26th Jan 2016 13:57
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: | 25 January 2016 | |||
| (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: | 29,083,178 | 0.85% | 18,817,981 | 0.55% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 3,395,985 | 0.10% | 17,958,409 | 0.53% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 400,000 | 0.01% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 32,479,013 | 0.95% | 37,176,390 | 1.09% | |||||||
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 | 14 | 9.7270 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 9.7659 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 146 | 9.7300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 150 | 9.7220 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 152 | 9.7890 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 153 | 9.7980 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 157 | 9.7570 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 160 | 9.7510 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.7390 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.8080 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.7470 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.7490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.7520 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.7540 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.7550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.7965 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.7960 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.7930 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.7910 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.7880 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.8140 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.8150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.7330 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.7315 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.7305 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.7260 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.7840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.8160 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.7210 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 200 | 13.8900 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 300 | 9.7760 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 309 | 9.7675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 309 | 9.7810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 323 | 9.8490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 324 | 9.7720 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 330 | 9.8230 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 341 | 9.7400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 366 | 9.8020 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 366 | 9.7350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 493 | 9.7340 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 9.7710 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 514 | 9.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 549 | 9.7990 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 599 | 9.7649 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 600 | 9.7420 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,238 | 9.7577 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,948 | 9.8170 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,000 | 9.7926 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,723 | 9.7867 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,174 | 9.7799 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,778 | 9.7674 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,042 | 9.7865 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18,228 | 9.8039 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 26,299 | 9.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 152,567 | 9.7829 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 153,755 | 9.7845 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 192,081 | 9.7848 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,207,285 | 9.7855 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 55 | 9.7498 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 146 | 9.7300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 150 | 9.7220 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 152 | 9.7890 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 153 | 9.7865 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 153 | 9.7980 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 157 | 9.7570 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 160 | 9.7510 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.7520 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.7540 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.8160 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.7840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.7880 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.7910 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.7930 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.7960 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.7965 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.8080 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.8140 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.8150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.7490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.7470 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.7390 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.7330 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.7315 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.7305 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.7260 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.7210 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 9.7550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 200 | 9.7670 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 200 | 13.8900 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 300 | 9.7760 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 300 | 9.7420 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 309 | 9.7675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 309 | 9.7810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 323 | 9.8490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 324 | 9.7720 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 330 | 9.8230 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 341 | 9.7400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 366 | 9.8020 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 366 | 9.7350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 394 | 9.8590 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 493 | 9.7340 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 9.7710 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 514 | 9.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 549 | 9.7990 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 588 | 9.7516 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 609 | 9.8299 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 940 | 9.7654 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,147 | 9.7932 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,635 | 9.7270 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,863 | 9.7348 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,572 | 9.7552 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,755 | 9.7723 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,630 | 9.8149 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,420 | 9.7824 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,602 | 9.8075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,052 | 9.8161 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,910 | 9.7806 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 18,055 | 9.7773 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 22,093 | 9.8170 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 30,234 | 9.8002 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 39,615 | 9.7709 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 44,930 | 9.7884 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 290,433 | 9.7889 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 323,128 | 9.7829 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 531,750 | 9.7842 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 | 55 | 9.7498 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 836 | 9.7347 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,599 | 9.8236 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 10,884 | 9.7716 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 19,739 | 9.7746 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 28,035 | 9.8118 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 30,880 | 9.7668 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 15,813 | 9.7834 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 100 | 9.7539 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 100 | 9.7659 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,600 | 9.7678 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,399 | 9.7910 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,507 | 9.7545 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 6,265 | 9.7490 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 18,228 | 9.8039 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 19,744 | 9.7520 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 496,993 | 9.7875 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: | 26 Jan 2016 | ||
| 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 | -400,000 | 9.2000 | European | 15 Apr 2016 |
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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