16th Nov 2015 14:27
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: | 13 November 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: | 31,685,364 | 0.93% | 26,649,163 | 0.78% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 7,538,138 | 0.22% | 20,202,734 | 0.59% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 475,000 | 0.01% | 500,000 | 0.01% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 39,698,502 | 1.15% | 47,351,897 | 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 | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1 | 9.7690 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1 | 9.7860 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1 | 9.7640 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1 | 9.7590 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1 | 9.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1 | 9.7990 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2 | 9.7570 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2 | 9.7810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2 | 9.7730 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2 | 9.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2 | 9.7470 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2 | 9.8020 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3 | 9.7760 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3 | 9.7030 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4 | 9.7680 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4 | 9.7790 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4 | 9.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4 | 9.7600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5 | 9.7770 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7 | 9.7490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7 | 9.7660 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8 | 9.7500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15 | 9.6580 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 19 | 9.7510 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 50 | 9.7985 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 50 | 9.7250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 77 | 9.7330 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 105 | 9.7105 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 109 | 9.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 116 | 9.7035 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 129 | 9.7275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 138 | 9.7125 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 164 | 14.6500 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 184 | 9.7220 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 209 | 9.7050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 271 | 9.7875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 306 | 9.7070 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 321 | 9.7045 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 333 | 9.6970 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 333 | 9.6535 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 333 | 9.7110 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 334 | 9.7445 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 334 | 9.7260 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 339 | 9.6980 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 354 | 9.6900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 363 | 9.7195 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 371 | 9.7185 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 376 | 9.7176 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 378 | 9.7115 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 380 | 9.6875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 396 | 9.7395 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 400 | 14.6700 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 415 | 9.7140 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 415 | 9.7160 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 441 | 9.7210 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 478 | 9.7005 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 533 | 9.7455 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 533 | 9.7075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 533 | 9.7065 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 533 | 9.6905 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 533 | 9.6965 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 533 | 9.6985 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 533 | 9.7130 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 536 | 9.7400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 558 | 9.7840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 619 | 9.7100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 624 | 9.7360 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 709 | 9.7230 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 729 | 9.7460 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 733 | 9.7650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 743 | 9.7095 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 748 | 9.7880 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 749 | 9.7780 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 749 | 9.7090 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 749 | 9.7305 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 750 | 9.7820 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 759 | 9.7430 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 776 | 9.7270 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 779 | 9.7365 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 788 | 9.7930 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 832 | 9.7620 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 833 | 9.7540 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 834 | 9.7340 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 939 | 9.7300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 957 | 9.7150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,057 | 9.6990 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,064 | 9.7265 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,066 | 9.7415 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,066 | 9.7235 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,098 | 9.7040 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,112 | 9.7285 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,155 | 9.7450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,160 | 9.7190 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,172 | 9.7170 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,175 | 9.7335 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,180 | 9.7010 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,185 | 9.7315 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,256 | 9.7290 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,293 | 9.7345 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,316 | 9.7165 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,329 | 9.7180 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,348 | 9.7325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,389 | 9.7135 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,399 | 9.7085 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,479 | 9.7670 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,500 | 9.7314 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,579 | 9.7355 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,625 | 9.7320 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,794 | 9.7420 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,800 | 9.6763 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,071 | 9.7120 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,109 | 9.7385 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,140 | 9.7440 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,230 | 9.7410 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,255 | 9.7560 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,318 | 9.7350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,555 | 9.7310 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,593 | 9.7630 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,747 | 9.7610 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,055 | 9.7580 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,078 | 9.7530 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,007 | 9.7370 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,698 | 9.7390 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,975 | 9.7369 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,368 | 9.7271 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,636 | 9.6671 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,614 | 9.7351 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,285 | 9.7380 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,280 | 9.6770 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,307 | 9.7295 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,059 | 9.7277 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,498 | 9.7550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,055 | 9.7225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 32,182 | 9.7200 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 43,168 | 14.6272 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 43,274 | 9.7073 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 46,469 | 9.7316 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 47,115 | 9.7244 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 76,000 | 9.7794 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 79,174 | 9.7280 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 83,309 | 9.7401 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 9.7690 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 9.7990 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 9.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 9.7860 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 9.7640 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 9.7590 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2 | 9.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2 | 9.7470 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2 | 9.7570 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2 | 9.7810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2 | 9.7730 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2 | 9.8020 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3 | 9.7760 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3 | 9.7030 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4 | 9.7790 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4 | 9.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4 | 9.7600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4 | 9.7680 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5 | 9.7770 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7 | 9.7660 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7 | 9.7490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8 | 9.7500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15 | 9.6580 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19 | 9.7510 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 50 | 9.7250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 50 | 9.7985 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 60 | 9.6595 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 77 | 9.7330 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 105 | 9.7105 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 109 | 9.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 116 | 9.7035 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 129 | 9.7275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 138 | 9.7125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 138 | 9.6900 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 164 | 14.6500 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 184 | 9.7220 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 209 | 9.7050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 271 | 9.7875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 306 | 9.7070 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 321 | 9.7045 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 333 | 9.6535 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 333 | 9.6970 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 333 | 9.7110 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 334 | 9.6530 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 334 | 9.7445 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 334 | 9.7260 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 339 | 9.6980 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 360 | 9.7692 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 363 | 9.7195 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 371 | 9.7225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 371 | 9.7185 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 376 | 9.7176 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 378 | 9.7115 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 380 | 9.6875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 396 | 9.7395 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 400 | 14.6700 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 409 | 9.6914 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 415 | 9.7160 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 441 | 9.7210 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 456 | 9.7695 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 478 | 9.7005 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 533 | 9.6985 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 533 | 9.6965 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 533 | 9.6905 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 533 | 9.7130 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 533 | 9.7075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 533 | 9.7455 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 533 | 9.7065 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 536 | 9.7400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 558 | 9.7840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 614 | 9.7380 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 619 | 9.7100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 624 | 9.7360 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 709 | 9.7230 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 729 | 9.7460 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 733 | 9.7650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 743 | 9.7095 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 748 | 9.7880 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 749 | 9.7090 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 749 | 9.7780 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 749 | 9.7280 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 749 | 9.7305 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 750 | 9.7820 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 759 | 9.7430 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 776 | 9.7270 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 779 | 9.7365 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 788 | 9.7930 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 832 | 9.7620 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 833 | 9.7540 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 834 | 9.7340 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 881 | 9.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 939 | 9.7300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 957 | 9.7150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,057 | 9.6990 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,064 | 9.7265 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,066 | 9.7235 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,066 | 9.7415 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,098 | 9.7040 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,112 | 9.7285 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,155 | 9.7450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,160 | 9.7190 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,172 | 9.7170 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,175 | 9.7335 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,180 | 9.7010 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,185 | 9.7315 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,256 | 9.7290 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,293 | 9.7345 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,316 | 9.7165 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,329 | 9.7180 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,389 | 9.7135 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,399 | 9.7085 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,479 | 9.7670 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,498 | 9.7550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,579 | 9.7355 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,625 | 9.7320 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,688 | 9.6534 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,794 | 9.7420 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,015 | 9.7604 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,071 | 9.7120 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,109 | 9.7385 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,140 | 9.7440 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,230 | 9.7410 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,255 | 9.7560 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,318 | 9.7350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,555 | 9.7310 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,593 | 9.7630 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,896 | 9.7610 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,055 | 9.7580 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,078 | 9.7530 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,007 | 9.7370 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,692 | 9.7372 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,698 | 9.7390 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,708 | 9.7325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,862 | 9.6687 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,122 | 9.7178 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,469 | 9.6770 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,509 | 9.6899 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,739 | 9.7462 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,035 | 9.7027 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,327 | 9.7140 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,335 | 9.7473 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,694 | 9.7506 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 35,046 | 9.7444 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 43,168 | 14.6272 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 60,797 | 9.7003 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 107,214 | 9.7039 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 143,901 | 9.7244 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 168,232 | 9.7646 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 179,898 | 9.7373 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 | 1,688 | 9.6534 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 4,360 | 9.7325 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 12,912 | 9.7140 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 21,584 | 9.6579 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 21,885 | 9.6936 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 58,555 | 9.7238 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 88,531 | 9.6983 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 185 | 9.6778 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,500 | 9.7313 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 7,636 | 9.6671 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 8,000 | 9.6849 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 11,763 | 9.7200 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 22,042 | 9.7185 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 56,677 | 9.7290 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 76,000 | 9.7794 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 96,058 | 9.7407 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: | 16 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.
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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