7th Sep 2015 15:11
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: | 04 September 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: | 30,147,394 | 0.88% | 19,629,268 | 0.57% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,531,824 | 0.19% | 16,474,374 | 0.48% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 36,679,218 | 1.07% | 36,103,642 | 1.06% | |||||||
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 | 5 | 9.6185 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 47 | 9.6105 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 9.6019 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 132 | 9.7080 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 156 | 9.7135 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 156 | 9.7165 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 157 | 9.6165 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 180 | 9.7090 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 285 | 14.6900 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 295 | 9.5927 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 313 | 9.7110 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 314 | 9.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 340 | 9.7105 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 387 | 9.6020 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 399 | 9.6190 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 470 | 9.7120 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 9.6280 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 9.6150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 544 | 9.6095 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 594 | 9.6680 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 615 | 9.6072 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 685 | 9.6260 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 700 | 9.6100 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 1,040 | 14.7000 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,538 | 9.6598 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,851 | 9.6489 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,100 | 9.9149 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,240 | 9.8322 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,506 | 9.6937 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,817 | 9.7246 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,360 | 9.7108 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,575 | 9.6035 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,575 | 9.5780 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,449 | 9.7382 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,921 | 9.6087 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,900 | 9.7198 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 16,514 | 9.7143 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 21,180 | 9.7061 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 42,000 | 14.7757 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 47,332 | 9.6535 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 48,506 | 9.6836 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 57,200 | 9.7017 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 58,167 | 9.7009 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 88,544 | 9.6682 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5 | 9.6185 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 47 | 9.6105 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 9.6019 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 132 | 9.7080 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 156 | 9.7135 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 156 | 9.7165 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 180 | 9.7090 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 285 | 14.6900 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 313 | 9.7110 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 314 | 9.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 340 | 9.7105 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 387 | 9.6020 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 399 | 9.6190 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 470 | 9.7120 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 9.6280 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 9.6150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 544 | 9.6095 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 562 | 9.6750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 615 | 9.6072 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 646 | 9.5780 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 685 | 9.6260 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 1,040 | 14.7000 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,100 | 9.7839 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,510 | 9.6100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,606 | 9.7126 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,993 | 9.6165 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,103 | 9.6143 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,195 | 9.6227 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,320 | 9.6664 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,771 | 9.7115 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,143 | 9.6604 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,853 | 9.7157 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,700 | 9.7293 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,943 | 9.6404 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,919 | 9.6536 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,221 | 9.6064 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 20,260 | 9.6860 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 20,730 | 9.6499 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 27,045 | 9.6628 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 29,947 | 9.7328 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 42,000 | 14.7757 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 42,103 | 9.6713 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 139,730 | 9.6908 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 217,275 | 9.7048 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 | 1,300 | 9.7392 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,606 | 9.7126 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 7,853 | 9.7157 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 13,852 | 9.7220 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 34,166 | 9.6539 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 73,078 | 9.6865 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 91,220 | 9.6623 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 120,489 | 9.7155 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 161,087 | 9.7005 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 295 | 9.5926 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 800 | 9.7809 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 871 | 9.7650 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,659 | 9.7084 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 4,817 | 9.7246 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 11,574 | 9.6033 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 15,900 | 9.7198 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 18,342 | 9.5780 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 21,000 | 9.6454 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 33,099 | 9.6667 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 08/03/2017 | Short | 57,200 | 9.7028 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 123,606 | 9.7065 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: | 7 Sep 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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