14th Oct 2015 14:13
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 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: | 28,407,915 | 0.83% | 26,359,536 | 0.77% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,272,926 | 0.18% | 16,888,369 | 0.49% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 34,680,841 | 1.01% | 43,247,905 | 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 | 21 | 10.6700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 10.7700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 137 | 10.6725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 300 | 10.7750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 378 | 10.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 385 | 10.7900 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 592 | 16.5500 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 630 | 10.7118 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 632 | 10.7018 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,000 | 10.6150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,000 | 10.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,027 | 10.7625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,130 | 10.7300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,400 | 10.6050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,440 | 10.7500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,527 | 10.7160 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,548 | 10.7100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,627 | 10.7663 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,692 | 10.6615 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,093 | 10.5950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,218 | 10.7000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,003 | 10.6400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,100 | 10.6350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,599 | 10.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,368 | 10.6500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,385 | 10.6758 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,000 | 10.6300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,045 | 10.6000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,329 | 10.6681 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,652 | 10.6950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,054 | 10.6490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,843 | 10.6445 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 17,791 | 10.7710 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 20,772 | 10.6760 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 30,309 | 10.6612 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 51,080 | 10.6750 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 132,956 | 16.3199 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 10.7700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 107 | 10.7891 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 137 | 10.6725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 179 | 10.6700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 249 | 10.6850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 300 | 10.7750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 378 | 10.7800 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 592 | 16.5500 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,000 | 10.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,000 | 10.6150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,001 | 10.6653 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,013 | 10.6488 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,027 | 10.7625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,130 | 10.7300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,164 | 10.7519 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,308 | 10.7368 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,400 | 10.6050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,440 | 10.7500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,548 | 10.7100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,561 | 10.6556 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,093 | 10.5950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,218 | 10.7000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,425 | 10.6949 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,816 | 10.7012 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,003 | 10.6400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,100 | 10.6350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,599 | 10.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,902 | 10.6967 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,337 | 10.6631 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,368 | 10.6500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,000 | 10.6300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,045 | 10.6000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,000 | 10.6950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,305 | 10.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,980 | 10.6572 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 22,577 | 10.6383 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 72,400 | 10.6503 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 132,956 | 16.3199 USD |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 107 | 10.7891 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 858 | 10.7408 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 4,852 | 10.6927 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 8,912 | 10.6593 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 44,102 | 10.6652 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 65,570 | 10.6338 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,692 | 10.6615 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,999 | 10.7363 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 6,304 | 10.7015 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 6,670 | 10.6720 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 6,193 | 10.7243 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 14,288 | 10.7204 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 41,514 | 10.6549 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 66,478 | 10.6526 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: | 14 Oct 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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