5th Feb 2016 14:40
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: | 04 February 2016 | |||
| (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: | 33,795,759 | 0.99% | 2,986,656 | 0.09% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 1,800,465 | 0.05% | 19,102,992 | 0.56% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 400,000 | 0.01% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 35,596,224 | 1.04% | 22,489,648 | 0.66% | |||||||
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 | 310 | 10.4750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 464 | 10.5725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 900 | 10.6033 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,033 | 10.5775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,106 | 10.6000 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 1,200 | 15.3600 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,650 | 10.5299 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,000 | 10.4190 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,289 | 10.5850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,370 | 10.5675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,793 | 10.6006 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,802 | 10.5625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,198 | 10.5975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,724 | 10.5950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,745 | 10.5600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,835 | 10.5925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,044 | 10.5875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,762 | 10.5800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,414 | 10.5700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,401 | 10.5972 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,900 | 10.5968 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 24,750 | 10.5900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 32,321 | 10.5750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 72,933 | 10.5918 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 82,553 | 10.5876 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 108,496 | 10.5743 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 149,318 | 10.5886 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 481,651 | 10.5650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,501,007 | 10.4500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 464 | 10.5725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,000 | 10.4565 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,033 | 10.5775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,106 | 10.6000 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 1,200 | 15.3600 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,289 | 10.5850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,445 | 10.5600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,802 | 10.5625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,198 | 10.5975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,231 | 10.5883 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,724 | 10.5950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,835 | 10.5925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,044 | 10.5875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,336 | 10.5512 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,414 | 10.5700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,707 | 10.5429 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,000 | 10.6200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,401 | 10.5741 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,489 | 10.5701 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,651 | 10.5650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,604 | 10.5800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,731 | 10.5678 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 23,803 | 10.5763 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 24,411 | 10.5776 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 39,445 | 10.5782 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 68,823 | 10.5724 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 71,134 | 10.5675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 78,905 | 10.5673 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 80,303 | 10.5715 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 98,377 | 10.5570 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 216,860 | 10.5777 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 325,528 | 10.5750 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 | 3,231 | 10.5874 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 10,916 | 10.5384 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 11,401 | 10.5741 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 32,080 | 10.5756 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 24,223 | 10.5755 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 98,377 | 10.5570 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 862 | 10.5220 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 4,244 | 10.5356 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 5,000 | 10.5760 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,793 | 10.6006 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 11,401 | 10.5972 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 12,702 | 10.5835 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 32,044 | 10.5396 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 283,885 | 10.5967 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 18/03/2016 | Short | 1,501,007 | 9.3550 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: | 5 Feb 2016 | ||
| Contact name: | Andrew Hurley | ||
| Telephone number: | 020 3555 3445 |
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 | Put Options | Purchased | -400,000 | 9.2000 | European | 15 Apr 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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