27th Aug 2015 14:56
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: | 26 August 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: | 30,628,760 | 0.90% | 17,238,045 | 0.50% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,779,272 | 0.20% | 16,511,866 | 0.48% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 37,408,032 | 1.10% | 33,749,911 | 0.99% | |||||||
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 | 34 | 9.3615 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 44 | 9.3920 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 48 | 9.3613 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 66 | 9.4217 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 136 | 9.4085 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 146 | 9.3880 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 162 | 9.3605 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 162 | 9.4025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 162 | 9.4513 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 163 | 9.3646 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 188 | 9.3761 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 195 | 9.3859 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 201 | 9.4985 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 210 | 9.3620 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 226 | 9.4630 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 244 | 9.3591 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 244 | 9.4446 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 244 | 9.4300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 244 | 9.4404 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 244 | 9.4200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 249 | 9.3871 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 253 | 9.4270 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 259 | 9.3751 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 274 | 9.4125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 285 | 9.3845 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 313 | 9.4130 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 325 | 9.3981 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 325 | 9.3890 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 325 | 9.4476 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 346 | 9.3765 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 373 | 9.4028 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 373 | 9.3945 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 378 | 9.3680 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 389 | 9.4925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 390 | 9.4220 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 400 | 9.4010 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 400 | 9.3640 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 425 | 9.3895 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 446 | 9.4400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 452 | 9.4902 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 457 | 9.3980 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 492 | 9.3865 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 498 | 9.4831 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 498 | 9.4905 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 498 | 9.4910 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 498 | 9.4995 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 498 | 9.4132 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 507 | 9.4810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 515 | 9.4031 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 533 | 9.3820 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 535 | 9.4107 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 554 | 9.3801 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 555 | 9.3831 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 574 | 9.4120 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 623 | 9.4226 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 716 | 9.4250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 767 | 9.4850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 785 | 9.4760 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 785 | 9.4080 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 835 | 9.3810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 862 | 9.3800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 878 | 9.3836 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 879 | 9.4045 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,319 | 9.3855 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,362 | 9.3982 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,734 | 9.3870 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,800 | 9.3990 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,098 | 9.4100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,243 | 9.4030 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,654 | 9.3830 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,545 | 9.4036 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 4,568 | 14.6723 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,009 | 9.3840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,306 | 9.3860 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,565 | 9.4037 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,454 | 9.4048 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,700 | 9.4447 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 8,800 | 14.5634 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,951 | 9.4328 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,360 | 9.4377 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 16,868 | 9.3699 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 24,206 | 9.4167 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 38,906 | 9.4306 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 41,192 | 9.4113 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 79,886 | 9.4034 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 95,749 | 9.2390 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 116,548 | 9.4247 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 155,822 | 9.3850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 170,000 | 9.3879 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 218,423 | 9.4129 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 427,182 | 9.4185 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 34 | 9.3615 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 48 | 9.3613 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 66 | 9.4217 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 136 | 9.4085 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 146 | 9.3880 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 162 | 9.4025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 162 | 9.3605 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 162 | 9.4513 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 163 | 9.3646 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 188 | 9.3761 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 201 | 9.4985 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 210 | 9.3620 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 226 | 9.4630 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 244 | 9.4200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 244 | 9.4300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 244 | 9.4446 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 244 | 9.4404 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 249 | 9.3871 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 253 | 9.4270 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 259 | 9.3751 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 274 | 9.4125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 287 | 9.4120 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 310 | 9.3971 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 313 | 9.4130 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 325 | 9.4476 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 325 | 9.3890 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 346 | 9.3765 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 358 | 9.3836 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 373 | 9.3945 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 373 | 9.4028 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 378 | 9.3680 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 389 | 9.4925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 390 | 9.4220 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 400 | 9.3640 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 400 | 9.4010 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 425 | 9.3895 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 446 | 9.4400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 452 | 9.4902 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 492 | 9.3865 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 498 | 9.4831 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 498 | 9.4905 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 498 | 9.4910 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 498 | 9.4132 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 498 | 9.4995 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 9.3900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 507 | 9.4810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 515 | 9.4031 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 535 | 9.4107 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 554 | 9.3801 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 555 | 9.3831 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 623 | 9.4226 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 650 | 9.3870 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 716 | 9.4250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 767 | 9.4850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 782 | 9.3980 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 785 | 9.4760 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 835 | 9.3810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 879 | 9.4045 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 931 | 9.3184 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 946 | 9.3863 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,156 | 9.3855 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,170 | 9.4080 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,207 | 9.3830 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,471 | 9.4051 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,085 | 9.4164 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,098 | 9.4100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,243 | 9.4030 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,391 | 9.3840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,569 | 9.2878 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,685 | 9.4618 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,908 | 9.3845 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,115 | 9.4408 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,221 | 9.3211 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,648 | 9.3218 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 4,568 | 14.6723 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,104 | 9.4241 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 8,800 | 14.5634 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,069 | 9.4297 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,577 | 9.4163 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,342 | 9.3163 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,420 | 9.3432 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,628 | 9.3454 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,196 | 9.3981 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 26,100 | 9.4830 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 50,173 | 9.4927 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 59,496 | 9.4147 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100,923 | 9.4166 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 108,227 | 9.2390 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 179,661 | 9.4108 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 206,562 | 9.2398 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 233,538 | 9.3923 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 | 310 | 9.3971 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 972 | 9.4063 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,300 | 9.3970 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,300 | 9.4069 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,085 | 9.4164 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,284 | 9.3928 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,569 | 9.2878 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 3,666 | 9.3880 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4,581 | 9.3744 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 10,465 | 9.4174 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 12,327 | 9.4073 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 15,628 | 9.3454 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 29,326 | 9.4315 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 17,050 | 9.4105 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 231,427 | 9.4104 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 200 | 9.3860 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,800 | 9.3990 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,057 | 9.3825 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,488 | 9.4212 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,492 | 9.2792 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 4,400 | 9.3033 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 16,868 | 9.3698 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 35,246 | 9.4266 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 37,108 | 9.3994 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 46,095 | 9.4236 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 231,419 | 9.4078 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 388,295 | 9.4289 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: |
| 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: |
| NONE |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | |
| Date of disclosure: | 27 Aug 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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