16th Apr 2015 14:20
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 April 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: | 10p ordinary (inc ADR's) | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 24,642,678 | 0.72% | 13,079,144 | 0.38% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 5,445,783 | 0.16% | 6,569,625 | 0.19% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 30,088,461 | 0.88% | 19,648,769 | 0.58% | |||||||
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 | 22 | 11.7880 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 68 | 11.8950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 130 | 11.8555 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 136 | 11.7575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 158 | 11.7725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 11.7825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 205 | 11.7510 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 205 | 11.7530 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 205 | 11.7580 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 205 | 11.7780 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 215 | 11.7875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 257 | 11.7925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 257 | 11.8100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 274 | 11.7650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 285 | 11.8150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 288 | 11.8572 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 323 | 11.8175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 343 | 11.7600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 343 | 11.7625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 587 | 11.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 614 | 11.8044 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 638 | 11.7700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 708 | 11.8250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 926 | 11.8200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,060 | 11.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,268 | 11.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,507 | 11.8300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,590 | 11.8875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,596 | 11.8975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,753 | 11.8925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,852 | 11.8800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,093 | 11.8225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,981 | 11.8275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,019 | 11.8900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,293 | 11.8725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,584 | 11.8478 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,884 | 11.8575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,977 | 11.8350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,250 | 11.8775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,547 | 11.8325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,929 | 11.8850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,581 | 11.8400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,792 | 11.8425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,915 | 11.8375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,638 | 11.8383 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,581 | 11.8525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 16,309 | 11.8625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 17,850 | 11.8475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18,542 | 11.8675 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 18,698 | 17.6011 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 25,766 | 11.8700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 31,206 | 11.8439 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 32,184 | 11.8750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 41,198 | 11.8413 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 41,747 | 11.8617 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 60,978 | 11.8567 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 68,659 | 11.8372 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 103,697 | 11.8438 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 104,448 | 11.8497 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 113,039 | 11.8650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 115,000 | 11.8463 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 126,246 | 11.8600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 129,429 | 11.8500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 141,253 | 11.8450 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 145,300 | 17.6319 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 150,000 | 11.8431 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 157,902 | 11.8569 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 169,056 | 11.8550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 307,178 | 11.8495 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 382,917 | 11.8517 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 430,732 | 11.8207 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 609,018 | 11.8515 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 22 | 11.7880 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 68 | 11.8950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 136 | 11.7575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 158 | 11.7725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 183 | 11.7825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 205 | 11.7510 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 205 | 11.7530 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 205 | 11.7580 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 205 | 11.7780 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 215 | 11.7875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 257 | 11.7925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 257 | 11.8100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 274 | 11.7650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 285 | 11.8150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 323 | 11.8175 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 343 | 11.7600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 343 | 11.7625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 420 | 11.8418 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 587 | 11.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 638 | 11.7700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 708 | 11.8250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 926 | 11.8200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,060 | 11.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,268 | 11.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,507 | 11.8300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,151 | 11.8635 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,590 | 11.8875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,596 | 11.8975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,753 | 11.8925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,852 | 11.8800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,093 | 11.8225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,900 | 11.8580 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,981 | 11.8275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,019 | 11.8900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,817 | 11.8350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,000 | 11.8710 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,818 | 11.8725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,998 | 11.8014 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,174 | 11.8438 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,920 | 11.8344 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,547 | 11.8325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,852 | 11.8284 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,929 | 11.8850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,985 | 11.8400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,031 | 11.8575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,000 | 11.8085 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,245 | 11.8775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,286 | 11.8425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,425 | 11.8412 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,158 | 11.8375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,289 | 11.8475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,729 | 11.8468 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 18,698 | 17.6011 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,774 | 11.8525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 23,015 | 11.8625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 23,101 | 11.8700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 24,117 | 11.8675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 32,782 | 11.8750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 39,878 | 11.8450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 49,920 | 11.8533 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 69,386 | 11.8508 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 85,898 | 11.8492 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 90,182 | 11.8424 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 95,184 | 11.8515 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 115,879 | 11.8650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 124,424 | 11.8500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 125,856 | 11.8482 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 133,859 | 11.8556 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 145,300 | 17.6319 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 160,754 | 11.8550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 220,000 | 11.8731 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 228,805 | 11.8566 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 229,663 | 11.8547 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 268,391 | 11.8600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 275,225 | 11.8546 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 289,733 | 11.8484 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 348,972 | 11.8478 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 706,448 | 11.7200 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 | 8 | 11.8450 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 4,775 | 11.8444 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5,000 | 11.8439 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 5,998 | 11.8014 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 9,349 | 11.8518 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 7,034 | 11.8451 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 18,000 | 11.8255 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 56,009 | 11.8592 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 64,910 | 11.8459 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 132,404 | 11.8485 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 132,404 | 11.8485 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 355,197 | 11.8483 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 288 | 11.8572 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 3,212 | 11.8475 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 5,083 | 11.8515 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 7,034 | 11.8966 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 7,216 | 11.8335 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 8,846 | 11.8051 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 10,000 | 11.8811 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 18,981 | 11.7873 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 45,600 | 11.8513 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 49,068 | 11.8491 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 65,270 | 11.8458 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 72,650 | 11.8639 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 115,000 | 11.8463 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 81,788 | 11.8704 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 322,166 | 11.8495 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: | 16 Apr 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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