16th Jul 2015 14:53
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: | 15 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: | 24,322,453 | 0.71% | 21,317,992 | 0.62% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,212,616 | 0.18% | 9,364,575 | 0.27% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 1,750,000 | 0.05% | 1,000,000 | 0.03% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 32,285,069 | 0.95% | 31,682,567 | 0.93% | |||||||
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 | 141 | 10.7975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 187 | 10.7780 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 264 | 10.7845 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 313 | 10.7520 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 341 | 10.7875 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 600 | 16.8700 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 682 | 10.7650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 823 | 10.7350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 838 | 10.7050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 882 | 10.7989 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,218 | 10.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,359 | 10.8000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,388 | 10.7675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,625 | 10.7125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,646 | 10.7725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,850 | 10.7450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,908 | 10.7493 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,049 | 10.7600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,090 | 10.7325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,107 | 10.7500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,140 | 10.7575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,365 | 10.7775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,812 | 10.7025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,079 | 10.7250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,267 | 10.7150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,597 | 10.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,923 | 10.7625 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 3,990 | 16.7944 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,298 | 10.7400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,583 | 10.7375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,195 | 10.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,352 | 10.7275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,369 | 10.7075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,625 | 10.7300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,893 | 10.7487 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,758 | 10.7614 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,775 | 10.7221 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,457 | 10.7475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,593 | 10.7225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,879 | 10.7626 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,936 | 10.7175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,889 | 10.7497 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,993 | 10.7750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,342 | 10.7508 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,500 | 10.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,948 | 10.7525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,126 | 10.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,617 | 10.7425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,884 | 10.7477 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 16,466 | 10.7370 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 17,229 | 10.7712 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 22,584 | 10.7638 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 25,676 | 10.7555 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 28,271 | 10.7700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 44,126 | 10.7550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 76,128 | 10.7423 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 83,778 | 10.7538 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 61 | 10.8100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 141 | 10.7975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 187 | 10.7780 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 313 | 10.7520 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 341 | 10.7875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 400 | 10.7355 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 600 | 16.8700 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 682 | 10.7650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 693 | 10.7221 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,170 | 10.7350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,218 | 10.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,300 | 10.7130 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,359 | 10.8000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,388 | 10.7675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,625 | 10.7125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,646 | 10.7725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,676 | 10.7050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,850 | 10.7450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,850 | 10.7568 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,049 | 10.7600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,090 | 10.7325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,107 | 10.7500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,116 | 10.7507 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,140 | 10.7575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,297 | 10.7228 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,365 | 10.7775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,812 | 10.7025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,079 | 10.7250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,267 | 10.7150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,597 | 10.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,923 | 10.7625 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 3,990 | 16.7944 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,074 | 10.7300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,178 | 10.7335 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,298 | 10.7400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,573 | 10.7550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,583 | 10.7375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,872 | 10.7357 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,352 | 10.7275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,369 | 10.7075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,524 | 10.7589 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,699 | 10.7398 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,155 | 10.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,457 | 10.7475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,593 | 10.7225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,936 | 10.7175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,993 | 10.7750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,500 | 10.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,948 | 10.7525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,003 | 10.7473 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,126 | 10.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,617 | 10.7425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 18,024 | 10.7397 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 22,630 | 10.7700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 40,761 | 10.7349 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 180,000 | 10.7411 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 185,864 | 10.7405 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 | 700 | 10.7184 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,300 | 10.7120 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,995 | 10.7401 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5,524 | 10.7589 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3,211 | 10.7285 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 9,502 | 10.7364 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 28,362 | 10.7314 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 33,885 | 10.7440 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 185,864 | 10.7405 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 300 | 10.7508 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,900 | 10.7362 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 3,841 | 10.7612 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 4,672 | 10.7491 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 5,498 | 10.7562 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 6,758 | 10.7615 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 7,879 | 10.7626 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 15,106 | 10.7658 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 32,479 | 10.7385 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: |
| 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: | 16 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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