23rd Jun 2015 14:18
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: | 22 June 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: | 24,406,143 | 0.71% | 17,544,973 | 0.51% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,092,215 | 0.18% | 10,094,350 | 0.30% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 1,750,000 | 0.05% | 1,000,000 | 0.03% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 32,248,358 | 0.94% | 28,639,323 | 0.84% | |||||||
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 | 2 | 10.9205 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11 | 10.9440 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 82 | 10.9548 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 230 | 17.3026 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 342 | 10.9355 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 496 | 10.9089 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 720 | 10.9481 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 796 | 10.9700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 855 | 10.9075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,274 | 10.9420 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 1,400 | 17.3200 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,960 | 10.9382 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,651 | 10.9625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,123 | 10.9475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,258 | 10.9650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,667 | 10.9275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,741 | 10.9225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,481 | 10.9000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,807 | 10.9675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,860 | 10.9175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,107 | 10.9575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,393 | 10.9525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,050 | 10.9550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,205 | 10.9150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,458 | 10.9600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,202 | 10.9362 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,469 | 10.9050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,774 | 10.9450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,269 | 10.9425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18,456 | 10.9387 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 23,466 | 10.9400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 23,957 | 10.9375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 28,863 | 10.9340 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 29,961 | 10.9453 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 32,126 | 10.9325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 33,015 | 10.9399 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 33,230 | 10.9250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 33,908 | 10.9200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 36,238 | 10.9350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 38,558 | 10.9500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 40,144 | 10.9493 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 50,351 | 10.9462 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100,895 | 10.9300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 115,986 | 10.9482 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 119,456 | 10.9343 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 167,728 | 10.9489 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 173,625 | 10.9505 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 257,858 | 10.9449 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 384,568 | 10.9478 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 424,135 | 10.9100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,137,203 | 10.9305 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2 | 10.9205 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11 | 10.9440 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 230 | 17.3026 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 250 | 10.9270 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 342 | 10.9355 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 470 | 10.9568 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 511 | 10.9407 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 570 | 10.9230 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 758 | 10.9302 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 796 | 10.9700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 855 | 10.9075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,274 | 10.9420 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 1,400 | 17.3200 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,459 | 10.9625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,123 | 10.9475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,258 | 10.9650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,667 | 10.9275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,741 | 10.9225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,316 | 10.9307 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,481 | 10.9000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,807 | 10.9675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,860 | 10.9175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,607 | 10.9436 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,682 | 10.9311 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,107 | 10.9575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,215 | 10.9100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,050 | 10.9550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,175 | 10.9403 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,205 | 10.9150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,458 | 10.9600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,237 | 10.9158 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,469 | 10.9050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,774 | 10.9450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,269 | 10.9425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,898 | 10.9303 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,200 | 10.9368 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 22,219 | 10.9308 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 23,110 | 10.9306 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 23,466 | 10.9400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 24,342 | 10.9170 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 26,635 | 10.9146 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 31,006 | 10.9414 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 32,126 | 10.9325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 33,230 | 10.9250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 33,908 | 10.9200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 35,769 | 10.9369 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 36,238 | 10.9350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 38,558 | 10.9500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 40,578 | 10.9148 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 49,422 | 10.9292 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 73,393 | 10.9525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 93,358 | 10.9330 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 102,465 | 10.9305 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 107,008 | 10.9274 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 111,875 | 10.9281 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 116,004 | 10.9445 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 125,416 | 10.9375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 291,450 | 10.9300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 615,627 | 10.9312 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,849,720 | 10.9496 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 | 100 | 10.9292 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 600 | 10.9457 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 3,871 | 10.9512 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5,316 | 10.9307 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 26,245 | 10.9346 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 38,852 | 10.9385 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 63,207 | 10.9410 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 116,004 | 10.9445 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 82 | 10.9548 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 700 | 10.9309 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 720 | 10.9481 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,041 | 10.9249 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 9,223 | 10.9363 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 10,786 | 10.9345 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 11,040 | 10.9453 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 38,903 | 10.9289 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 49,243 | 10.9310 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 56,113 | 10.9422 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: | 23 Jun 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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