24th Apr 2015 13:46
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: | 23 April 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: | 10p ordinary (inc ADR's) | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 26,568,638 | 0.78% | 12,064,758 | 0.35% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,201,120 | 0.18% | 8,146,529 | 0.24% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 32,769,758 | 0.96% | 20,211,287 | 0.59% | |||||||
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 | 11.7724 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 147 | 11.7825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 302 | 11.7225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 495 | 11.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 603 | 11.7350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 603 | 11.8000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 703 | 11.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 724 | 11.7875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 900 | 11.7985 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 963 | 11.7284 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 990 | 11.7150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,049 | 11.7300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,256 | 11.7213 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,012 | 11.7515 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,561 | 11.7700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,038 | 11.7500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,503 | 11.7450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,387 | 11.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,861 | 11.7599 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,287 | 11.7550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,254 | 11.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,514 | 11.7600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,465 | 11.7650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,586 | 11.7601 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,012 | 11.7750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,997 | 11.7720 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,677 | 11.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,200 | 11.7818 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 17,846 | 11.7858 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18,880 | 11.7659 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 32,500 | 11.7977 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 42,822 | 17.7206 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 50,343 | 11.7695 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 63,975 | 11.7788 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 94,084 | 11.7656 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 169,097 | 11.7688 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 187,629 | 11.7725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 200,000 | 11.7665 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 238,428 | 17.7944 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 394,124 | 11.7658 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 683,966 | 11.7780 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 200 | 11.7858 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 260 | 11.7825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 302 | 11.7225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 346 | 11.7739 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 431 | 11.7868 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 495 | 11.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 603 | 11.7350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 603 | 11.8000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 703 | 11.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 724 | 11.7875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 819 | 11.7517 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 962 | 11.7080 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 990 | 11.7150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,049 | 11.7300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,346 | 11.7450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,664 | 11.7865 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,865 | 11.7685 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,314 | 11.7579 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,561 | 11.7700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,713 | 11.7527 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,038 | 11.7500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,387 | 11.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,287 | 11.7550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,254 | 11.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,514 | 11.7600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,551 | 11.7601 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,991 | 11.7733 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,012 | 11.7750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,310 | 11.7764 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,677 | 11.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,130 | 11.7744 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,171 | 11.7650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,263 | 11.7552 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 20,000 | 11.7898 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 35,053 | 11.7523 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 41,031 | 11.7565 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 42,822 | 17.7206 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 72,608 | 11.7741 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 77,190 | 11.7727 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 82,963 | 11.7688 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 112,911 | 11.7634 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 148,395 | 11.7671 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 149,912 | 11.7654 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 221,711 | 11.7592 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 238,428 | 17.7944 USD |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 100 | 11.7799 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 346 | 11.7740 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 962 | 11.7080 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,660 | 11.7661 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 3,314 | 11.7579 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 6,331 | 11.7762 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 10,926 | 11.7355 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 15,678 | 11.7642 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 21,411 | 11.7804 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 70,238 | 11.7713 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 46,105 | 11.7203 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 309,694 | 11.7652 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 900 | 11.7985 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 23,134 | 11.7707 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 32,500 | 11.7977 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 51,542 | 11.7826 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 70,223 | 11.7688 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 119,214 | 11.7669 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 145,674 | 11.7957 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 200,000 | 11.7665 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 222,350 | 11.7795 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 343,154 | 11.7720 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: | 24 Apr 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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