30th Oct 2015 15:01
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: | 29 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: | 28,792,623 | 0.84% | 26,124,284 | 0.76% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,726,059 | 0.20% | 17,217,813 | 0.50% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 35,518,682 | 1.04% | 43,342,097 | 1.27% | |||||||
| Class of relevant security: | ADR | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 1,503 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 1,503 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
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 | 59 | 10.3225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 340 | 10.3392 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 436 | 16.0254 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 795 | 10.2875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 874 | 10.3200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 982 | 10.3050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,191 | 10.3118 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,238 | 10.2975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,398 | 10.3025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,659 | 10.3450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,913 | 10.3075 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 2,007 | 15.8570 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,311 | 10.3425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,399 | 10.3375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,570 | 10.3175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,586 | 10.2800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,800 | 10.2850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,837 | 10.2725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,017 | 10.3125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,549 | 10.3300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,029 | 10.3100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,184 | 10.2917 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,515 | 10.2775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,179 | 10.3400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,077 | 10.3150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,195 | 10.3250 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 7,684 | 15.8748 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,770 | 10.3209 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,270 | 10.3000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,177 | 10.3350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,669 | 10.3177 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 11,912 | 15.8374 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 16,061 | 10.3249 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18,974 | 10.3006 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 31,219 | 10.3086 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 34,267 | 10.3241 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 34,513 | 10.3084 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 37,224 | 10.3153 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 39,854 | 10.2768 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 55,630 | 10.3017 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 77,301 | 10.3068 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 172,845 | 10.3022 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 251,172 | 10.3033 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 59 | 10.3225 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 436 | 16.0254 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 612 | 10.2810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 650 | 10.2668 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 795 | 10.2875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 874 | 10.3200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 982 | 10.3050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,238 | 10.2975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,347 | 10.2758 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,398 | 10.3025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,659 | 10.3450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,913 | 10.3075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,000 | 10.3115 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 2,007 | 15.8570 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,019 | 10.2852 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,311 | 10.3425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,338 | 10.3000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,399 | 10.3375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,570 | 10.3175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,586 | 10.2800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,677 | 10.2752 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,800 | 10.2850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,837 | 10.2725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,017 | 10.3125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,549 | 10.3300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,984 | 10.2858 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,029 | 10.3100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,094 | 10.2816 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,116 | 10.2925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,515 | 10.2775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,813 | 10.3107 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,195 | 10.3250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,200 | 10.2936 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,423 | 10.2779 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 7,684 | 15.8748 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,128 | 10.3150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,765 | 10.2789 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,035 | 10.2996 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,060 | 10.2946 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,177 | 10.3350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,825 | 10.2748 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 11,912 | 15.8374 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,191 | 10.2815 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 44,977 | 10.2947 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 63,751 | 10.2935 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 72,490 | 10.3400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 92,856 | 10.3231 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 493,080 | 10.3018 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 | 440 | 10.3637 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 786 | 10.2787 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,800 | 10.2935 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 3,433 | 10.2885 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 7,200 | 10.2936 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 8,111 | 10.2921 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 9,100 | 10.2964 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 41,248 | 10.3018 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 21,212 | 10.2764 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 58,175 | 10.2903 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 900 | 10.2790 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,408 | 10.2902 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,776 | 10.2930 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 3,997 | 10.3114 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 5,956 | 10.2823 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 30,488 | 10.3216 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 35,681 | 10.3112 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 39,429 | 10.3063 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 41,257 | 10.3096 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: | 30 Oct 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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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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