6th Nov 2015 11:08
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: | 04 November 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: | 29,843,550 | 0.87% | 25,762,870 | 0.75% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,850,522 | 0.20% | 18,159,613 | 0.53% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 500,000 | 0.01% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 36,694,072 | 1.07% | 44,422,483 | 1.30% | |||||||
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 | 14 | 10.6550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 92 | 10.6000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 140 | 10.6150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 167 | 10.7375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 168 | 10.7062 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 176 | 10.5900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 176 | 10.6350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 200 | 10.7325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 342 | 10.5725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 355 | 10.6825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 392 | 10.6475 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 400 | 16.3100 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 414 | 10.6025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 415 | 10.7225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 564 | 10.6525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 674 | 10.5925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 684 | 10.6650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 858 | 10.5875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,155 | 10.5825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,168 | 10.6125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,340 | 10.5775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,343 | 10.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,369 | 10.6764 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,475 | 10.6175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,619 | 10.5975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,879 | 10.7025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,459 | 10.5861 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,673 | 10.6353 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 3,000 | 16.3873 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,112 | 10.6700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,300 | 10.5950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,202 | 10.7175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,609 | 10.6875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,704 | 10.7050 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 5,600 | 16.4010 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,617 | 10.7125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,724 | 10.7075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,533 | 10.6975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,875 | 10.6925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,914 | 10.6738 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,914 | 10.6902 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,801 | 10.6775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,842 | 10.6788 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,316 | 10.6850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,979 | 10.7482 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18,590 | 10.6950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 20,866 | 10.7100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 23,156 | 10.6900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 23,909 | 10.6800 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 30,000 | 16.3000 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 30,105 | 10.7360 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 30,224 | 10.6750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 35,723 | 10.6829 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 37,856 | 10.6995 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 41,452 | 10.7150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 45,114 | 10.6920 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 55,694 | 10.6958 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 61,097 | 10.6779 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 64,348 | 10.6781 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 136,693 | 10.6492 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 176,298 | 10.6771 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 232,201 | 10.7000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 265,244 | 10.5800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3 | 10.6919 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14 | 10.6550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 36 | 10.6794 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 77 | 10.6869 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 92 | 10.6000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 10.7019 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 123 | 10.7044 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 140 | 10.6150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 167 | 10.7375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 176 | 10.6350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 176 | 10.6969 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 176 | 10.5900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 200 | 10.7325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 227 | 10.7069 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 295 | 10.7119 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 342 | 10.5725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 392 | 10.6475 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 400 | 16.3100 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 400 | 10.7165 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 414 | 10.6025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 437 | 10.6844 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 475 | 10.6825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 564 | 10.6525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 674 | 10.5925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 684 | 10.6650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 771 | 10.7225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 858 | 10.5875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 910 | 10.7060 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,155 | 10.5825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,168 | 10.6125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,340 | 10.5775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,343 | 10.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,475 | 10.6175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,500 | 10.7310 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,619 | 10.5975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,704 | 10.6944 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,879 | 10.7025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,377 | 10.6717 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 3,000 | 16.3873 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,112 | 10.6700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,126 | 10.6775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,128 | 10.5750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,609 | 10.6875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,634 | 10.7175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,525 | 10.6367 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 5,600 | 16.4010 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,617 | 10.7125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,724 | 10.7075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,222 | 10.6731 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,336 | 10.6628 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,533 | 10.6975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,876 | 10.6925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,052 | 10.7050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,135 | 10.6019 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,385 | 10.6846 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 18,745 | 10.7070 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 20,776 | 10.6239 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,930 | 10.6850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 23,699 | 10.7000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 23,909 | 10.6800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 26,873 | 10.6910 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 28,130 | 10.7100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 30,000 | 10.5573 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 30,000 | 16.3000 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 30,224 | 10.6750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 31,775 | 10.2836 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 38,262 | 10.6950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 41,590 | 10.6216 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 41,963 | 10.6484 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 42,135 | 10.6855 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 43,838 | 10.6838 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 43,949 | 10.7150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 45,157 | 10.6900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 625,000 | 10.4344 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,424 | 10.6003 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,500 | 10.6244 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 12,741 | 10.5958 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 9,036 | 10.5994 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 26,008 | 10.5947 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 26,317 | 10.6655 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 30,000 | 10.5573 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 168 | 10.7062 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,459 | 10.5861 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 3,000 | 10.6007 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 5,485 | 10.6730 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 12,979 | 10.7482 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 13,136 | 10.6858 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 27,879 | 10.6601 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 105,211 | 10.7091 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 06/12/2016 | Short | 131,255 | 10.7069 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 06/12/2016 | Short | 136,693 | 10.6492 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 136,867 | 10.6647 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option | ||||||||
| of | description | purchasing, | of | price | date | money | |||||||||
| relevant | selling, | securities | per unit | paid/ | |||||||||||
| security | varying etc | to which | received | ||||||||||||
| option | per unit | ||||||||||||||
| relates | |||||||||||||||
| ORD | Call Options | Selling | 500,000 | 1100 GBP | American | 15 Jan 2016 | 39.5000 GBP |
(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: |
| 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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
| any derivative is referenced: |
| NONE |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | YES | |
| Date of disclosure: | 6 Nov 2015 | |
| Contact name: | Rajesh Muthanna | |
| Telephone number: | 020 3555 4634 |
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
143221.01
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
| Identity of the person whose positions/dealings | Barclays PLC. | |
| are being disclosed: | ||
| Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | BG GROUP PLC | |
| relevant securities this from relates: |
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | |||||||
| of | description | purchasing, | of | price | date | ||||||||
| relevant | selling, | securities | per unit | ||||||||||
| security | varying etc | to which | |||||||||||
| option | |||||||||||||
| relates | |||||||||||||
| ORD | Call Options | Purchased | 475,000 | 10.8500 | European | 15 Jan 2016 | |||||||
| ORD | Call Options | Written | -500,000 | 1100.0000 | American | 15 Jan 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.
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