14th May 2015 14:25
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 May 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: | 24,682,756 | 0.72% | 12,127,536 | 0.36% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,246,069 | 0.18% | 6,486,050 | 0.19% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 30,928,825 | 0.91% | 18,613,586 | 0.55% | |||||||
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 | 200 | 11.7650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 255 | 11.8075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 255 | 11.8125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 365 | 11.8088 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 421 | 11.7895 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 622 | 11.7890 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 693 | 11.8025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 703 | 11.8225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 767 | 11.8039 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 823 | 11.7575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 833 | 11.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 859 | 11.7675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 894 | 11.7725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,050 | 11.7600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,232 | 11.7625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,367 | 11.8175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,076 | 11.7775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,180 | 11.8000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,257 | 11.7975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,294 | 11.8300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,509 | 11.7750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,761 | 11.7700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,227 | 11.7824 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,296 | 11.8150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,643 | 11.8050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,922 | 11.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,289 | 11.8250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,492 | 11.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,801 | 11.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,386 | 11.7825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,139 | 11.7925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,253 | 11.8200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,609 | 11.8032 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,798 | 11.8100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,517 | 11.7875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,400 | 11.8026 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,958 | 11.8021 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,058 | 11.8087 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,330 | 11.7796 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 25,800 | 18.6155 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 28,750 | 11.7905 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 34,598 | 11.7701 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 41,433 | 11.8011 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 45,187 | 11.7997 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 58,152 | 11.8167 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 105,331 | 11.7920 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 113,926 | 11.7910 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 186,586 | 11.7917 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 49 | 11.8070 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 56 | 11.8170 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 62 | 11.7756 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 64 | 11.8306 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 66 | 11.7965 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 88 | 11.7830 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 90 | 11.8036 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 91 | 11.7940 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 93 | 11.8220 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 98 | 11.8240 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 113 | 11.7854 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 122 | 11.7936 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 142 | 11.8162 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 146 | 11.7914 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 148 | 11.7716 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 155 | 11.8040 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 189 | 11.8120 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 200 | 11.7650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 209 | 11.7820 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 221 | 11.7856 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 225 | 11.7607 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 240 | 11.7918 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 254 | 11.7807 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 255 | 11.8075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 255 | 11.8125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 263 | 11.8190 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 272 | 11.7970 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 299 | 11.7920 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 324 | 11.7870 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 401 | 11.7657 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 421 | 11.7895 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 693 | 11.8025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 703 | 11.8225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 718 | 11.7889 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 811 | 11.7890 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 823 | 11.7575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 859 | 11.7675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 894 | 11.7725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,232 | 11.7625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,367 | 11.8175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,400 | 11.7600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,076 | 11.7775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,190 | 11.7840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,257 | 11.7975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,294 | 11.8300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,676 | 11.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,761 | 11.7700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,296 | 11.8150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,517 | 11.7750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,597 | 11.7836 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,610 | 11.8000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,643 | 11.8050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,062 | 11.7813 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,293 | 11.7872 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,386 | 11.7825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,139 | 11.7925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,253 | 11.8200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,798 | 11.8100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,517 | 11.7875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,396 | 11.7810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,836 | 11.7929 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,791 | 11.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,398 | 11.7909 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,822 | 11.7946 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,565 | 11.7850 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 25,800 | 18.6155 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 28,123 | 11.7993 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 30,591 | 11.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 33,457 | 11.7922 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 34,736 | 11.7882 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 40,720 | 11.8250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 45,187 | 11.7962 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 87,000 | 11.7990 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 150,000 | 11.8099 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 154,588 | 11.7887 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 342,305 | 11.7864 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 | 584 | 11.7880 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 718 | 11.7889 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 6,028 | 11.7734 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 12,900 | 11.8058 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 15,124 | 11.7837 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 32,852 | 11.7956 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 92,027 | 11.7884 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 96,894 | 11.7914 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 98,634 | 11.7755 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 278,794 | 11.7891 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 262 | 11.7910 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 767 | 11.8039 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,929 | 11.8257 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 3,000 | 11.7987 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 3,063 | 11.7989 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 3,546 | 11.8069 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 5,863 | 11.7958 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 16,835 | 11.7898 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 13,604 | 11.8071 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 14,318 | 11.8061 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 31,836 | 11.7897 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 351,875 | 11.7909 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 May 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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