11th May 2015 14:20
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: | 8 May 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: | 24,536,094 | 0.72% | 12,046,876 | 0.35% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,104,191 | 0.18% | 6,531,738 | 0.19% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 30,639,823 | 0.90% | 18,578,614 | 0.54% | |||||||
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 | 100 | 11.8170 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 312 | 11.8100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 332 | 11.8625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 364 | 11.8925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 400 | 11.8268 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 404 | 11.8225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 555 | 11.8325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 625 | 11.8825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 803 | 11.8575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 805 | 11.8975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 819 | 11.8475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 943 | 11.8525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 947 | 11.8250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 976 | 11.8725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,000 | 11.8375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,104 | 11.8425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,198 | 11.8000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,210 | 11.8750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,220 | 11.8050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,503 | 11.8350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,590 | 11.8391 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,595 | 11.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,889 | 11.8771 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,908 | 11.8400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,095 | 11.8200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,211 | 11.8384 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,268 | 11.8650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,485 | 11.8300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,860 | 11.8600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,866 | 11.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,104 | 11.8663 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,137 | 11.8850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,449 | 11.8800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,266 | 11.8700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,282 | 11.8450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,761 | 11.8550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,148 | 11.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,165 | 11.8736 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,308 | 11.9000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,376 | 11.8866 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,578 | 11.8500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,700 | 11.8229 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,038 | 11.8900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,406 | 11.8916 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,921 | 11.8794 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,281 | 11.8778 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,518 | 11.8950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 16,311 | 11.8792 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 22,000 | 18.3155 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 30,010 | 11.8603 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 32,282 | 11.8544 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 32,495 | 11.8760 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 37,498 | 11.9050 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 41,952 | 18.3294 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 93,763 | 11.8459 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 140,003 | 11.8609 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 350,000 | 11.8288 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 355,426 | 11.8538 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 38 | 11.8756 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 11.8170 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 123 | 11.8770 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 137 | 11.8520 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 162 | 11.8066 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 312 | 11.8100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 332 | 11.8625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 335 | 11.8966 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 358 | 11.9008 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 364 | 11.8925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 376 | 11.8531 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 404 | 11.8225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 555 | 11.8325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 625 | 11.8825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 664 | 11.8525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 803 | 11.8575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 805 | 11.8975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 819 | 11.8475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 947 | 11.8250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 976 | 11.8725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,000 | 11.8375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,104 | 11.8425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,198 | 11.8000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,210 | 11.8750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,220 | 11.8050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,503 | 11.8350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,595 | 11.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,908 | 11.8400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,095 | 11.8200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,268 | 11.8650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,485 | 11.8300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,860 | 11.8600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,866 | 11.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,888 | 11.8563 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,116 | 11.8257 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,137 | 11.8850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,219 | 11.8637 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,293 | 11.8450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,449 | 11.8800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,691 | 11.8749 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,640 | 11.8700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,761 | 11.8550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,148 | 11.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,308 | 11.9000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,316 | 11.8748 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,578 | 11.8500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,917 | 11.8627 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,685 | 11.8900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,518 | 11.8950 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 22,000 | 18.3155 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 26,521 | 11.8443 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 35,260 | 11.8553 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 36,998 | 11.8580 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 37,750 | 11.8486 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 41,952 | 18.3294 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 43,794 | 11.9050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 44,856 | 11.8895 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 50,869 | 11.8348 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 68,959 | 11.8574 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 97,181 | 11.8292 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100,234 | 11.8980 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 169,736 | 11.8636 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 188,579 | 11.8299 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 | 987 | 11.8358 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 3,663 | 11.8474 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 14,623 | 11.8296 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 20,976 | 11.8639 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 23,337 | 11.8671 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 28,566 | 11.8253 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 32,569 | 11.8731 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 126,868 | 11.8925 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 155,545 | 11.8540 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 36 | 11.8502 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 900 | 11.7750 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 3,104 | 11.8662 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 7,507 | 11.8581 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 15,586 | 11.8646 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 10,661 | 11.8306 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 23,236 | 11.8483 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 70,006 | 11.8568 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 192,925 | 11.8558 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 308,160 | 11.8543 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? | NO | |
| Date of disclosure: | 11 May 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.
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