18th Jun 2015 14:39
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: | 17 June 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: | 24,042,354 | 0.70% | 16,361,875 | 0.48% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,606,535 | 0.19% | 9,869,872 | 0.29% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 1,000,000 | 0.03% | 1,000,000 | 0.03% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 31,648,889 | 0.93% | 27,231,747 | 0.80% | |||||||
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 | 250 | 10.8464 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 252 | 10.8825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 287 | 10.8689 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 499 | 10.8700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 665 | 10.9000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 834 | 10.8800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 998 | 10.8345 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,320 | 10.8950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,426 | 10.8650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,574 | 10.8200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,575 | 10.8275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,586 | 10.8775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,710 | 10.8325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,923 | 10.9200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,973 | 10.8525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,998 | 10.8425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,316 | 10.8475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,865 | 10.8500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,010 | 10.8675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,182 | 10.8625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,784 | 10.8850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,418 | 10.8450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,344 | 10.8576 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,538 | 10.8776 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,827 | 10.8635 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,230 | 10.8569 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,295 | 10.8300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,619 | 10.8419 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,697 | 10.8600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,959 | 10.8499 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,806 | 10.8714 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,247 | 10.8575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,885 | 10.8550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,325 | 10.8730 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,597 | 10.8250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,845 | 10.8644 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,024 | 10.8375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,039 | 10.8494 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,551 | 10.8400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,475 | 10.8350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 16,641 | 10.8634 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 27,734 | 10.8304 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 28,804 | 10.8707 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 31,080 | 17.0637 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 65,049 | 10.8637 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 200,000 | 10.8674 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 204,416 | 10.8150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 206,400 | 10.8623 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 252 | 10.8825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 499 | 10.8700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 665 | 10.9000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 834 | 10.8800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 998 | 10.8345 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,320 | 10.8950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,426 | 10.8650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,574 | 10.8200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,575 | 10.8275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,586 | 10.8775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,600 | 10.8521 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,659 | 10.8637 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,710 | 10.8325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,923 | 10.9200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,973 | 10.8525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,998 | 10.8425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,248 | 10.8307 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,316 | 10.8475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,010 | 10.8675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,182 | 10.8625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,755 | 10.8225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,784 | 10.8850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,000 | 10.8455 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,115 | 10.8500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,150 | 10.8364 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,200 | 10.8405 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,415 | 10.8255 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,418 | 10.8450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,128 | 10.8422 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,295 | 10.8300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,508 | 10.8600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,582 | 10.8420 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,036 | 10.8616 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,247 | 10.8575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,681 | 10.8737 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,885 | 10.8550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,295 | 10.8190 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,560 | 10.8659 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,597 | 10.8250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,024 | 10.8375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,269 | 10.8564 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,551 | 10.8400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,550 | 10.8445 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,475 | 10.8350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,328 | 10.8468 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 30,703 | 10.8861 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 31,080 | 17.0637 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 39,413 | 10.8379 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 39,444 | 10.8502 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 41,109 | 10.8653 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 45,384 | 10.8150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 58,655 | 10.8430 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 82,236 | 10.8444 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 4,315 | 10.8703 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 9,000 | 10.8641 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 39,413 | 10.8379 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 50,049 | 10.8642 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,643 | 10.8683 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 9,000 | 10.8610 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 14,062 | 10.8603 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 15,540 | 10.8465 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 48,002 | 10.8587 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 110,855 | 10.8542 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 177,869 | 10.8150 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 200,000 | 10.8674 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 133,895 | 10.8751 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? | YES | |
| Date of disclosure: | 18 Jun 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.
143221.01
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 | -1,000,000 | 10.0000 | American | 21 Aug 2015 | |||||||
| ORD | Call Options | Purchased | 1,000,000 | 10.5000 | American | 21 Aug 2015 |
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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