9th Dec 2015 10:38
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: | 07 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: | 32,215,556 | 0.94% | 27,402,596 | 0.80% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 8,443,643 | 0.25% | 20,305,693 | 0.59% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 500,000 | 0.01% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 40,659,199 | 1.19% | 48,208,289 | 1.41% | |||||||
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 | 9.9885 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 41 | 9.9823 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 59 | 10.2450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 178 | 9.9900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 238 | 10.2172 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 300 | 9.8790 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 318 | 9.8605 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 453 | 9.9915 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 521 | 9.9865 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 571 | 9.9840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 598 | 9.9910 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 628 | 10.1950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 647 | 9.9932 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 716 | 9.9700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,001 | 9.9810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,233 | 10.1600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,277 | 9.9960 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,321 | 9.8580 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,364 | 9.9920 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,490 | 9.9890 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,530 | 9.9930 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,621 | 10.0750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,861 | 10.1718 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,000 | 9.8610 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,300 | 9.9822 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,374 | 9.9522 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,389 | 9.9950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,570 | 9.9955 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,372 | 9.9509 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,142 | 10.0671 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,147 | 9.9945 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,370 | 9.9874 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,171 | 9.8332 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,499 | 10.0139 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,418 | 9.9935 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,986 | 9.9940 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,212 | 9.9582 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,331 | 9.8310 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,499 | 9.9844 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,526 | 9.9904 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 30,204 | 14.7715 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 40,090 | 9.9301 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 73,610 | 9.9744 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 262,257 | 9.8357 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15 | 9.9885 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 59 | 10.2450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 178 | 9.9900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 318 | 9.8605 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 453 | 9.9915 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 521 | 9.9865 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 571 | 9.9840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 598 | 9.9910 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 628 | 10.1950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 682 | 9.9920 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 716 | 9.9700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 780 | 10.0868 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 904 | 9.8463 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,001 | 9.9810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,207 | 9.9604 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,233 | 10.1600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,244 | 9.9534 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,277 | 9.9960 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,300 | 10.0700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,321 | 9.8580 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,490 | 9.9890 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,530 | 9.9930 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,861 | 10.1718 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,000 | 9.8610 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,165 | 10.0295 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,389 | 9.9950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,570 | 9.9955 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,242 | 10.0750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,922 | 9.9713 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,057 | 9.9935 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,147 | 9.9945 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,496 | 9.9587 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,986 | 9.9940 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,175 | 9.8356 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,943 | 9.9538 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,700 | 9.9768 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,986 | 9.9490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,088 | 9.9902 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 24,268 | 9.8310 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 30,204 | 14.7715 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 36,583 | 9.9842 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 40,242 | 10.0368 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 50,000 | 9.9887 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 93,423 | 10.0094 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 218,551 | 9.9804 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 | 900 | 10.1289 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 904 | 9.8463 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,100 | 9.8261 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 7,518 | 10.0829 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 15,102 | 9.8390 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 12,025 | 10.1939 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 26,386 | 10.0057 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 70,676 | 10.0705 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 257,092 | 9.9668 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 5,142 | 10.0670 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 10,126 | 9.9796 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 19,513 | 9.8310 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 26,390 | 10.0188 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: | 9 Dec 2015 | ||
| Contact name: | Rajesh Muthanna | ||
| 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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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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