2nd Jul 2015 14:23
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: | 1 July 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: | 23,308,396 | 0.68% | 17,752,338 | 0.52% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,405,372 | 0.19% | 9,002,390 | 0.26% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 1,750,000 | 0.05% | 1,000,000 | 0.03% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 31,463,768 | 0.92% | 27,754,728 | 0.81% | |||||||
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 | 16 | 10.6617 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 337 | 10.6650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 459 | 10.6550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 633 | 10.6900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 657 | 10.7100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 657 | 10.7250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 797 | 10.6950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 938 | 10.6750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 986 | 10.6275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,334 | 10.6225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,438 | 10.6200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,438 | 10.6325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,825 | 10.6841 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,051 | 10.6500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,592 | 10.6538 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,883 | 10.6250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,499 | 10.7134 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,529 | 10.6358 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,335 | 10.6814 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,778 | 10.6600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,439 | 10.6545 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,146 | 10.6400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18,682 | 10.6714 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 19,873 | 10.6450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 21,299 | 10.6300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 25,611 | 10.6359 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 27,884 | 16.6943 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 29,559 | 10.6350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 46,139 | 10.6713 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 50,000 | 10.6524 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 65,695 | 10.6496 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 68,473 | 10.6445 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 81,344 | 10.6560 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 103,844 | 10.6586 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 211,616 | 10.6497 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 138 | 10.6270 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 337 | 10.6650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 359 | 10.6560 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 387 | 10.6428 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 633 | 10.6900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 657 | 10.7100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 657 | 10.7250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 797 | 10.6950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 857 | 10.6750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 986 | 10.6275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,196 | 10.6311 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,334 | 10.6225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,438 | 10.6200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,438 | 10.6325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,724 | 10.6359 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,871 | 10.6727 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,038 | 10.6680 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,059 | 10.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,369 | 10.6588 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,451 | 10.6500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,715 | 10.6539 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,441 | 10.6250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,524 | 10.6472 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,650 | 10.6425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,664 | 10.6342 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,778 | 10.6600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,400 | 10.6572 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,400 | 10.6859 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,156 | 10.6400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,873 | 10.6450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,299 | 10.6300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,344 | 10.6507 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 27,884 | 16.6943 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 29,318 | 10.6683 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 36,798 | 10.6614 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 37,298 | 10.6350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 150,193 | 10.6451 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 259,513 | 10.6550 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 | 138 | 10.6269 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 600 | 10.6390 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,196 | 10.6310 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5,524 | 10.6472 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 6,042 | 10.6477 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 25,018 | 10.6829 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 13,496 | 10.6573 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 29,364 | 10.6564 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 61,038 | 10.6600 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 93,443 | 10.6314 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 16 | 10.6618 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 172 | 10.6590 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,890 | 10.6564 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 4,000 | 10.6360 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 6,499 | 10.7134 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 7,483 | 10.6677 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 13,942 | 10.6390 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 14,330 | 10.6892 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 24,980 | 10.6621 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 32,976 | 10.6757 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 50,000 | 10.6524 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? | YES | ||
| Date of disclosure: | 2 Jul 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.
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 | Put Options | Purchased | -1,000,000 | 10.0000 | American | 21 Aug 2015 | |||||||
| ORD | Put Options | Written | 750,000 | 1050.0000 | American | 17 Jul 2015 | |||||||
| ORD | Call Options | Purchased | 1,000,000 | 10.5000 | American | 21 Aug 2015 |
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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