31st Dec 2015 11:45
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: | 30 December 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: | 35,526,565 | 1.04% | 26,167,449 | 0.77% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,896,740 | 0.21% | 20,887,000 | 0.61% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 475,000 | 0.01% | 500,000 | 0.01% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 42,898,305 | 1.26% | 47,554,449 | 1.39% | |||||||
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 | 104 | 14.6600 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 322 | 9.9400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 377 | 9.9850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 389 | 9.9810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 419 | 9.9410 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 487 | 9.9780 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 490 | 9.9800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 519 | 9.9070 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 519 | 9.9390 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 519 | 9.9370 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 520 | 9.9080 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 520 | 9.9350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 524 | 9.9689 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 530 | 9.9730 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 576 | 9.9770 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 580 | 9.9750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 603 | 9.9380 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 930 | 9.9090 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 974 | 9.9300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,304 | 9.9100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,318 | 9.9310 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,432 | 9.9650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,547 | 9.9360 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,885 | 9.9140 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,130 | 9.9290 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,476 | 9.9170 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,477 | 9.9180 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,183 | 9.9280 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,228 | 9.9110 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,908 | 9.9226 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,910 | 9.9320 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,113 | 9.9160 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,310 | 9.9150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,397 | 9.9260 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,916 | 9.9240 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,972 | 9.9120 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,060 | 9.9220 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,618 | 9.9130 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,138 | 9.9250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,243 | 9.9190 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,773 | 9.9330 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,027 | 9.9270 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,426 | 9.9200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,027 | 9.9959 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,246 | 9.9319 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,880 | 9.9210 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,534 | 9.9285 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,863 | 9.9257 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,570 | 9.9230 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,694 | 9.9340 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 17,610 | 9.9613 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 21,000 | 14.6576 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 22,566 | 9.9506 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 26,086 | 9.9246 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 34,024 | 9.9249 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 60,428 | 9.9622 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 89,648 | 9.9242 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 167,233 | 9.9199 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 490,000 | 9.9177 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 104 | 14.6600 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 377 | 9.9850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 389 | 9.9810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 487 | 9.9780 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 490 | 9.9800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 519 | 9.9370 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 519 | 9.9070 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 519 | 9.9390 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 520 | 9.9080 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 520 | 9.9350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 530 | 9.9730 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 576 | 9.9770 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 580 | 9.9750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 603 | 9.9380 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 750 | 9.9773 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 930 | 9.9090 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,304 | 9.9100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,318 | 9.9310 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,547 | 9.9360 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,620 | 9.9300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,885 | 9.9140 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,130 | 9.9290 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,476 | 9.9170 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,477 | 9.9180 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,044 | 9.9337 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,183 | 9.9280 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,228 | 9.9110 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,479 | 9.9645 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,910 | 9.9320 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,040 | 9.9187 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,397 | 9.9260 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,916 | 9.9240 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,972 | 9.9120 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,060 | 9.9220 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,618 | 9.9130 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,138 | 9.9250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,243 | 9.9190 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,250 | 9.9330 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,426 | 9.9200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,401 | 9.9778 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,991 | 9.9751 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,880 | 9.9210 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,592 | 9.9136 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,453 | 9.9478 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,570 | 9.9230 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,694 | 9.9340 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,391 | 9.9388 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 21,000 | 14.6576 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 34,014 | 9.9163 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 76,859 | 9.9270 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 81,934 | 9.9160 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 83,046 | 9.9150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 127,177 | 9.9155 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500,000 | 9.9399 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 | 52 | 9.9221 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,123 | 9.9302 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,640 | 9.9261 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3,100 | 9.9226 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 3,479 | 9.9645 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 7,158 | 9.9534 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 29,302 | 9.9166 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 61,468 | 9.9362 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 100 | 9.9671 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,329 | 9.9258 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,865 | 9.9273 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,964 | 9.9412 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 3,908 | 9.9226 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 10,500 | 9.8986 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 22,231 | 9.9676 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 70,606 | 9.9745 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: | 31 Dec 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.
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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