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Form 8.3 -BG GROUP PLC

11th Aug 2015 14:28

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

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 relevant securities this form relates:

BG GROUP PLC

(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:

10 August 2015

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

YES:

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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:

26,482,876

0.78%

22,117,618

0.65%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

6,678,404

0.20%

11,887,530

0.35%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

1,000,000

0.03%

1,000,000

0.03%

(4)

TOTAL:

34,161,280

1.00%

35,005,148

1.02%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

ORD

Purchase

10.9800 GBP

ORD

Purchase

473

10.9950 GBP

ORD

Purchase

473

11.0350 GBP

ADR

Purchase

600

17.2266 USD

ORD

Purchase

631

10.9825 GBP

ORD

Purchase

757

10.9975 GBP

ORD

Purchase

826

11.0850 GBP

ORD

Purchase

946

10.9900 GBP

ORD

Purchase

1,111

11.0150 GBP

ORD

Purchase

1,197

10.9820 GBP

ORD

Purchase

1,599

11.0050 GBP

ORD

Purchase

1,746

11.0400 GBP

ORD

Purchase

2,000

11.0450 GBP

ORD

Purchase

2,152

11.0425 GBP

ORD

Purchase

2,931

11.0214 GBP

ORD

Purchase

5,200

11.0500 GBP

ORD

Purchase

6,253

10.9925 GBP

ORD

Purchase

6,449

10.9750 GBP

ORD

Purchase

7,301

11.0240 GBP

ORD

Purchase

8,167

11.0600 GBP

ORD

Purchase

13,005

11.0088 GBP

ORD

Purchase

15,768

11.0269 GBP

ORD

Purchase

16,427

11.0193 GBP

ORD

Purchase

48,467

11.0253 GBP

ADR

Purchase

65,582

17.2156 USD

ORD

Purchase

243,849

11.0335 GBP

ORD

Sale

11.0850 GBP

ORD

Sale

104

10.9964 GBP

ORD

Sale

202

10.9749 GBP

ORD

Sale

410

10.9914 GBP

ORD

Sale

473

10.9950 GBP

ORD

Sale

575

11.0350 GBP

ADR

Sale

600

17.2266 USD

ORD

Sale

631

10.9825 GBP

ORD

Sale

757

10.9975 GBP

ORD

Sale

946

10.9900 GBP

ORD

Sale

1,111

11.0150 GBP

ORD

Sale

1,599

11.0050 GBP

ORD

Sale

1,746

11.0400 GBP

ORD

Sale

1,793

10.9802 GBP

ORD

Sale

1,979

11.0354 GBP

ORD

Sale

2,000

11.0450 GBP

ORD

Sale

2,072

11.0118 GBP

ORD

Sale

2,152

11.0425 GBP

ORD

Sale

2,302

11.0180 GBP

ORD

Sale

2,367

11.0100 GBP

ORD

Sale

2,523

11.0068 GBP

ORD

Sale

4,065

10.9800 GBP

ORD

Sale

5,200

11.0500 GBP

ORD

Sale

5,622

11.0636 GBP

ORD

Sale

6,449

10.9750 GBP

ORD

Sale

7,395

10.9845 GBP

ORD

Sale

7,784

11.0356 GBP

ORD

Sale

9,368

11.0600 GBP

ORD

Sale

10,056

11.0135 GBP

ORD

Sale

10,198

11.0240 GBP

ORD

Sale

28,531

11.0353 GBP

ORD

Sale

43,639

11.0116 GBP

ADR

Sale

65,582

17.2156 USD

ORD

Sale

94,039

11.0322 GBP

ORD

Sale

135,631

11.0126 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

300

11.0425 GBP

ORD

SWAP

Long

397

11.0030 GBP

ORD

SWAP

Long

1,700

10.9761 GBP

ORD

SWAP

Long

7,395

10.9845 GBP

ORD

CFD

Long

11,400

10.9853 GBP

ORD

SWAP

Long

52,618

11.0047 GBP

ORD

SWAP

Long

83,169

11.0201 GBP

ORD

CFD

Long

52,337

11.0138 GBP

ORD

SWAP

Short

1,000

10.9886 GBP

ORD

SWAP

Short

1,400

11.0422 GBP

ORD

SWAP

Short

11,793

11.0067 GBP

ORD

CFD

Short

16,156

11.0354 GBP

ORD

CFD

Short

32,791

11.0205 GBP

ORD

SWAP

Short

53,821

11.0135 GBP

ORD

CFD

Short

92,857

11.0445 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

description

purchasing,

price

date

money

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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:

11 Aug 2015

Contact name:

Jay Supaya

Telephone number:

020 7773 0635

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS) DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

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:

OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

description

purchasing,

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

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150811005837/en/

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