10th Aug 2015 14:56
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: | 7 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
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: | 26,520,617 | 0.78% | 22,146,850 | 0.65% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,710,432 | 0.20% | 11,919,056 | 0.35% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 1,000,000 | 0.03% | 1,000,000 | 0.03% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 34,231,049 | 1.00% | 35,065,906 | 1.03% | |||||||
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 | 15 | 11.1186 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 123 | 11.1613 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 346 | 11.1575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 477 | 11.1675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 602 | 11.1825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 631 | 11.1188 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 646 | 11.1700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 985 | 11.1750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,064 | 11.1850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,240 | 11.0850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,412 | 11.1275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,523 | 11.1600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,598 | 11.1650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,640 | 11.1800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,814 | 11.1350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,057 | 11.1448 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,113 | 11.1400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,598 | 11.1450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,682 | 11.1500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,781 | 11.1200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,530 | 11.1300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,596 | 11.1150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,115 | 11.1405 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,247 | 11.1250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,487 | 11.1368 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,436 | 11.1113 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,000 | 11.1170 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 22,998 | 11.1401 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 23,673 | 11.1384 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 27,793 | 11.1162 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 106,606 | 17.2974 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 150,000 | 11.1297 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 186,536 | 11.1127 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 45 | 11.1656 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 92 | 11.1362 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 128 | 11.1364 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 167 | 11.1269 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 180 | 11.1125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 200 | 11.1618 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 346 | 11.1575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 353 | 11.1550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 477 | 11.1675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 602 | 11.1825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 620 | 11.0850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 646 | 11.1700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 969 | 11.1116 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 985 | 11.1750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,064 | 11.1850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,523 | 11.1600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,598 | 11.1650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,640 | 11.1800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,814 | 11.1350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,113 | 11.1400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,318 | 11.1450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,347 | 11.1216 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,509 | 11.1315 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,730 | 11.1195 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,750 | 11.0190 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,213 | 11.1347 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,266 | 11.1465 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,907 | 11.1300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,185 | 11.1500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,312 | 11.1469 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,498 | 11.1200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,952 | 11.1253 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,617 | 11.1150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,744 | 11.1250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,676 | 11.1693 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,153 | 11.1207 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,738 | 11.1275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 36,637 | 11.0950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 50,920 | 11.1367 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 106,606 | 17.2974 USD |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3 | 11.1433 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 12 | 11.1333 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 180 | 11.1125 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 969 | 11.1116 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,401 | 11.1453 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4,304 | 11.1092 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5,780 | 11.1436 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 9,312 | 11.1469 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 23,821 | 11.1486 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 23,821 | 11.1486 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 38,076 | 11.1287 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 362 | 11.1161 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 395 | 11.1352 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 16,913 | 11.1268 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 22,824 | 11.1053 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 53,304 | 11.1198 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 67,160 | 11.1545 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 114,856 | 11.0948 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 150,000 | 11.1297 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: | 10 Aug 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 | 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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