2nd Nov 2015 14:37
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 October 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: | 28,707,231 | 0.84% | 26,065,742 | 0.76% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,677,162 | 0.20% | 17,292,486 | 0.51% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 35,384,393 | 1.04% | 43,358,228 | 1.27% | |||||||
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 | 349 | 10.3250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 515 | 10.2900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 563 | 10.2950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 665 | 10.2825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 681 | 10.3300 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 700 | 15.9757 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 716 | 10.3053 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 970 | 10.2850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 975 | 10.3100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,568 | 10.2800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,974 | 10.2955 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,202 | 10.2904 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,724 | 10.3087 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,220 | 10.3019 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,219 | 10.2889 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,290 | 10.2700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,523 | 10.3000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,729 | 10.2808 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 9,246 | 15.9876 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,858 | 10.2871 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,863 | 10.2948 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,553 | 10.2853 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 19,399 | 10.2973 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 24,501 | 10.2980 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 41,247 | 10.2592 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 44,214 | 10.2949 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 51,509 | 10.2500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 76,192 | 10.2979 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14 | 10.2984 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 349 | 10.3250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 430 | 10.2955 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 446 | 10.2987 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 470 | 10.2816 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 515 | 10.2900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 665 | 10.2825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 681 | 10.3300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 687 | 10.2800 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 700 | 15.9757 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 726 | 10.2950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 823 | 10.2988 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 975 | 10.3100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,070 | 10.3068 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,374 | 10.2700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,478 | 10.2858 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,520 | 10.2850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,208 | 10.2875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,523 | 10.3000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,869 | 10.2942 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,052 | 10.2841 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 9,246 | 15.9876 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,000 | 10.3247 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,526 | 10.2909 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 31,156 | 10.2977 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 57,373 | 10.2509 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 96,373 | 10.2506 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 120,914 | 10.2500 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 | 350 | 10.2670 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 712 | 10.2834 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 2,155 | 10.2843 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,224 | 10.2817 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 6,500 | 10.2555 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 56,588 | 10.2957 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,100 | 10.3034 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 3,733 | 10.3002 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 3,914 | 10.3175 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 4,623 | 10.2637 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 7,729 | 10.2808 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 03/05/2017 | Short | 25,500 | 10.2782 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 34,620 | 10.3015 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 56,527 | 10.2918 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 53,353 | 10.3019 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: |
| 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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
| any derivative is referenced: |
| NONE |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | |
| Date of disclosure: | 2 Nov 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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