6th Jan 2016 16:04
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: | 05 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: | 29,582,833 | 0.87% | 19,977,634 | 0.58% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 3,738,162 | 0.11% | 17,923,087 | 0.52% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 475,000 | 0.01% | 500,000 | 0.01% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 33,795,995 | 0.99% | 38,400,721 | 1.12% | |||||||
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 | ||||||
| ADR | Purchase | 35 | 14.3100 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 45 | 9.7895 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 9.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 150 | 9.8040 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 153 | 9.8210 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 173 | 9.8020 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 178 | 9.8050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 192 | 9.8790 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 200 | 14.2800 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 262 | 9.7874 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 269 | 9.8115 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 289 | 9.7717 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 298 | 9.7940 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 307 | 9.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 307 | 9.9240 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 337 | 9.8005 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 430 | 9.7710 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 463 | 9.7985 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 504 | 9.8060 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 518 | 9.8330 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 702 | 9.8140 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 815 | 9.8270 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 922 | 9.7995 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,720 | 9.8023 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,946 | 9.8224 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,084 | 9.8510 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,805 | 9.8744 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 9,400 | 14.3463 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,762 | 9.8717 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,146 | 9.8045 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18,441 | 9.8598 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 21,517 | 9.8225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 24,528 | 9.8206 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 32,662 | 9.8103 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 33,744 | 9.8727 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 73,351 | 9.8112 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 323,717 | 9.9030 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 35 | 14.3100 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 45 | 9.7895 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 150 | 9.8040 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 153 | 9.8210 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 155 | 9.8045 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 173 | 9.8020 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 178 | 9.8050 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 200 | 14.2800 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 269 | 9.8115 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 307 | 9.9240 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 307 | 9.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 337 | 9.8005 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 384 | 9.8790 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 9.8252 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 504 | 9.8060 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 596 | 9.7940 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 702 | 9.8140 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 815 | 9.8270 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 922 | 9.7995 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,265 | 9.8041 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,515 | 9.7710 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,950 | 9.7834 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,723 | 9.7842 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,348 | 9.8396 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,819 | 9.8820 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,047 | 9.7876 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 9,400 | 14.3463 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,783 | 9.8403 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,788 | 9.8348 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,769 | 9.9014 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 20,121 | 9.8349 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 20,654 | 9.8878 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 23,047 | 9.7978 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 23,482 | 9.8497 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 25,862 | 9.8222 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 31,053 | 9.8454 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 31,696 | 9.8430 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 47,048 | 9.8551 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 52,953 | 9.8695 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 106,977 | 9.7770 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 | 94 | 9.8069 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 2,391 | 9.8380 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 4,723 | 9.7842 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 10,194 | 9.8800 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 20,502 | 9.7986 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 23,047 | 9.7978 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 32,300 | 9.8068 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 17,338 | 9.8167 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 24,294 | 9.8580 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 289 | 9.7717 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 4,600 | 9.8158 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 7,927 | 9.8540 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 9,438 | 9.9016 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 10,227 | 9.8367 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 11,659 | 9.7936 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 12,869 | 9.8451 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 45,673 | 9.7740 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 33,494 | 9.8823 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: | 6 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
| 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 | Call Options | Purchased | 475,000 | 10.8500 | European | 15 Jan 2016 | |||||||
| ORD | Call Options | Written | -500,000 | 1100.0000 | American | 15 Jan 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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