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Form 8.3 - BG Group PLC

1st May 2015 12:59

RNS Number : 0398M

Societe Generale SA

01 May 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	30/04/2015
(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: 39,472,574 Shares interests and 2,111,757 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:	39,499,874	1.16	2,111,757	0.06
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	28,250,932	0.83
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	1,487,167	0.04	5,921,167	0.17
TOTAL:	40,987,041	1.20	36,283,856	1.063%

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	3,209	11.745
Ordinary	Purchase	387	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	1,123	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	905	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	446	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	519	11.745
Ordinary	Purchase	1,856	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	354	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	168	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	803	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	703	11.745
Ordinary	Purchase	802	11.705
Ordinary	Purchase	374	11.705
Ordinary	Purchase	198	11.705
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	11.74
Ordinary	Purchase	668	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	129	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	219	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	26	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	803	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	600	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	645	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	871	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	800	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	803	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	800	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	800	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	1,069	11.705
Ordinary	Purchase	521	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	1,215	11.8
Ordinary	Purchase	480	11.8
Ordinary	Purchase	473	11.785
Ordinary	Purchase	2,244	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	415	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	38	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	1,555	11.7
Ordinary	Purchase	2,248	11.8
Ordinary	Purchase	471	11.765
Ordinary	Purchase	82	11.77
Ordinary	Purchase	166	11.77
Ordinary	Purchase	940	11.7
Ordinary	Purchase	1,724	11.8
Ordinary	Purchase	444	11.745
Ordinary	Purchase	306	11.745
Ordinary	Purchase	409	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	1,065	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	57	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	535	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	800	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	669	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	404	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	669	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	265	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	131	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	411	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	11.78
Ordinary	Purchase	965	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	1,566	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	374	11.755
Ordinary	Purchase	530	11.76
Ordinary	Purchase	294	11.755
Ordinary	Purchase	1,009	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	876	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	273	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	88	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	452	11.745
Ordinary	Purchase	467	11.745
Ordinary	Purchase	414	11.745
Ordinary	Purchase	61	11.8
Ordinary	Purchase	875	11.8
Ordinary	Purchase	399	11.8
Ordinary	Purchase	3,372	11.8
Ordinary	Purchase	766	11.8
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	11.78
Ordinary	Purchase	700	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	526	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1,020	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	402	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	422	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	661	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	472	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	802	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	2,260	11.74
Ordinary	Purchase	1,031	11.8
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	911	11.775
Ordinary	Purchase	2,888	11.8
Ordinary	Purchase	484	11.8
Ordinary	Purchase	2,258	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	1,069	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	1,129	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	415	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	2	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	2,939	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1,410	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	11.7
Ordinary	Purchase	77	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	358	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	1,270	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	685	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	6,685	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	1,064	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	2,771	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	1,270	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	6,685	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	466	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	403	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	8,062	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	2,278	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	10,574	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	106	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	1,692	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	6,070	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	2,122	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	2,105	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	49,454	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	311	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	6,087	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	4,093	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	2,764	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	467	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	6,685	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	2,526	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	467	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	6,685	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	1,692	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	2,796	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	6,685	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	1,848	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	13,370	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	2,360	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	1,405	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	6,685	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	6,685	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	54	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	3,996	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	13,370	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	222	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	376	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	3,360	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	1,692	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	21,309	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	521	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	534	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	1,555	11.745
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.745
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	1,760	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	535	11.745
Ordinary	Purchase	1,841	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	312	11.735
Ordinary	Purchase	365	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	635	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	12	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	370	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	241	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	154	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1,064	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	241	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	22	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	535	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	535	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	3,035	11.76
Ordinary	Purchase	3,000	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	322	11.745
Ordinary	Purchase	228	11.77
Ordinary	Purchase	520	11.775
Ordinary	Purchase	210	11.73
Ordinary	Purchase	790	11.73
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	11.705
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	31,391	11.794591
Ordinary	Purchase	1,566	11.745
Ordinary	Purchase	212	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	461	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	664	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1,204	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	255	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	1,267	11.7
Ordinary	Purchase	1,333	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	11.775
Ordinary	Purchase	121	11.775
Ordinary	Purchase	507	11.775
Ordinary	Purchase	201	11.775
Ordinary	Purchase	750	11.7
Ordinary	Purchase	3,616	11.7
Ordinary	Purchase	750	11.695
Ordinary	Purchase	246	11.695
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	11.695
Ordinary	Purchase	524	11.69
Ordinary	Purchase	334	11.745
Ordinary	Purchase	936	11.745
Ordinary	Purchase	936	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	7,595	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	802	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	1,234	11.775
Ordinary	Purchase	651	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	522	11.735
Ordinary	Purchase	4,520	11.735
Ordinary	Purchase	4,400,682	11.73
Ordinary	Purchase	11,150,043	11.73
Ordinary	Sale	244	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	122	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	1,864	11.815
Ordinary	Sale	483	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	474	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	1,161	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	376	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	203	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	316	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	391	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	461	11.73
Ordinary	Sale	1,217	11.73
Ordinary	Sale	80	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	454	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	673	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	325	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	1,070	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	399	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	360	11.76
Ordinary	Sale	604	11.76
Ordinary	Sale	615	11.76
Ordinary	Sale	1,120	11.76
Ordinary	Sale	353	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	57	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	376	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	10	11.77
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	260	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	291	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	419	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	601	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	791	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	690	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	1,893	11.77
Ordinary	Sale	31	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	233	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	669	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	2,827	11.815
Ordinary	Sale	2,179	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	64	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	369	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	1,010	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	193	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	2,879	11.76
Ordinary	Sale	1,574	11.765
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	37	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	540	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	496	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	1,041	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	535	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	1,096	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	267	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	483	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	514	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	803	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	996	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	342	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	541	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	130	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	713	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	584	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	265	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	488	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	1,203	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	990	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	379	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	234	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	234	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	327	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	1,538	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	470	11.735
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.755
Ordinary	Sale	1,215	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	125	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	609	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	202	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	44	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	732	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	31	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	125	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	711	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	835	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	58	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	402	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	2,565	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	199	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	1,549	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	65	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	416	11.805
Ordinary	Sale	297	11.805
Ordinary	Sale	750	11.805
Ordinary	Sale	1	11.805
Ordinary	Sale	384	11.805
Ordinary	Sale	678	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	1,950	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	498	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	415	11.735
Ordinary	Sale	31	11.805
Ordinary	Sale	31	11.805
Ordinary	Sale	444	11.805
Ordinary	Sale	87	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	372	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	168	11.73
Ordinary	Sale	2,506	11.73
Ordinary	Sale	1,337	11.73
Ordinary	Sale	6,549	11.73
Ordinary	Sale	136	11.73
Ordinary	Sale	648	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	1,707	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	427	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	59	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	558	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	484	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	823	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	1,303	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	374	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	817	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	1,566	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	749	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	455	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	572	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	573	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	1,801	11.77
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	690	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	190	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	115	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	610	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	686	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	3,776	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	267	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	146	11.765
Ordinary	Sale	203	11.765
Ordinary	Sale	451	11.765
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.765
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	429	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.77
Ordinary	Sale	270	11.77
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	138	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	79	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	77	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	300	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	936	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	522	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	406	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	1,337	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	13,180	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	2,360	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	2,360	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	2,580	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	7,975	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	2,674	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	267	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	2,764	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	3,860	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	1,176	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	2,674	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	148	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	3,880	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	236	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	2,360	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	934	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	467	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	1,661	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	613	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	2,580	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	933	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	466	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	1,064	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	467	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	2,360	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	2,360	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	1,399	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	1,888	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	366	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	2,214	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	2,360	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	1,888	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	933	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	2,796	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	467	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	1,888	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	467	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	3,860	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	2,360	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	54	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	2,526	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	1,385	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	2,580	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	1,195	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	933	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	677	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	683	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	302	11.775
Ordinary	Sale	555	11.775
Ordinary	Sale	401	11.775
Ordinary	Sale	521	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	575	11.735
Ordinary	Sale	672	11.735
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.735
Ordinary	Sale	661	11.735
Ordinary	Sale	517	11.735
Ordinary	Sale	401	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	361	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	612	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	111	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	331	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	1,566	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	592	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	683	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	463	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	2,179	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	402	11.735
Ordinary	Sale	1,600	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	668	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	1,060	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	635	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	1,730	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	461	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	560	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	667	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	373	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	81	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	2,559	11.775
Ordinary	Sale	111	11.68
Ordinary	Sale	71	11.68
Ordinary	Sale	618	11.68
Ordinary	Sale	1,059	11.77
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	11.77
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	31	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	149	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	388	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	548	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	252	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	685	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	482	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	1,396	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	358	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	29	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	348	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	348	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	190	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	834	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	401	11.76
Ordinary	Sale	440	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	268	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	86,567	11.763437
Ordinary	Sale	190	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	344	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	17,926	11.790987
Ordinary	Sale	401	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	63	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	106	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	415	11.82
Ordinary	Sale	534	11.82
Ordinary	Sale	701	11.815
Ordinary	Sale	710	11.815
Ordinary	Sale	152	11.815
Ordinary	Sale	522	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	1,042	11.815
Ordinary	Sale	820	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	113	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	227	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	626	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	610	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	555	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	435	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	1,020	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	337	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	57	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	657	11.765
Ordinary	Sale	798	11.765
Ordinary	Sale	138	11.765
Ordinary	Sale	2	11.765
Ordinary	Sale	186	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.74
Ordinary	Sale	636	11.76
Ordinary	Sale	349	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	336	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	357	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	873	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	62	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	125	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	62	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	401	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	948	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	268	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	895	11.765
Ordinary	Sale	2,566	11.775
Ordinary	Sale	1,794	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	635	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	427	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	170	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	394	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	260	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	81	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	587	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	480	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	268	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	534	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	2,122	11.82311
Ordinary	Sale	2,610	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	1,404	11.825
	Total purchases	15,937,652
	Total sales	381,009

(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
Ordinary	Equity Linked Swap	Increasing a short position	4,400,682	11.73
Ordinary	Equity Linked Swap	Increasing a short position	11,150,043	11.73

(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
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchasing	5,000	12	American	19/06/15	0.24
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchasing	20,000	12	American	19/06/15	0.235
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchasing	25,000	12	American	17/07/15	0.325
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchasing	10,000	12	American	18/09/15	0.815
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchasing	5,000	11.5	American	19/06/15	0.29
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchasing	20,000	11.5	American	19/06/15	0.295
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchasing	25,000	12	American	17/07/15	0.605

(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"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES

Date of disclosure:	01/05/2015
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	500,000	11	European options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	1,750,000	10.778	European options	06/01/2016
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	250,000	8.100	European options	18/12/2015
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	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	240,000	12	American options	15/05/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	70,000	12	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	25,000	12	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	165,000	12	American options	21/08/2015
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	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	2,000	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	900,000	12.500	American options	15/05/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	65,000	12	American options	18/12/2015
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	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	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	56,000	11.500	American options	19/06/2015
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	65,000	12.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	100,000	12	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	90,000	12	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	250,000	12	American options	21/08/2015
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	70,000	12	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed-put option	Purchase	25,000	12.5	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	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	30,000	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	10,000	9.500	American options	15/05/2015
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.

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