13th Apr 2015 15:11
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: | 10 April 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: | 23,209,072 | 0.68% | 12,460,698 | 0.36% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 5,475,047 | 0.16% | 5,565,792 | 0.16% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 28,684,119 | 0.84% | 18,026,490 | 0.53% | |||||||
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 | 1 | 11.6175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5 | 11.6025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 129 | 11.7350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 166 | 11.6825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 262 | 11.7075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 337 | 11.6125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 409 | 11.5725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 475 | 11.6510 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 475 | 11.6625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 475 | 11.6680 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 475 | 11.6975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 476 | 11.6225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 478 | 11.6275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 598 | 11.5925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 620 | 11.6650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 751 | 11.6075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 893 | 11.5975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 950 | 11.6375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 950 | 11.6725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 958 | 11.5550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,085 | 11.6525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,198 | 11.6775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,284 | 11.7300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,297 | 11.6425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,347 | 11.7250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,506 | 11.5750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,724 | 11.6945 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,804 | 11.6875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,885 | 11.6880 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,079 | 11.6325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,079 | 11.7025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,171 | 11.6475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,550 | 11.6925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,686 | 11.5600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,345 | 11.5900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,204 | 11.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,313 | 11.6600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,634 | 11.5650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,705 | 11.5850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,010 | 11.5700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,143 | 11.7150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,210 | 11.7100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,433 | 11.6700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,524 | 11.5800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,896 | 11.7050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,060 | 11.6550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,199 | 11.6950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,625 | 11.5950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,100 | 11.6000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,108 | 11.6750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,517 | 11.5831 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,008 | 11.6900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,534 | 11.6126 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,512 | 11.6850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 16,123 | 11.6400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 16,919 | 11.6050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18,141 | 11.7000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 19,638 | 11.6812 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 21,977 | 11.6150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 22,444 | 11.6450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 24,213 | 11.6250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 26,276 | 11.6684 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 31,516 | 11.6350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 32,301 | 11.6200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 32,780 | 11.6500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 33,478 | 11.6100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 37,734 | 11.6300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 38,049 | 11.6721 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 40,000 | 17.2000 USD | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 51,328 | 17.1164 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 51,454 | 11.6432 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 53,394 | 11.6548 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 55,521 | 11.6515 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 75,056 | 11.7144 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 76,772 | 11.6501 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 127,321 | 11.6800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 133,570 | 11.6658 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 150,000 | 11.6189 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 229,195 | 11.6441 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 464,005 | 11.6494 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 688,230 | 11.6636 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 11.6175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5 | 11.6025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 90 | 11.7136 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 129 | 11.7350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 166 | 11.6825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 262 | 11.7075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 337 | 11.6125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 409 | 11.5725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 475 | 11.6510 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 475 | 11.6625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 475 | 11.6680 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 475 | 11.6975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 476 | 11.6225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 478 | 11.6275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 598 | 11.5925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 620 | 11.6650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 745 | 11.6774 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 751 | 11.6075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 874 | 11.7023 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 893 | 11.5975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 950 | 11.6375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 950 | 11.6725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 958 | 11.5550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,085 | 11.6525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,198 | 11.6775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,284 | 11.7300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,297 | 11.6425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,347 | 11.7250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,506 | 11.5750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,546 | 11.6636 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,724 | 11.6945 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,804 | 11.6875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,866 | 11.6880 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,079 | 11.6325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,079 | 11.7025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,450 | 11.6475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,550 | 11.6925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,686 | 11.5600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,345 | 11.5900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,204 | 11.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,313 | 11.6600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,634 | 11.5650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,705 | 11.5850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,010 | 11.5700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,124 | 11.6415 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,143 | 11.7150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,210 | 11.7100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,433 | 11.6700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,524 | 11.5800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,896 | 11.7050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,060 | 11.6550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,199 | 11.6950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,625 | 11.5950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,950 | 11.5912 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,100 | 11.6000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,098 | 11.6370 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,108 | 11.6750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,643 | 11.7010 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,725 | 11.6191 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,008 | 11.6900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,283 | 11.6926 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,958 | 11.6699 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,500 | 11.6315 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,141 | 11.7000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,835 | 11.6814 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,333 | 11.6739 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,394 | 11.6850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,603 | 11.6400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,671 | 11.6465 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,919 | 11.6050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,632 | 11.6445 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,977 | 11.6150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 22,444 | 11.6450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 24,213 | 11.6250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 31,516 | 11.6350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 32,301 | 11.6200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 32,780 | 11.6500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 33,478 | 11.6100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 34,598 | 11.6472 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 35,508 | 11.5837 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 37,734 | 11.6300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 40,000 | 11.7039 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 40,000 | 17.2000 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 45,690 | 11.6965 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 45,877 | 11.5897 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 51,328 | 17.1164 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 66,817 | 11.6176 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 69,479 | 11.6237 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 72,412 | 11.6119 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 87,769 | 11.6596 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 87,834 | 11.6433 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 102,701 | 11.6800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 110,339 | 11.6981 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 125,000 | 11.7087 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 155,384 | 11.6953 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 199,242 | 11.6570 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 319,767 | 11.6363 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,500,000 | 11.6416 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 | 1,546 | 11.6636 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,950 | 11.6659 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,952 | 11.6809 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 5,490 | 11.6785 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 12,885 | 11.6837 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 14,509 | 11.6352 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 15,000 | 11.6789 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 24,953 | 11.6792 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 28,547 | 11.6719 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 30,000 | 11.6855 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 39,304 | 11.6321 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 40,000 | 11.7039 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 41,333 | 11.6724 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 97,585 | 11.6567 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 109,871 | 11.6578 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,622 | 11.6839 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 4,844 | 11.7115 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 10,000 | 11.6811 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 17,262 | 11.6217 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 25,664 | 11.6835 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 27,099 | 11.6582 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 31,374 | 11.6861 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 99,064 | 11.6592 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 121,355 | 11.6566 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 150,000 | 11.6189 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 151,941 | 11.6321 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 207,983 | 11.6621 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: | 13 Apr 2015 | |
| Contact name: | Rajesh Muthanna | |
| Telephone number: | 020 3555 4634 |
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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