20th Oct 2015 15:12
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: | 19 October 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: | 28,363,853 | 0.83% | 26,200,343 | 0.77% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,583,148 | 0.19% | 16,839,759 | 0.49% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 34,947,001 | 1.02% | 43,040,102 | 1.26% | |||||||
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 | 89 | 10.9250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 10.7400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 10.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 10.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 139 | 10.9200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 200 | 10.7100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 214 | 10.9150 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 414 | 16.8000 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 495 | 10.7450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 10.8100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 10.9000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 10.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 558 | 10.8250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,068 | 10.8950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,500 | 10.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,377 | 10.8001 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,789 | 10.8500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,800 | 10.8050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,691 | 10.7350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,783 | 10.8113 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,537 | 10.8200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,850 | 10.7881 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,470 | 10.8115 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,796 | 10.8150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,928 | 10.8190 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 20,410 | 10.7911 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 38,695 | 10.8161 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 41,656 | 10.7979 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 71,872 | 16.8599 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 10.7400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 10.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 10.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 162 | 10.8323 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 200 | 10.7100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 214 | 10.9150 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 414 | 16.8000 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 490 | 10.7955 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 495 | 10.7450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 10.8100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 10.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 558 | 10.8250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 650 | 10.8786 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 778 | 10.9200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 925 | 10.8514 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 997 | 10.7718 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,075 | 10.8515 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,465 | 10.7350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,500 | 10.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,056 | 10.8104 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,136 | 10.8950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,570 | 10.8767 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,800 | 10.8050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,528 | 10.7924 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,578 | 10.7693 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,537 | 10.8200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,584 | 10.8150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,306 | 10.8205 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,060 | 10.7704 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,649 | 10.7812 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 23,703 | 10.7842 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 26,802 | 10.8333 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 28,904 | 10.7815 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 36,393 | 10.7880 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 71,872 | 16.8599 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 130,671 | 10.8304 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 | 28 | 10.8325 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 134 | 10.8323 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 207 | 10.7942 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,625 | 10.8027 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 13,600 | 10.8083 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 23,272 | 10.8663 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 52,389 | 10.8244 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 124,679 | 10.8127 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 207 | 10.8700 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 5,000 | 10.8513 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 21,608 | 10.8709 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 35,936 | 10.8097 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: | 20 Oct 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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