3rd Sep 2015 14:28
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: | 02 September 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: | 30,268,896 | 0.89% | 19,432,198 | 0.57% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,361,249 | 0.19% | 16,423,054 | 0.48% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 36,630,145 | 1.07% | 35,855,252 | 1.05% | |||||||
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 | 10 | 9.5620 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 304 | 9.6395 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 304 | 9.6415 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 312 | 9.6630 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 600 | 9.8100 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 600 | 15.1300 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 802 | 9.8426 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 912 | 9.7597 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,432 | 9.6027 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,073 | 9.5932 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,428 | 9.6550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,296 | 9.7023 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,596 | 9.7365 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 10,200 | 15.0472 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,616 | 9.6868 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 16,505 | 9.6262 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 39,812 | 9.6912 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 48,605 | 9.6790 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 72,388 | 9.6986 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 73,500 | 9.6876 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 80,761 | 9.6824 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 101,272 | 9.6902 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10 | 9.5620 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 117 | 9.7801 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 260 | 9.6581 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 275 | 9.6571 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 304 | 9.6415 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 312 | 9.6630 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 314 | 9.6389 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 400 | 9.6298 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 465 | 9.7832 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 468 | 9.7720 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 9.7775 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 600 | 15.1300 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 626 | 9.6666 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 912 | 9.7597 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,054 | 9.8100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,064 | 9.7813 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,092 | 9.5825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,677 | 9.7769 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,950 | 9.6491 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,099 | 9.7785 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,880 | 9.7585 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,068 | 9.7749 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,300 | 9.6718 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,350 | 9.6452 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 10,200 | 15.0472 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,017 | 9.7783 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 24,085 | 9.6566 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 46,329 | 9.6787 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 86,025 | 9.6764 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 122,568 | 9.6719 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 188,987 | 9.6681 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 | 626 | 9.6666 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,950 | 9.6490 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 2,394 | 9.7311 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 3,172 | 9.7797 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 6,300 | 9.6717 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 23,955 | 9.6222 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 38,315 | 9.6934 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 119,121 | 9.6778 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 66,605 | 9.6543 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 171,275 | 9.6702 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,374 | 9.6680 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 802 | 9.8426 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 4,674 | 9.7036 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 5,100 | 9.7725 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 5,296 | 9.7023 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 10,939 | 9.6793 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 15,345 | 9.6935 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 16,581 | 9.8128 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 16,809 | 9.6438 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 38,438 | 9.6920 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 04/03/2017 | Short | 73,500 | 9.6887 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 118,567 | 9.6735 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 97,485 | 9.6922 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: | 3 Sep 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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