21st May 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: | 20 May 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: | 24,405,528 | 0.71% | 12,358,768 | 0.36% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,490,950 | 0.19% | 6,650,712 | 0.19% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 30,896,016 | 0.90% | 19,009,480 | 0.56% | |||||||
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 | ||||||
| ADR | Purchase | 62 | 18.1100 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 152 | 11.5175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 283 | 11.5475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 372 | 11.5595 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 385 | 11.6300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 554 | 11.6175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 588 | 11.5450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 822 | 11.6225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 836 | 11.5820 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 869 | 11.6100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,110 | 11.5150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,234 | 11.5950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,268 | 11.6125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,312 | 11.5100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,330 | 11.5425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,380 | 11.6150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,390 | 11.5637 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,398 | 11.6075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,403 | 11.5925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,464 | 11.6059 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,471 | 11.6025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,529 | 11.5825 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 1,600 | 18.1500 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,730 | 11.5325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,884 | 11.5350 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 1,912 | 18.1195 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,930 | 11.5500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,092 | 11.5675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,313 | 11.6250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,733 | 11.5725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,748 | 11.5525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,040 | 11.5875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,342 | 11.5975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,536 | 11.5225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,573 | 11.5900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,877 | 11.5300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,968 | 11.5658 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,010 | 11.5625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,191 | 11.5550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,273 | 11.5575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,374 | 11.5200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,395 | 11.6000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,891 | 11.5650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,111 | 11.5775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,129 | 11.6200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,139 | 11.5275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,790 | 11.5400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,015 | 11.5901 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,525 | 11.5978 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,776 | 11.5632 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,295 | 11.5750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,774 | 11.5600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,895 | 11.5727 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,995 | 11.5250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,847 | 11.5700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 19,107 | 11.6050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 22,110 | 11.5927 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 22,211 | 11.5850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 26,664 | 11.5800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 38,658 | 11.5914 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 42,308 | 11.5835 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 87,158 | 11.5851 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 95,608 | 11.5943 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 118,053 | 11.5693 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 200,000 | 11.5584 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 354,832 | 11.5761 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 600,000 | 11.5440 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 39 | 11.5861 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 62 | 18.1100 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 64 | 11.5420 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 65 | 11.5970 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 85 | 11.5756 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 111 | 11.5740 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 128 | 11.5720 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 129 | 11.5770 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 141 | 11.5240 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 152 | 11.5175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 167 | 11.5856 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 224 | 11.5840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 230 | 11.5870 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 231 | 11.5290 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 256 | 11.6107 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 274 | 11.5968 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 283 | 11.5475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 385 | 11.6300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 438 | 11.5660 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 554 | 11.6175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 588 | 11.5450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 822 | 11.6225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 834 | 11.5876 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 869 | 11.6100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,010 | 11.5570 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,110 | 11.5150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,202 | 11.5820 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,268 | 11.6125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,312 | 11.5100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,330 | 11.5425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,380 | 11.6150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,398 | 11.6075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,403 | 11.5925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,471 | 11.6025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,529 | 11.5825 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 1,600 | 18.1500 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,667 | 11.5950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,730 | 11.5325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,884 | 11.5350 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 1,912 | 18.1195 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,092 | 11.5675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,313 | 11.6250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,475 | 11.5568 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,500 | 11.5315 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,500 | 11.5582 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,733 | 11.5725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,748 | 11.5525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,000 | 11.6005 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,040 | 11.5875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,201 | 11.6050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,230 | 11.5500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,342 | 11.5975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,536 | 11.5225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,877 | 11.5300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,010 | 11.5625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,191 | 11.5550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,273 | 11.5575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,273 | 11.5913 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,328 | 11.5670 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,374 | 11.5200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,395 | 11.6000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,780 | 11.5949 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,891 | 11.5650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,111 | 11.5775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,129 | 11.6200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,139 | 11.5275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,702 | 11.5894 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,790 | 11.5400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,320 | 11.6052 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,623 | 11.5802 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,734 | 11.5595 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,295 | 11.5750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,618 | 11.5931 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,490 | 11.5928 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,752 | 11.5600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,995 | 11.5250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,847 | 11.5700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 18,494 | 11.5671 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 22,211 | 11.5850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 25,845 | 11.5800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 30,873 | 11.5632 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 55,776 | 11.5607 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 62,007 | 11.5732 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 71,268 | 11.5698 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 75,211 | 11.5900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 79,633 | 11.5577 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100,000 | 11.5794 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 105,341 | 11.5656 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 165,177 | 11.5759 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 267,814 | 11.5714 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 | 231 | 11.5290 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 4,328 | 11.5670 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 5,939 | 11.5717 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 7,320 | 11.6052 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 7,623 | 11.5802 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 29,508 | 11.5732 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 235,911 | 11.5733 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 800 | 11.6060 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,100 | 11.6011 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,390 | 11.5637 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 10,782 | 11.5760 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 19,738 | 11.5989 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 28,788 | 11.5743 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 92,474 | 11.6027 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 153,662 | 11.5754 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 84,161 | 11.5971 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 200,000 | 11.5584 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 299,897 | 11.5717 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: | 21 May 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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