22nd May 2015 14:27
| 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: | 21 May 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 | ||||||||||||||
| (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: | 24,670,899 | 0.72% | 12,316,807 | 0.36% | |||||||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||||||
| 6,417,895 | 0.19% | 6,972,535 | 0.20% | ||||||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 31,088,332 | 0.91% | 19,289,342 | 0.56% | |||||||||||
| (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: | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | 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 | 16 | 11.6550 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 262 | 11.6475 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 262 | 11.6575 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 262 | 11.6675 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 262 | 11.6775 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 262 | 11.6850 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 262 | 11.7125 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 349 | 11.6950 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 445 | 11.6350 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 467 | 11.6600 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 524 | 11.6375 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 524 | 11.6975 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 524 | 11.7025 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 535 | 11.6900 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 562 | 11.7050 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 658 | 11.7200 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 795 | 11.6800 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 889 | 11.7225 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 965 | 11.6450 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 971 | 11.6593 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,047 | 11.7150 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,064 | 11.6000 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,088 | 11.7000 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,276 | 11.6500 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,340 | 11.6525 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,505 | 11.6700 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,025 | 11.6725 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,600 | 11.7029 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,103 | 11.6677 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,749 | 11.6650 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,269 | 11.6750 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ADR | Purchase | 6,480 | 18.4059 USD | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,576 | 11.6852 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,750 | 11.6825 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,807 | 11.6816 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 21,840 | 11.6901 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 33,404 | 11.6877 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ADR | Purchase | 35,433 | 18.4600 USD | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 38,494 | 11.6862 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 44,955 | 11.6883 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 120,398 | 11.6914 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 200,000 | 11.6746 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 343,061 | 11.6875 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 16 | 11.6550 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 50 | 11.6490 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 69 | 11.6506 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 71 | 11.7157 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 72 | 11.6556 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 80 | 11.7170 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 90 | 11.6620 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 103 | 11.6960 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 107 | 11.6862 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 109 | 11.6790 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 187 | 11.6706 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 190 | 11.6520 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 262 | 11.6475 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 262 | 11.6575 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 262 | 11.6675 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 262 | 11.6775 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 262 | 11.7050 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 262 | 11.7125 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 274 | 11.6450 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 284 | 11.6806 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 313 | 11.6840 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 349 | 11.6950 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 356 | 11.6390 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 445 | 11.6350 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 467 | 11.6600 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 524 | 11.6375 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 524 | 11.6975 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 524 | 11.7025 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 535 | 11.6900 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 658 | 11.7200 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 669 | 11.7021 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 779 | 11.6750 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 815 | 11.6800 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 889 | 11.7225 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,047 | 11.7150 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,088 | 11.7000 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,300 | 11.6695 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,340 | 11.6525 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,452 | 11.6850 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,460 | 11.6500 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,466 | 11.6645 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,505 | 11.6700 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,025 | 11.6725 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,211 | 11.6855 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,261 | 11.6892 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,742 | 11.6650 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,355 | 11.6867 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ADR | Sale | 6,480 | 18.4059 USD | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,704 | 11.6690 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,819 | 11.6733 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,850 | 11.6865 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,663 | 11.6868 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,619 | 11.6893 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,393 | 11.6794 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,404 | 11.6905 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 30,358 | 11.7094 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ADR | Sale | 35,433 | 18.4600 USD | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 36,430 | 11.6831 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 98,709 | 11.6857 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 134,844 | 11.6782 GBP | ||||||||||||
| ORD | Sale | 136,140 | 11.6990 GBP | ||||||||||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||||||||||
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||||||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 522 | 11.6498 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,466 | 11.6645 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,810 | 11.6575 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 6,355 | 11.6867 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 6,819 | 11.6733 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 21,446 | 11.6852 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 70,500 | 11.6783 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 85,633 | 11.6826 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 128,955 | 11.6863 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 971 | 11.6593 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,544 | 11.7091 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 3,109 | 11.6695 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 9,122 | 11.6878 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 14,096 | 11.6641 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 21,706 | 11.6769 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 91,079 | 11.6795 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 120,613 | 11.7038 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 200,000 | 11.6746 GBP | |||||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 256,144 | 11.6881 GBP | |||||||||||
| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||||||||||
| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option | ||||||||
| of | description | purchasing, | of | price | date | money | |||||||||
| relevant | selling, | securities | per unit | paid/ | |||||||||||
| security | 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | 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: | |||||||||||||||
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| NONE | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Attachments | ||||||||||||||
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||||||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 22 May 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Contact name: | Jay Supaya | ||||||||||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 7773 0635 | ||||||||||||||
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