25th Jan 2016 14:51
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 interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. | ||
| (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | BG GROUP PLC | |
| (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: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 22 Jan 2016 | |
| (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A” | YES 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: | 30,128,288 | 0.88% | 20,273,891 | 0.59% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 3,896,193 | 0.11% | 18,018,522 | 0.53% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 400,000 | 0.01% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 34,024,481 | 1.00% | 38,692,413 | 1.13% |
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 | 198 | 9.5900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 230 | 9.8065 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 282 | 9.8560 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 300 | 9.8350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 318 | 9.8060 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 318 | 9.8090 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 400 | 9.8030 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 400 | 9.8160 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 408 | 9.8305 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 433 | 9.8490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 436 | 9.6324 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 448 | 9.7820 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 461 | 9.8085 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 9.7840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 600 | 9.7970 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 709 | 9.8295 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 831 | 9.7290 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 925 | 9.8262 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,000 | 9.8180 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,544 | 9.8083 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,790 | 9.8135 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,542 | 9.8197 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,779 | 9.7712 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,877 | 9.7990 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,007 | 9.7831 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,960 | 9.7906 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,493 | 9.8245 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 16,816 | 9.8222 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 17,200 | 14.0303 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 17,500 | 9.7280 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18,341 | 9.8211 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 24,832 | 9.7929 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 33,537 | 9.7532 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 142,563 | 9.8020 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 924,441 | 9.8016 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 146 | 9.8240 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 198 | 9.5900 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 203 | 14.0800 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 230 | 9.8065 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 282 | 9.8560 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 300 | 9.8350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 318 | 9.8090 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 318 | 9.8060 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 400 | 9.8010 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 400 | 9.8160 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 400 | 9.8030 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 408 | 9.8305 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 433 | 9.8490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 448 | 9.7820 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 461 | 9.8085 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 9.7840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 9.8180 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 600 | 9.5981 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 709 | 9.8295 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 831 | 9.7290 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 984 | 9.7970 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,000 | 9.7402 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,014 | 9.8000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,433 | 9.7294 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,941 | 9.7988 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,498 | 9.8004 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,324 | 9.8012 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,760 | 9.7890 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,265 | 9.7876 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,638 | 9.7737 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 17,200 | 14.0303 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,505 | 9.8092 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 20,533 | 9.8067 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,171 | 9.7838 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,319 | 9.8020 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 29,086 | 9.7990 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 31,013 | 9.7955 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 33,086 | 9.7503 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 39,405 | 9.8035 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 40,965 | 9.7663 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 52,574 | 9.7833 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 81,520 | 9.8048 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 91,441 | 9.8017 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 696,669 | 9.8009 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 | 2,137 | 9.8039 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 5,494 | 9.7978 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 7,239 | 9.7634 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 7,500 | 9.5893 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 7,500 | 9.5941 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 20,731 | 9.8116 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 31,096 | 9.7746 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 49,463 | 9.7851 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 4,226 | 9.8415 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 5,000 | 9.7838 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 5,000 | 9.7848 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 6,706 | 9.7074 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 8,600 | 9.7998 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 11,700 | 9.7880 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 13,000 | 9.7909 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 52,704 | 9.7960 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: | 25 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.
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
| Full name of person making disclosure: | Barclays PLC. | ||
| Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates: | BG GROUP PLC |
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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