16th Dec 2015 15:18
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: | 15 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: | 35,497,436 | 1.04% | 27,479,292 | 0.80% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 7,991,460 | 0.24% | 20,444,469 | 0.60% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 475,000 | 0.01% | 500,000 | 0.01% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 43,488,896 | 1.29% | 48,423,761 | 1.42% | |||||||
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 | 1 | 9.4730 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1 | 9.4800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1 | 9.4970 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1 | 9.5210 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1 | 9.4940 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1 | 9.5270 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2 | 9.4820 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 20 | 9.4920 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 9.5130 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 164 | 9.4855 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 327 | 9.5065 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 412 | 9.5607 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 446 | 9.4975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 446 | 9.4965 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 508 | 9.5050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 508 | 9.4980 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 600 | 9.5290 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 600 | 9.5320 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 800 | 9.4900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 800 | 9.5430 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 990 | 9.4880 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,090 | 9.5440 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,147 | 9.4830 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 1,200 | 14.3433 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,300 | 9.5350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,382 | 9.4850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,552 | 9.5010 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,318 | 9.5070 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,746 | 9.5040 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,032 | 9.4990 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,081 | 9.4982 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,174 | 9.5030 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,530 | 9.4860 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,689 | 9.5020 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,523 | 9.4890 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,291 | 9.4974 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,191 | 9.5600 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 11,000 | 14.3692 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,083 | 9.4939 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,910 | 9.5228 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 17,546 | 9.5051 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 17,940 | 9.4958 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 19,607 | 9.4995 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 21,664 | 9.4936 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 27,594 | 9.5114 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 31,423 | 9.4913 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 105,696 | 9.4969 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 417,533 | 9.5230 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 9.5210 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 9.5270 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 9.4730 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 9.4800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 9.4970 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 9.4940 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2 | 9.4820 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 20 | 9.4920 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 66 | 9.4724 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 9.5130 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 164 | 9.4855 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 180 | 9.5380 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 327 | 9.5065 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 446 | 9.4965 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 446 | 9.4975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 508 | 9.4980 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 508 | 9.5050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 600 | 9.5320 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 600 | 9.5290 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 629 | 9.2920 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 750 | 9.5426 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 800 | 9.4900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 800 | 9.5497 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 800 | 9.5430 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 892 | 9.4979 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,147 | 9.4830 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 1,200 | 14.3433 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,287 | 9.4969 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,300 | 9.5350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,382 | 9.4850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,490 | 9.4880 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,552 | 9.5010 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,643 | 9.5384 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,318 | 9.5070 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,400 | 9.4877 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,746 | 9.5040 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,976 | 9.5083 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,032 | 9.4990 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,174 | 9.5030 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,689 | 9.5020 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,200 | 9.5261 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,500 | 9.5139 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,300 | 9.4859 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,031 | 9.4932 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,350 | 9.5071 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 11,000 | 14.3692 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,600 | 9.5099 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,297 | 9.4860 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 20,405 | 9.5600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,728 | 9.5197 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 27,614 | 9.5386 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 42,852 | 9.5410 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 47,346 | 9.4924 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 57,145 | 9.5459 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 57,211 | 9.4890 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 64,257 | 9.5326 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 64,900 | 9.5371 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 79,646 | 9.5039 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 80,593 | 9.5481 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 250,000 | 9.5142 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 | 66 | 9.4724 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,643 | 9.5384 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5,400 | 9.5293 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 5,428 | 9.5109 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 21,499 | 9.4953 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 26,335 | 9.4950 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 32,894 | 9.4911 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 51,095 | 9.4825 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 64,900 | 9.5372 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 69,127 | 9.4995 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 55,224 | 9.5056 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 200 | 9.5026 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 412 | 9.5607 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 500 | 9.5557 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,378 | 9.5092 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 19,951 | 9.5432 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 32,896 | 9.4829 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? | YES | ||
| Date of disclosure: | 16 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.
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
| 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. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
| 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 |
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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