146 GBP
ORD Purchase 95,294 9.9179 GBP
ORD Purchase 139,028 10.0271 GBP
ORD Purchase 249,353 10.0118 GBP
ORD Purchase 640,000 10.0090 GBP
ORD Purchase 671,053 9.9807 GBP
ORD Sale 4 9.9660 GBP
ORD Sale 8 9.9400 GBP
ORD Sale 8 9.9645 GBP
ORD Sale 12 9.9385 GBP
ORD Sale 58 9.8427 GBP
ORD Sale 63 9.9538 GBP
ORD Sale 166 9.9980 GBP
ORD Sale 192 9.9015 GBP
ORD Sale 211 9.9095 GBP
ORD Sale 211 9.9284 GBP
ORD Sale 249 9.9041 GBP
ORD Sale 306 9.9555 GBP
ORD Sale 306 9.8930 GBP
ORD Sale 306 9.8482 GBP
ORD Sale 306 10.0225 GBP
ORD Sale 306 9.9575 GBP
ORD Sale 324 9.8960 GBP
ORD Sale 325 9.9460 GBP
ORD Sale 327 9.9800 GBP
ORD Sale 330 10.0675 GBP
ORD Sale 350 9.9430 GBP
ORD Sale 400 9.9311 GBP
ORD Sale 404 9.9840 GBP
ORD Sale 407 9.9680 GBP
ORD Sale 412 9.9635 GBP
ORD Sale 420 9.9325 GBP
ADR Sale 435 15.3700 USD
ORD Sale 447 9.9390 GBP
ORD Sale 448 9.9750 GBP
ORD Sale 465 9.9651 GBP
ORD Sale 466 9.9192 GBP
ORD Sale 471 9.9045 GBP
ORD Sale 471 9.8510 GBP
ORD Sale 471 9.9633 GBP
ORD Sale 471 9.9356 GBP
ORD Sale 473 9.9650 GBP
ORD Sale 491 9.9365 GBP
ORD Sale 495 9.8970 GBP
ORD Sale 500 9.9481 GBP
ORD Sale 505 9.9105 GBP
ORD Sale 525 9.9605 GBP
ORD Sale 529 10.1000 GBP
ORD Sale 561 9.9050 GBP
ORD Sale 572 9.9975 GBP
ORD Sale 582 9.8900 GBP
ORD Sale 600 9.8702 GBP
ADR Sale 600 15.4300 USD
ORD Sale 612 9.9240 GBP
ORD Sale 612 9.9370 GBP
ORD Sale 612 10.0925 GBP
ORD Sale 618 9.9410 GBP
ORD Sale 627 10.0375 GBP
ORD Sale 634 9.9610 GBP
ORD Sale 636 9.9880 GBP
ORD Sale 636 9.9820 GBP
ORD Sale 654 10.0425 GBP
ORD Sale 655 9.9606 GBP
ORD Sale 661 9.9920 GBP
ORD Sale 669 9.9135 GBP
ORD Sale 674 9.9950 GBP
ORD Sale 685 9.9700 GBP
ORD Sale 715 9.9360 GBP
ORD Sale 726 9.9250 GBP
ORD Sale 728 10.0275 GBP
ORD Sale 740 9.9780 GBP
ORD Sale 743 10.0325 GBP
ORD Sale 743 10.0475 GBP
ORD Sale 748 9.9415 GBP
ORD Sale 782 9.9340 GBP
ORD Sale 786 9.9425 GBP
ORD Sale 823 9.8950 GBP
ORD Sale 828 9.9970 GBP
ORD Sale 842 9.8940 GBP
ORD Sale 876 9.9440 GBP
ORD Sale 924 9.8842 GBP
ORD Sale 933 9.9350 GBP
ORD Sale 960 9.9790 GBP
ORD Sale 967 9.9485 GBP
ORD Sale 974 9.9830 GBP
ORD Sale 974 9.9760 GBP
ORD Sale 977 9.9730 GBP
ORD Sale 1,008 9.9870 GBP
ORD Sale 1,026 9.9890 GBP
ORD Sale 1,067 9.9910 GBP
ORD Sale 1,089 9.9210 GBP
ORD Sale 1,089 9.9025 GBP
ORD Sale 1,091 9.9320 GBP
ORD Sale 1,111 9.9030 GBP
ORD Sale 1,120 9.9930 GBP
ORD Sale 1,131 9.9670 GBP
ORD Sale 1,148 9.9010 GBP
ORD Sale 1,210 9.9420 GBP
ORD Sale 1,213 9.9740 GBP
ORD Sale 1,238 9.9220 GBP
ORD Sale 1,249 9.9860 GBP
ORD Sale 1,279 9.9310 GBP
ORD Sale 1,293 9.9710 GBP
ORD Sale 1,309 9.9630 GBP
ORD Sale 1,317 9.9150 GBP
ORD Sale 1,349 9.9200 GBP
ORD Sale 1,351 9.9260 GBP
ORD Sale 1,365 9.9280 GBP
ORD Sale 1,375 9.9990 GBP
ORD Sale 1,382 9.9060 GBP
ORD Sale 1,444 9.9720 GBP
ORD Sale 1,480 9.8990 GBP
ADR Sale 1,507 15.4100 USD
ORD Sale 1,560 9.9540 GBP
ORD Sale 1,575 9.9100 GBP
ORD Sale 1,623 9.9900 GBP
ORD Sale 1,686 9.9640 GBP
ORD Sale 1,720 9.9470 GBP
ORD Sale 1,733 9.9170 GBP
ORD Sale 1,774 9.9190 GBP
ORD Sale 1,820 9.9770 GBP
ORD Sale 1,835 9.9600 GBP
ORD Sale 1,836 9.9230 GBP
ORD Sale 1,889 9.9300 GBP
ORD Sale 1,916 9.9040 GBP
ORD Sale 2,029 9.9380 GBP
ORD Sale 2,164 9.9450 GBP
ORD Sale 2,207 9.9330 GBP
ORD Sale 2,215 9.9099 GBP
ORD Sale 2,288 9.9810 GBP
ORD Sale 2,304 9.9850 GBP
ORD Sale 2,316 9.9510 GBP
ORD Sale 2,322 9.9530 GBP
ORD Sale 2,418 9.9690 GBP
ORD Sale 2,439 9.9180 GBP
ORD Sale 2,466 9.9270 GBP
ORD Sale 2,472 9.9620 GBP
ORD Sale 2,511 9.9020 GBP
ORD Sale 2,645 9.9563 GBP
ORD Sale 2,657 9.9090 GBP
ORD Sale 2,753 9.9130 GBP
ORD Sale 2,982 9.9500 GBP
ORD Sale 3,131 10.1050 GBP
ORD Sale 3,137 9.9000 GBP
ORD Sale 3,141 9.9490 GBP
ORD Sale 3,148 9.9290 GBP
ORD Sale 3,184 9.9580 GBP
ORD Sale 3,303 9.9140 GBP
ORD Sale 3,336 9.9070 GBP
ORD Sale 3,539 9.9520 GBP
ORD Sale 3,663 10.0067 GBP
ORD Sale 3,740 9.9480 GBP
ORD Sale 4,126 9.9550 GBP
ORD Sale 4,133 9.9080 GBP
ORD Sale 4,157 10.0950 GBP
ORD Sale 4,164 9.9560 GBP
ORD Sale 4,195 10.0614 GBP
ORD Sale 4,331 9.9120 GBP
ORD Sale 4,367 9.9570 GBP
ORD Sale 4,369 9.9559 GBP
ORD Sale 5,842 9.9160 GBP
ORD Sale 6,832 10.0900 GBP
ORD Sale 7,369 10.0224 GBP
ORD Sale 8,007 10.0500 GBP
ORD Sale 8,121 10.0050 GBP
ORD Sale 8,685 10.0700 GBP
ORD Sale 9,297 9.9590 GBP
ORD Sale 10,052 10.0200 GBP
ORD Sale 10,063 10.0650 GBP
ORD Sale 11,023 10.0550 GBP
ORD Sale 11,554 10.0850 GBP
ORD Sale 12,617 10.0750 GBP
ORD Sale 12,990 10.0800 GBP
ORD Sale 14,047 9.9923 GBP
ORD Sale 14,126 9.9921 GBP
ORD Sale 18,127 10.0600 GBP
ADR Sale 19,168 15.4028 USD
ORD Sale 21,111 10.0063 GBP
ORD Sale 21,337 10.0000 GBP
ORD Sale 24,823 10.0238 GBP
ORD Sale 26,127 10.0450 GBP
ORD Sale 29,151 10.0250 GBP
ORD Sale 30,060 9.9514 GBP
ORD Sale 30,263 10.0300 GBP
ORD Sale 33,073 10.0400 GBP
ORD Sale 34,643 10.0350 GBP
ORD Sale 38,808 9.9374 GBP
ORD Sale 39,128 9.9571 GBP
ORD Sale 49,511 10.0100 GBP
ORD Sale 56,575 10.0170 GBP
ORD Sale 65,600 9.9371 GBP
ORD Sale 65,702 9.9469 GBP
ORD Sale 82,239 9.9653 GBP
ORD Sale 82,693 10.0237 GBP
ORD Sale 226,458 10.0150 GBP
ORD Sale 236,236 10.0054 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 924 9.8842 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 3,906 9.9475 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 4,195 10.0614 GBP
ORD CFD Long 6,422 9.8703 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 8,731 9.9583 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 37,449 9.9763 GBP
ORD CFD Long 38,186 9.9571 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 45,687 9.9944 GBP
ORD CFD Long 39,219 9.8974 GBP
ORD CFD Short 125 9.9884 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 300 10.0851 GBP
ORD CFD Short 605 9.9883 GBP
ORD CFD Short 6,995 10.0043 GBP
ORD CFD Short 7,587 9.9718 GBP
ORD CFD Short 9,284 9.9333 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 37,457 9.9781 GBP
ORD CFD Short 104,106 10.0325 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: 15 Sep 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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