30th Sep 2015 15:08
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 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 | 29 Sept 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: | ORD | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 28,578,732 | 0.84% | 24,285,954 | 0.71% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,304,951 | 0.18% | 16,951,645 | 0.50% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 34,883,683 | 1.02% | 41,237,599 | 1.21% |
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 | 46 | 9.5526 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 97 | 9.4967 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 161 | 9.5095 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 169 | 9.5270 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 196 | 9.5595 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 300 | 9.5391 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 312 | 9.5510 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 317 | 9.5341 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 340 | 9.5455 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 368 | 9.5380 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 370 | 9.5275 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 371 | 9.5355 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 392 | 9.5830 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 408 | 9.5290 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 465 | 9.5690 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 474 | 9.5600 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 9.5750 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 9.5271 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 512 | 9.5531 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 516 | 9.5190 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 563 | 9.5310 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 587 | 9.5815 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 589 | 9.5226 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 589 | 9.5586 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 600 | 9.5640 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 600 | 9.5180 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 625 | 9.5390 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 700 | 9.5090 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 700 | 9.5670 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 700 | 9.5540 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 751 | 9.5760 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 756 | 9.5235 GBP | ||||||
| ADR | Purchase | 800 | 14.5700 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 805 | 9.5530 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 814 | 9.5620 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 815 | 9.5775 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 817 | 9.5220 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 841 | 9.5200 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 877 | 9.5795 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 877 | 9.5565 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 882 | 9.5615 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 898 | 9.5580 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 940 | 9.5260 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 967 | 9.5725 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 983 | 9.5506 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 983 | 9.5460 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,011 | 9.4938 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,054 | 9.5710 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,088 | 9.5490 GBP | ||||||
| ADR | Purchase | 1,140 | 14.5773 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,221 | 9.5210 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,296 | 9.5630 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,296 | 9.5330 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,305 | 9.5450 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,356 | 9.5120 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,390 | 9.5320 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,400 | 9.5141 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,424 | 9.5420 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,521 | 9.5250 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,539 | 9.5470 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,607 | 9.5800 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,660 | 9.5370 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,674 | 9.5650 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,680 | 9.5660 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,720 | 9.5610 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,814 | 9.5360 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,847 | 9.5230 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,898 | 9.5225 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,898 | 9.5265 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,121 | 9.5350 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,205 | 9.5440 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,224 | 9.5255 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,807 | 9.5195 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,909 | 9.5560 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,143 | 9.5780 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,279 | 9.5590 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,548 | 9.5570 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,697 | 9.5720 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,717 | 9.5430 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,173 | 9.5080 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,180 | 9.5295 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,938 | 9.5400 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,952 | 9.5240 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,975 | 9.5680 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,731 | 9.5550 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,749 | 9.4834 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,890 | 9.5732 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 33,391 | 9.5555 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 39,934 | 9.5427 GBP | ||||||
| ADR | Purchase | 47,496 | 14.4961 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 52,667 | 9.4960 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 57,565 | 9.5448 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 60,423 | 9.5446 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 62,491 | 9.5280 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 74,896 | 9.5204 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 98,872 | 9.5410 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 106,780 | 9.5256 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 165,111 | 9.5404 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 264,580 | 9.5376 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 361,320 | 9.5172 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 46 | 9.5526 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 72 | 9.5393 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 161 | 9.5095 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 169 | 9.5270 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 196 | 9.5595 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 252 | 9.4049 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 255 | 9.5960 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 260 | 9.6410 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 300 | 9.5391 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 312 | 9.5510 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 317 | 9.5341 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 340 | 9.5455 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 368 | 9.5380 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 370 | 9.5275 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 371 | 9.5355 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 392 | 9.5830 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 408 | 9.5290 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 413 | 9.3910 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 465 | 9.5690 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 474 | 9.5600 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 9.5271 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 9.5750 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 512 | 9.5531 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 516 | 9.5190 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 563 | 9.5310 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 587 | 9.5815 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 589 | 9.5586 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 589 | 9.5226 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 600 | 9.5640 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 600 | 9.5180 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 625 | 9.5390 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 700 | 9.5090 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 700 | 9.5540 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 751 | 9.5760 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 756 | 9.5235 GBP | ||||||
| ADR | Sale | 800 | 14.5700 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 805 | 9.5530 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 814 | 9.5620 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 815 | 9.5775 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 817 | 9.5220 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 841 | 9.5200 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 877 | 9.5565 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 877 | 9.5795 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 882 | 9.5615 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 898 | 9.5580 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 940 | 9.5260 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 967 | 9.5725 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 983 | 9.5460 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 983 | 9.5506 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 983 | 9.5555 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,088 | 9.5490 GBP | ||||||
| ADR | Sale | 1,140 | 14.5774 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,142 | 9.5410 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,200 | 9.5670 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,221 | 9.5210 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,296 | 9.5330 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,305 | 9.5450 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,356 | 9.5120 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,390 | 9.5320 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,400 | 9.5141 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,424 | 9.5420 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,454 | 9.5710 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,521 | 9.5250 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,539 | 9.5470 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,607 | 9.5800 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,660 | 9.5370 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,674 | 9.5650 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,680 | 9.5660 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,720 | 9.5610 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,814 | 9.5360 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,847 | 9.5230 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,898 | 9.5225 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,898 | 9.5265 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,121 | 9.5350 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,205 | 9.5440 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,224 | 9.5255 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,427 | 9.4158 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,807 | 9.5195 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,909 | 9.5560 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,143 | 9.5780 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,279 | 9.5590 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,548 | 9.5570 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,697 | 9.5720 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,717 | 9.5430 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,173 | 9.5080 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,180 | 9.5295 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,938 | 9.5400 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,952 | 9.5240 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,975 | 9.5680 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,731 | 9.5550 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,884 | 9.4683 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,609 | 9.5342 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,313 | 9.5630 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 44,511 | 9.5034 GBP | ||||||
| ADR | Sale | 47,496 | 14.4961 USD | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 53,172 | 9.4960 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 384,500 | 9.5062 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 530,000 | 9.5458 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 | 72 | 9.5393 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 400 | 9.5702 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,912 | 9.3912 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 9,763 | 9.3957 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 63,875 | 9.5451 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 700 | 9.6296 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 15,534 | 9.5829 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 20,649 | 9.5409 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 23,845 | 9.4968 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 63,865 | 9.5327 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 30/10/2016 | Short | 64,750 | 9.4781 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 79,364 | 9.5808 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 101,479 | 9.5270 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 01/11/2016 | Short | 106,780 | 9.5256 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: | 30 Sept 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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