5th Aug 2015 13:12
| 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: | 4 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 | ||||||||||||||
| (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: | 25,342,048 | 0.74% | 21,846,312 | 0.64% | |||||||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||||||
| 6,684,149 | 0.20% | 10,788,413 | 0.32% | ||||||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 1,000,000 | 0.03% | 1,000,000 | 0.03% | |||||||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 33,026,197 | 0.97% | 33,634,725 | 0.98% | |||||||||||
| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive 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 | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | Purchases and sales | ||||||||||||||
| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||||||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 10.8550 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 275 | 10.9000 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 337 | 10.8675 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 481 | 10.8840 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 482 | 10.8400 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 482 | 10.8450 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 482 | 10.9050 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 534 | 10.8950 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ADR | Purchase | 542 | 17.0352 USD | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 642 | 10.8425 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 642 | 10.8625 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 684 | 10.8381 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 775 | 10.8858 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,294 | 10.8500 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,413 | 10.8700 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,491 | 10.8889 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,662 | 10.8900 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,901 | 10.8669 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,366 | 10.8766 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,198 | 10.8463 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,898 | 10.8650 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,913 | 10.8687 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ADR | Purchase | 8,200 | 17.0778 USD | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,267 | 10.8654 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,842 | 10.8855 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,687 | 10.8740 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,454 | 10.8707 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 16,660 | 10.8527 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 17,980 | 10.8771 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 19,990 | 10.8499 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 23,502 | 10.8706 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 35,835 | 10.8689 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 45,509 | 10.8850 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 64,199 | 10.8680 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 137,451 | 10.8612 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 10.8550 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 337 | 10.8675 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 482 | 10.8400 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 482 | 10.8450 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 482 | 10.9050 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 534 | 10.8950 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ADR | Sale | 542 | 17.0352 USD | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 550 | 10.9000 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 642 | 10.8425 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 642 | 10.8625 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,294 | 10.8500 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,413 | 10.8700 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,662 | 10.8900 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,882 | 10.8671 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,693 | 10.8790 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,187 | 10.8590 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,033 | 10.8776 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,041 | 10.8527 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,475 | 10.8553 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,500 | 10.8636 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,998 | 10.8650 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ADR | Sale | 8,200 | 17.0778 USD | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,310 | 10.8667 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,870 | 10.8589 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,019 | 10.8574 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 22,185 | 10.8549 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 53,859 | 10.8826 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 57,000 | 10.8603 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 58,361 | 10.8850 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 58,800 | 10.8694 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 78,716 | 10.8599 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 100,503 | 10.8404 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 | 271 | 10.8762 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 8,195 | 10.8787 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 42,153 | 10.8552 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 58,800 | 10.8694 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 78,716 | 10.8600 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 88,251 | 10.8348 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 290 | 10.8614 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 684 | 10.8381 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 775 | 10.8858 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 4,100 | 10.8849 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 4,198 | 10.8463 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 4,400 | 10.8700 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 9,267 | 10.8653 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 14,230 | 10.8517 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 15,774 | 10.8635 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 47,088 | 10.8678 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 32,012 | 10.8852 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 92,723 | 10.8542 GBP | |||||||||||
| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||||||||||
| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option | ||||||||
| of | description | purchasing, | of | price | date | money | |||||||||
| relevant | selling, | securities | per unit | paid/ | |||||||||||
| security | varying etc | to which | received | ||||||||||||
| option | per unit | ||||||||||||||
| relates | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Exercising | ||||||||||||||
| Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||||||||||
| security | securities | unit | |||||||||||||
| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | ||||||||||||||
| Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||||||||||
| security | applicable) | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | Indemnity and other dealings 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: | |||||||||||||||
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| NONE | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Attachments | ||||||||||||||
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | YES | ||||||||||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 5 Aug 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Contact name: | RAJESH MUTHANNA | ||||||||||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3555 4634 | ||||||||||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS) | |||||||||||||||
| DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE 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. | OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES | ||||||||||||||
| 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: | |||||||||||||||
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