23rd Dec 2015 14:07
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: | 22 December 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: | 35,680,019 | 1.04% | 26,407,272 | 0.77% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 7,141,733 | 0.21% | 21,014,118 | 0.61% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 475,000 | 0.01% | 500,000 | 0.01% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 43,296,752 | 1.27% | 47,921,390 | 1.40% | |||||||
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 | 8 | 9.2195 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 40 | 13.7000 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 211 | 9.2265 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 333 | 9.2110 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 336 | 9.2330 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 350 | 9.2180 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 351 | 9.2190 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 380 | 9.2285 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 428 | 9.2940 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 501 | 9.2245 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 502 | 9.2260 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 593 | 9.2255 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 700 | 9.2860 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 800 | 9.2700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,000 | 9.2300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,003 | 9.2250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,500 | 9.2774 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,714 | 9.2253 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,908 | 9.2331 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,430 | 9.2252 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,202 | 9.2298 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,382 | 9.2512 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,698 | 9.2281 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,341 | 9.2405 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 8,400 | 13.6609 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,322 | 9.2461 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,376 | 9.2210 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 23,946 | 9.2432 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 27,093 | 9.2319 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 27,996 | 9.2970 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 69,690 | 9.2436 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100,000 | 9.2629 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 150,317 | 9.2428 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 246,682 | 9.2000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 286,231 | 9.2443 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8 | 9.2195 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 40 | 13.7000 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 69 | 9.2310 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 211 | 9.2265 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 212 | 9.2856 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 315 | 9.1841 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 333 | 9.2110 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 336 | 9.2330 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 350 | 9.2180 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 351 | 9.2190 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 380 | 9.2285 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 428 | 9.2940 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 501 | 9.2245 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 502 | 9.2260 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 593 | 9.2255 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 700 | 9.2860 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 768 | 9.2000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 800 | 9.2700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,003 | 9.2250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,400 | 9.2272 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,550 | 9.2233 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,685 | 9.2267 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,398 | 9.2970 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,184 | 9.2557 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,905 | 9.2324 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,040 | 9.2192 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,718 | 9.2027 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 8,400 | 13.6609 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,478 | 9.2054 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,160 | 9.2226 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,790 | 9.2156 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,982 | 9.2281 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,112 | 9.2026 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 40,471 | 9.2202 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 43,500 | 9.2617 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 44,082 | 9.2378 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 49,094 | 9.2199 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 72,118 | 9.2292 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 78,872 | 9.2008 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 274,163 | 9.2520 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 | 3,893 | 9.2230 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 11,754 | 9.2287 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 13,945 | 9.2799 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 22,456 | 9.2286 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 30,137 | 9.2184 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 43,500 | 9.2616 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 64,046 | 9.2240 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,230 | 9.2212 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,000 | 9.2133 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 3,908 | 9.2330 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 4,200 | 9.2319 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 5,698 | 9.2281 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 6,559 | 9.2269 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 11,633 | 9.2263 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 15,552 | 9.2415 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 100,000 | 9.2629 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 491,010 | 9.2459 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 24/01/2017 | Short | 10,244,094 | 9.2500 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: | 23 Dec 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.
143222.01
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (SBL)
DETAILS OF SECURITIES BORROWING AND LENDING AND
FINANCIAL COLLATERAL ARRANGEMENTS BY
PARTIES TO AN OFFER AND PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT
Note 5(l) 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. SECURITIES BORROWING AND LENDING/FINANCIAL COLLATERAL POSITIONS
| 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 | Call Options | Purchased | 475,000 | 10.8500 | European | 15 Jan 2016 | |||||||
| ORD | Call Options | Written | -500,000 | 1100.0000 | American | 15 Jan 2016 |
Details of borrowed relevant securities which have been either on-lent or sold do not need to be disclosed.
3. SECURITIES BORROWING AND LENDING/FINANCIAL COLLATERAL TRANSACTIONS
| Class of relevant security | Nature of transaction e.g. securities lending/borrowing, delivery/receipt of recalled securities, entering into financial collateral arrangement with right of use, entering into title transfer collateral arrangement etc. | Number of securities |
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.
View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151223005346/en/
Copyright Business Wire 2015
Related Shares:
BarclaysBG..L