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Form 8.3 - BG Group Plc

19th Jun 2015 13:38

RNS Number : 7150Q

Societe Generale SA

19 June 2015

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:	Société Générale S.A.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	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: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	18/06/2015
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES: 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:	25p ordinary: 68,925,682 Shares interests and 3,347,914 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 27,300 equivalent Shares interests and 0 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 1 ordinary share)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	68,952,982	2.02	3,347,914	0.10
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	250,000	0.01	43,443,031	1.27
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	1,302,167	0.04	4,987,167	0.15
TOTAL:	70,505,149	2.07	51,778,112	1.52

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 security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Ordinary	Purchase	10,464	10.800092
Ordinary	Purchase	2,355	10.786386
Ordinary	Purchase	120	10.795
Ordinary	Purchase	415	10.795
Ordinary	Purchase	26	10.795
Ordinary	Purchase	1,277	10.80323
Ordinary	Purchase	15	10.83
Ordinary	Purchase	1,925	10.801852
Ordinary	Purchase	488	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	2,801	10.796965
Ordinary	Purchase	10,880	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	995	10.810714
Ordinary	Purchase	549	10.782063
Ordinary	Purchase	13,834	10.790913
Ordinary	Purchase	2,638	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	9,656	10.790532
Ordinary	Purchase	5,169	10.794198
Ordinary	Purchase	249	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	479	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	10	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	225	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	202	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	7,555	10.807615
Ordinary	Purchase	8,566	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	10,248	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	394	10.795
Ordinary	Purchase	887	10.805006
Ordinary	Purchase	1,026	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	23,063	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	2,671	10.782486
Ordinary	Purchase	2,353	10.794632
Ordinary	Purchase	415	10.835
Ordinary	Purchase	228	10.795
Ordinary	Purchase	4,789	10.798268
Ordinary	Purchase	6,370	10.784972
Ordinary	Purchase	2,339	10.82
Ordinary	Purchase	15	10.83
Ordinary	Purchase	1,808	10.816958
Ordinary	Purchase	2,777	10.825005
Ordinary	Purchase	1,678	10.784827
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	14
Ordinary	Purchase	200	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	1,475	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	1,287	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	1,482	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	467	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	468	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	520	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	872	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	522	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	522	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	522	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	147	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	310	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	374	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	455	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	558	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.8
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	2,749	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	560	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	560	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	657	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	659	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	3,154	10.8
Ordinary	Purchase	267	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	694	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	1,197	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	150	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	316	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	476	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	536	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	537	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	697	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	397	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	286	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	636	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	669	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	543	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	80	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	100	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	112	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	200	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1,600	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	1,155	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	306	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	354	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	1,290	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	403	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	218	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	4,000	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	4,000	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	650	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	1,369	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	279	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	78	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	1,312	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1,121	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	599	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	150	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	413	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	413	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	413	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	413	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	413	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	413	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	667	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	199	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	350	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	1,400	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	639	10.81
Ordinary	Sale	277	10.775
Ordinary	Sale	4,274	10.771977
Ordinary	Sale	314	10.785
Ordinary	Sale	101	10.785
Ordinary	Sale	193	10.805
Ordinary	Sale	430	10.83
Ordinary	Sale	415	10.82
Ordinary	Sale	321	10.785016
Ordinary	Sale	830	10.775
Ordinary	Sale	7,145	10.778494
Ordinary	Sale	2,851	10.798255
Ordinary	Sale	42	10.78
Ordinary	Sale	321	10.795
Ordinary	Sale	129	10.795
Ordinary	Sale	26,157	10.797367
Ordinary	Sale	2,224	10.791205
Ordinary	Sale	6,696	10.78
Ordinary	Sale	12,361	10.781421
Ordinary	Sale	991	10.782972
Ordinary	Sale	415	10.775
Ordinary	Sale	1,074	10.775
Ordinary	Sale	5,109	10.78
Ordinary	Sale	94	10.79
Ordinary	Sale	396	10.785
Ordinary	Sale	1,155	10.785
Ordinary	Sale	9,862	10.770266
Ordinary	Sale	1,852	10.78311
Ordinary	Sale	947	10.79576
Ordinary	Sale	415	10.775
Ordinary	Sale	21,096	10.7882
Ordinary	Sale	896	10.785
Ordinary	Sale	148	10.785
Ordinary	Sale	736	10.785
Ordinary	Sale	12	10.785
Ordinary	Sale	963	10.78
Ordinary	Sale	1,307	10.77306
Ordinary	Sale	415	10.79
Ordinary	Sale	34,059	10.789973
Ordinary	Sale	1,516	10.77
Ordinary	Sale	2,679	10.81
Ordinary	Sale	33,884	10.790073
Ordinary	Sale	1,560	10.801801
Ordinary	Sale	6,258	10.768408
Ordinary	Sale	38,898	10.78
Ordinary	Sale	6,956	10.760878
Ordinary	Sale	1,947	10.788844
Ordinary	Sale	76,130	10.78
Ordinary	Sale	5,000	10.78
	Total purchases	219,491
	Total sales	321,851

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit

(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

Ordinary

Listed put-option

Assign

1,000

(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"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES

Date of disclosure:	19/06/2015
Contact name:	Jean-Baptiste GICQUEL
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6826

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.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

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

1. KEY INFORMATION

Full name of person making disclosure:	Société Générale S.A.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:	BG Group Plc

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Written or purchased	Number of securities to which option or derivative relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date
Ordinary	OTC call-option	Purchase	79,167	8.548	European options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	79,167	8.548	European options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	1,750,000	10.778	European options	06/01/2016
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	8,000	10	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	10,000	11	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	1,000	11	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	25,000	11.5	American	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	30,000	11.5	American	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	90,000	12.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	25,000	12.500	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	5,000	12.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	70,000	12	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	165,000	12	American options	21/08/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	25,000	12	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	1,000	14	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	6,000	14	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	200,000	11	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	100,000	13	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	3,000	10	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	1,000	10	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	1,000	10	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	50,000	11.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	44,000	11	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	21,000	12	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	225,000	12	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	50,000	13.500	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	265,000	13	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	98,000	13	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	126,000	13	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	94,000	14	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	2,000	9.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	21,000	9.600	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	1,000	9	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	200,000	11	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	85,000	10	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	50,000	11.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	63,000	11.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	25,000	11.500	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	20,000	12	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	25,000	12	American options	16/10/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	4,000	11	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	10,000	12.500	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	75,000	12.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	144,000	12	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	90,000	12	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	1,000	13	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	232,000	13	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	11,000	16	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	250,000	6	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	14,000	6	American options	20/11/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	94,000	7.100	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	46,000	7.200	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	5,000	7.500	American options	17/06/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	1,000	7	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	30,000	7	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	20,000	8.500	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	25,000	8.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	3,000	8.800	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	10,000	8.800	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	20,000	8	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	36,000	8	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	24,000	8	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	6,000	9.600	American options	16/12/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	35,000	9.600	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	5,000	9.600	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed-put option	Purchase	95,000	12	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed-put option	Purchase	25,000	12.5	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	2,000	10.5	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	75,000	12	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	12.5	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	52,000	10	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	400,000	10	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	14,000	11	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	15,000	14	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	7.500	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	1,000	7.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	66,000	8.800	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	161,000	9.600	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	13,000	9	American options	19/06/2015

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

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

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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