27th 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: | 24 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: | 24,592,402 | 0.72% | 21,357,306 | 0.63% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,709,503 | 0.20% | 9,741,367 | 0.29% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 1,000,000 | 0.03% | 1,000,000 | 0.03% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 32,301,905 | 0.95% | 32,098,673 | 0.94% | |||||||
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 | 10.4150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1 | 10.4225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8 | 10.3625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 153 | 10.5100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 175 | 10.3425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 178 | 10.5200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 334 | 10.3750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 349 | 10.3525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 349 | 10.3850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 354 | 10.3950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 455 | 10.5650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 478 | 10.5325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 556 | 10.5050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 643 | 10.4775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 643 | 10.4975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 699 | 10.4250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 772 | 10.4400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 804 | 10.3875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 804 | 10.3955 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 815 | 10.5150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 926 | 10.3725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 927 | 10.5000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,036 | 10.4008 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,041 | 10.4950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,158 | 10.4000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,223 | 10.5300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,270 | 10.3675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,484 | 10.4821 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,680 | 10.5250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,736 | 10.3952 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,907 | 10.5350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,150 | 10.5400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,196 | 10.4709 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,743 | 10.3581 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,058 | 10.3602 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,763 | 10.3691 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,896 | 10.3650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,353 | 10.3450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,662 | 10.3858 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,024 | 10.3500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,032 | 10.3600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,966 | 10.4320 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,813 | 10.4264 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,393 | 10.4200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 17,165 | 10.3700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 17,265 | 10.4456 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 27,010 | 10.3818 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 30,702 | 10.5453 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 32,566 | 10.4015 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 35,338 | 10.4357 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 61,403 | 10.5421 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 61,404 | 10.3728 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 64,368 | 10.3862 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 88,101 | 10.3794 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 110,680 | 10.3711 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 230,606 | 10.3550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 10.4150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 10.4225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 153 | 10.5100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 175 | 10.3425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 178 | 10.5200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 239 | 10.5325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 334 | 10.3750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 349 | 10.3525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 349 | 10.3850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 354 | 10.3950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 455 | 10.5650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 556 | 10.5050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 643 | 10.4775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 643 | 10.4975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 699 | 10.4250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 772 | 10.4400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 804 | 10.3875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 804 | 10.3955 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 815 | 10.5150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 926 | 10.3725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,013 | 10.3765 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,041 | 10.4950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,223 | 10.5300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,270 | 10.3675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,297 | 10.4918 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,596 | 10.3641 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,680 | 10.5250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,907 | 10.5350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,928 | 10.4500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,150 | 10.5400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,316 | 10.4000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,402 | 10.4087 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,610 | 10.4190 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,611 | 10.3500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,807 | 10.4200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,120 | 10.5049 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,896 | 10.3650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,353 | 10.3450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,988 | 10.3809 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,032 | 10.3600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,081 | 10.4044 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,814 | 10.3915 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,397 | 10.3937 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,428 | 10.4069 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,610 | 10.4061 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,387 | 10.3625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,754 | 10.3899 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,143 | 10.3837 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,165 | 10.3700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,405 | 10.5188 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 23,901 | 10.3715 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 25,060 | 10.3780 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 54,185 | 10.3550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 69,927 | 10.5000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 112,955 | 10.3764 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 154,077 | 10.4137 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 | 2,000 | 10.3744 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 5,120 | 10.5049 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 7,300 | 10.3938 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 10,799 | 10.4744 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 18,673 | 10.4006 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 29,676 | 10.4394 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 138,110 | 10.3992 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 132 | 10.3529 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 620 | 10.4638 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 629 | 10.4301 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 984 | 10.3577 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,036 | 10.4008 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,484 | 10.4822 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 7,179 | 10.4902 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 7,486 | 10.4879 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 12,230 | 10.3730 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 28/08/2016 | Short | 30,702 | 10.5453 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 38,717 | 10.4409 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 28/08/2016 | Short | 61,403 | 10.5421 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 28/08/2016 | Short | 61,404 | 10.3728 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: | 27 Jul 2015 | ||
| Contact name: | Rajesh Muthanna | ||
| Telephone number: | 020 3555 4634 |
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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