9th Jul 2015 14:08
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: | 8 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: | 24,050,973 | 0.70% | 20,145,482 | 0.59% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,628,396 | 0.19% | 9,666,972 | 0.28% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 1,750,000 | 0.05% | 1,000,000 | 0.03% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 32,429,369 | 0.95% | 30,812,454 | 0.90% | |||||||
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 | 1 | 10.5150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1 | 10.5225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 93 | 10.4750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 10.6200 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 100 | 16.4100 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 137 | 10.5925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 186 | 10.4550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 466 | 10.4925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 10.6050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 642 | 10.4975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 646 | 10.4450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 673 | 10.5100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 673 | 10.5275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 722 | 10.5625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 770 | 10.5200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,073 | 10.6000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,189 | 10.4650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,426 | 10.5930 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,511 | 10.5050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,813 | 10.5875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,862 | 10.5700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,886 | 10.5729 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,946 | 10.5825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,006 | 10.4895 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,672 | 10.5500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,883 | 10.5250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,996 | 10.5950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,040 | 10.5850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,089 | 10.5650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,732 | 10.5000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,766 | 10.5550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,348 | 10.5381 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,453 | 10.5750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,566 | 10.5600 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 8,950 | 16.2996 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,178 | 10.5634 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,465 | 10.5769 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 24,711 | 10.5248 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 27,475 | 10.5800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 46,825 | 10.5312 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 64,185 | 10.5794 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 141,472 | 10.5563 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 472,093 | 10.5576 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 782,172 | 10.5748 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 10.5150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 10.5225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 37 | 10.5573 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 93 | 10.4750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 10.6200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 137 | 10.5925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 186 | 10.4550 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 200 | 16.4100 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 323 | 10.5640 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 466 | 10.4925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 10.5720 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 10.6050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 642 | 10.4975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 673 | 10.5100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 673 | 10.5275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 722 | 10.5625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 800 | 10.4186 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 863 | 10.5200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,073 | 10.6000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,189 | 10.4650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,511 | 10.5050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,600 | 10.5705 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,701 | 10.4718 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,813 | 10.5875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,862 | 10.5700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,676 | 10.5560 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,946 | 10.5825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,009 | 10.5621 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,041 | 10.5735 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,089 | 10.5428 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 4,475 | 16.2996 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,702 | 10.5936 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,010 | 10.5652 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,040 | 10.5850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,089 | 10.5650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,524 | 10.5692 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,732 | 10.5000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,766 | 10.5550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,428 | 10.5673 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,566 | 10.5600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,778 | 10.5950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,858 | 10.5854 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,000 | 10.5250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,168 | 10.5750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,000 | 10.4450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,194 | 10.5210 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,673 | 10.5500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,842 | 10.5585 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 26,118 | 10.5259 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 27,475 | 10.5800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 27,546 | 10.5611 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 55,793 | 10.5603 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 126,852 | 10.5567 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 131,573 | 10.5636 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 289,435 | 10.3650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 295,950 | 10.5767 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 494,491 | 10.5679 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 | 4,285 | 10.5886 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4,475 | 10.5816 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5,524 | 10.5692 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 8,019 | 10.5630 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 13,878 | 10.5190 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 39,275 | 10.5427 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 100 | 10.6208 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 476 | 10.5924 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,700 | 10.6010 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 9,381 | 10.5752 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 14,657 | 10.5367 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 37,465 | 10.5296 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 42,842 | 10.5588 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 85,358 | 10.5351 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 87,490 | 10.5855 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: | 9 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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