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Form 8.3 - BG Group Plc

17th Jun 2015 14:23

RNS Number : 4623Q

Societe Generale SA

17 June 2015

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:	Société Générale S.A.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	BG Group Plc
(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: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	16/06/2015
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES: 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:	25p ordinary: 73,633,742 Shares interests and 8,036,404 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 27,300 equivalent Shares interests and 0 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 1 ordinary share)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	73,661,042	2.16	8,036,404	0.24
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	43,193,031	1.27
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	1,303,167	0.04	5,237,167	0.15
TOTAL:	74,964,209	2.20	56,466,602	1.65

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 security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Ordinary	Purchase	8,421	10.807343
Ordinary	Purchase	7,364	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	936	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	6,017	10.784443
Ordinary	Purchase	29	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	5,116	10.866616
Ordinary	Purchase	936	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	8,731	10.802063
Ordinary	Purchase	10,866	10.769451
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.815
Ordinary	Purchase	9,303	10.793016
Ordinary	Purchase	341	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	564	10.86
Ordinary	Purchase	115	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	98	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	11,019	10.799919
Ordinary	Purchase	573	10.815009
Ordinary	Purchase	1,013	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	2,183	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	785	10.844713
Ordinary	Purchase	22,972	10.794682
Ordinary	Purchase	1,060	10.835
Ordinary	Purchase	3,041	10.77147
Ordinary	Purchase	65	10.795
Ordinary	Purchase	3,344	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	1,362	10.818238
Ordinary	Purchase	3,697	10.786897
Ordinary	Purchase	374	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	19,578	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1,708	10.811932
Ordinary	Purchase	30,980	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	40,200	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	127	10.795
Ordinary	Purchase	200,000	10.8
Ordinary	Purchase	53,459	10.8108
Ordinary	Purchase	104,003	10.797043
Ordinary	Purchase	8,057	10.825966
Ordinary	Purchase	149	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	10	10.815
Ordinary	Purchase	12	10.815
Ordinary	Purchase	15	10.765
Ordinary	Purchase	52	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	58	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	104	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	152	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	208	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	256	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	320	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	640	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.815
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.85
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.845
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	513	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	305	10.765
Ordinary	Purchase	321	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	321	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	497	10.75
Ordinary	Purchase	3,855	10.845
Ordinary	Purchase	193	10.795
Ordinary	Purchase	201	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	225	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	233	10.765
Ordinary	Purchase	338	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	434	10.815
Ordinary	Purchase	804	10.795
Ordinary	Purchase	1,992	10.815
Ordinary	Purchase	997	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	339	10.76
Ordinary	Purchase	499	10.765
Ordinary	Purchase	1,806	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	89	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	101	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	194	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	210	10.85
Ordinary	Purchase	260	10.85
Ordinary	Purchase	260	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	552	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	584	10.765
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	10.815
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	10.815
Ordinary	Purchase	2,722	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	469	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,108	10.765
Ordinary	Purchase	1,109	10.815
Ordinary	Purchase	555	10.845
Ordinary	Purchase	406	10.85
Ordinary	Purchase	748	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	263	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	391	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	455	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	455	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	455	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	590	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.765
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.815
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.815
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.815
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.845
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	814	10.795
Ordinary	Purchase	814	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1,116	10.8
Ordinary	Purchase	1,053	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	719	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	33	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	41	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	59	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	86	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	86	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	196	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	560	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	720	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	1,009	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	425	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	441	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	505	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	530	10.755
Ordinary	Purchase	882	10.76
Ordinary	Purchase	787	10.76
Ordinary	Purchase	149	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	205	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	394	10.795
Ordinary	Purchase	426	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	426	10.815
Ordinary	Purchase	628	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	628	10.795
Ordinary	Purchase	692	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	724	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	788	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	788	10.815
Ordinary	Purchase	884	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	884	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	3,027	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	661	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	885	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	726	10.795
Ordinary	Purchase	918	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	918	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	631	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	3,036	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	75	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	111	10.75
Ordinary	Purchase	158	10.78
Ordinary	Purchase	268	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	396	10.76
Ordinary	Purchase	508	10.755
Ordinary	Purchase	600	10.75
Ordinary	Purchase	664	10.75
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.8
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.8
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.8
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	286	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	302	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	494	10.765
Ordinary	Purchase	764	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	541	10.815
Ordinary	Purchase	541	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	541	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	541	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	733	10.785
Ordinary	Purchase	1,530	10.85
Ordinary	Purchase	287	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	287	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	367	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	606	10.805
Ordinary	Purchase	1,597	10.84
Ordinary	Purchase	575	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	3,582	10.765
Ordinary	Purchase	27	10.75
Ordinary	Purchase	28	10.755
Ordinary	Purchase	29	10.75
Ordinary	Purchase	32	10.765
Ordinary	Purchase	352	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	545	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	289	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	546	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	996	10.85
Ordinary	Purchase	1,674	10.85
Ordinary	Purchase	435	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	467	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	550	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	35	10.765
Ordinary	Purchase	35	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	106	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	1,056	10.775
Ordinary	Purchase	2,500	10.85
Ordinary	Purchase	10,000	10.774392
Ordinary	Purchase	1,449	10.81
Ordinary	Purchase	268	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	381	10.77
Ordinary	Purchase	350	10.765
Ordinary	Purchase	542	10.77
Ordinary	Sale	1,390	10.807194
Ordinary	Sale	18,668	10.777924
Ordinary	Sale	18,092	10.81
Ordinary	Sale	32,303	10.797117
Ordinary	Sale	24	10.81
Ordinary	Sale	3,650	10.765638
Ordinary	Sale	338	10.825
Ordinary	Sale	6,696	10.81
Ordinary	Sale	1,100	10.795
Ordinary	Sale	374	10.79
Ordinary	Sale	6,696	10.81
Ordinary	Sale	24,726	10.800508
Ordinary	Sale	2,010	10.796667
Ordinary	Sale	2,451	10.832652
Ordinary	Sale	19	10.795
Ordinary	Sale	2,679	10.78
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.795
Ordinary	Sale	2,028	10.807719
Ordinary	Sale	18,394	10.793249
Ordinary	Sale	449	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	227	10.795
Ordinary	Sale	399	10.765
Ordinary	Sale	1,616	10.833014
Ordinary	Sale	9,824	10.79521
Ordinary	Sale	33	10.805
Ordinary	Sale	181	10.82
Ordinary	Sale	46,202	10.808298
Ordinary	Sale	6,192	10.833949
Ordinary	Sale	196	10.835
Ordinary	Sale	554	10.835
Ordinary	Sale	135	10.825
Ordinary	Sale	53	10.825
Ordinary	Sale	3,348	10.78
Ordinary	Sale	19	10.795
Ordinary	Sale	187	10.795
Ordinary	Sale	44,296	10.81
Ordinary	Sale	10,000	10.7575
Ordinary	Sale	53,358	10.8075
Ordinary	Sale	74,753	10.7525
	Total purchases	707,097
	Total sales	394,160

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	53,459	10.8108
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	104,003	10.797043

(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

Ordinary

Listed call-option

Selling

200,000

American

18/03/16

0.67

Ordinary

Listed put-option

Purchasing

200,000

American

18/03/16

0.865

(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"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES

Date of disclosure:	17/06/2015
Contact name:	Jean-Baptiste GICQUEL
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6826

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

Full name of person making disclosure:	Société Générale S.A.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:	BG Group Plc

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Written or purchased	Number of securities to which option or derivative relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date
Ordinary	OTC call-option	Purchase	79,167	8.548	European options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	79,167	8.548	European options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	1,750,000	10.778	European options	06/01/2016
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	8,000	10	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	10,000	11	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	1,000	11	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	25,000	11.5	American	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	30,000	11.5	American	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	90,000	12.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	25,000	12.500	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	5,000	12.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	70,000	12	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	165,000	12	American options	21/08/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	25,000	12	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	1,000	14	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	6,000	14	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	200,000	11	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	100,000	13	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	3,000	10	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	1,000	10	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	1,000	10	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	50,000	11.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	44,000	11	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	21,000	12	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	225,000	12	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	50,000	13.500	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	265,000	13	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	98,000	13	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	126,000	13	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	94,000	14	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	2,000	9.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	21,000	9.600	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	1,000	9	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	200,000	11	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	85,000	10	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	50,000	11.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	63,000	11.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	25,000	11.500	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	20,000	12	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	25,000	12	American options	16/10/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	4,000	11	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	10,000	12.500	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	75,000	12.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	144,000	12	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	90,000	12	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	250,000	12	American options	21/08/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	1,000	13	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	232,000	13	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	11,000	16	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	250,000	6	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	14,000	6	American options	20/11/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	94,000	7.100	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	46,000	7.200	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	5,000	7.500	American options	17/06/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	1,000	7	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	30,000	7	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	20,000	8.500	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	25,000	8.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	3,000	8.800	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	10,000	8.800	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	20,000	8	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	36,000	8	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	24,000	8	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	6,000	9.600	American options	16/12/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	35,000	9.600	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	5,000	9.600	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed-put option	Purchase	95,000	12	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed-put option	Purchase	25,000	12.5	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	2,000	10.5	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	75,000	12	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	12.5	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	52,000	10	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	400,000	10	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	14,000	11	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	16,000	14	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	7.500	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	1,000	7.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	66,000	8.800	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	161,000	9.600	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	13,000	9	American options	19/06/2015

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.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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