7th Aug 2015 14:11
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: | 6 August 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: | 26,195,902 | 0.77% | 22,095,609 | 0.65% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,731,298 | 0.20% | 11,597,966 | 0.34% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 1,000,000 | 0.03% | 1,000,000 | 0.03% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 33,926,114 | 0.99% | 34,693,575 | 1.02% | |||||||
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 | 49 | 11.0493 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 82 | 11.0000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 10.9300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 10.9600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 10.9650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 11.0250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 233 | 10.9663 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 620 | 10.9800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 646 | 10.9850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 646 | 11.0100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,051 | 11.0491 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,196 | 10.9450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,292 | 10.9950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,421 | 11.0490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,446 | 11.0150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,600 | 11.0450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,782 | 11.0500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,802 | 11.0550 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 2,200 | 17.1209 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,373 | 11.0168 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,048 | 11.0272 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,135 | 11.0158 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,068 | 10.9400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,260 | 11.0207 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,582 | 11.0200 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 11,584 | 17.1713 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,750 | 10.9875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 36,113 | 10.9990 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 196,233 | 11.0178 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 82 | 11.0000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 10.9300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 10.9600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 10.9650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 11.0250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 172 | 11.0241 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 288 | 10.9928 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 298 | 10.9575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 333 | 10.9455 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 566 | 11.0146 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 600 | 11.0381 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 620 | 10.9800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 646 | 10.9950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 646 | 11.0100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 923 | 11.0266 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,022 | 10.9850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,196 | 10.9450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,446 | 11.0150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,600 | 11.0450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,782 | 11.0500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,034 | 10.9400 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 2,200 | 17.1209 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,299 | 10.9865 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,680 | 10.9689 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,604 | 11.0550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,658 | 10.9866 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,141 | 11.0105 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 11,584 | 17.1713 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,091 | 10.9629 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,002 | 10.9535 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 30,550 | 10.9679 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 54,246 | 11.0200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 55,035 | 11.0051 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 155,205 | 10.9721 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 | 172 | 11.0241 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 500 | 11.0136 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 923 | 11.0266 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,100 | 10.9748 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,100 | 10.9982 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,152 | 10.9930 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,799 | 10.9789 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 6,141 | 11.0104 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 17,125 | 10.9533 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 52,860 | 10.9819 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 55,035 | 11.0051 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 141,763 | 10.9653 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 233 | 10.9663 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 5,791 | 11.0110 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 13,718 | 10.9952 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 30,485 | 11.0347 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 52,521 | 10.9808 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 75,620 | 11.0078 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 79,803 | 11.0396 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: | 7 Aug 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.
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 | 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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