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Form 8.3 - BG Group Plc

14th May 2015 14:08

RNS Number : 2227N

Societe Generale SA

14 May 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	13/05/2015
(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: 55,258,753 Shares interests and 2,310,548 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:	55,286,053	1.62	2,310,548	0.07
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	40,832,942	1.20
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	1,560,167	0.046%	5,933,167	0.17
TOTAL:	56,846,220	1.67	49,076,657	1.44

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	2,000	14
Ordinary	Purchase	6,685	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	2,540	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	3,914	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	470	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	550	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	3,699	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	750	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	21,616	11.79387
Ordinary	Purchase	517	11.79501
Ordinary	Purchase	691	11.79
Ordinary	Purchase	2,376	11.77121
Ordinary	Purchase	1,026	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	518	11.77
Ordinary	Purchase	514	11.775
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.795
Ordinary	Purchase	310	11.79
Ordinary	Purchase	4,349	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	750	11.795
Ordinary	Purchase	167	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	209	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	69	11.8
Ordinary	Purchase	136	11.785
Ordinary	Purchase	5,236	11.79349
Ordinary	Purchase	251	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	510	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	332	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	1,198	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	750	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	818	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	24,574	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	2,411	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	2,947	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	334	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	2,140	11.8
Ordinary	Purchase	953	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	200	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	49	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	1,002	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	267	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	331	11.805
Ordinary	Purchase	559	11.805
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.805
Ordinary	Purchase	267	11.82
Ordinary	Purchase	12,789	11.80395
Ordinary	Purchase	766	11.785
Ordinary	Purchase	2,587	11.785
Ordinary	Purchase	301	11.785
Ordinary	Purchase	691	11.79
Ordinary	Purchase	525	11.79
Ordinary	Purchase	669	11.785
Ordinary	Purchase	1,065	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	133	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	3,169	11.795
Ordinary	Purchase	614	11.795
Ordinary	Purchase	392	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	900	11.79
Ordinary	Purchase	827	11.795
Ordinary	Purchase	500	11.795
Ordinary	Purchase	546	11.795
Ordinary	Purchase	3,319	11.795
Ordinary	Purchase	742	11.79
Ordinary	Purchase	77	11.78
Ordinary	Purchase	805	11.78
Ordinary	Purchase	585	11.8
Ordinary	Purchase	323	11.78
Ordinary	Purchase	402	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	249	11.785
Ordinary	Purchase	155	11.785
Ordinary	Purchase	299	11.79
Ordinary	Purchase	103	11.795
Ordinary	Purchase	1,601	11.795
Ordinary	Purchase	940	11.8
Ordinary	Purchase	97	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	707	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	230	11.79
Ordinary	Purchase	3,491	11.79427
Ordinary	Purchase	221	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	91	11.79
Ordinary	Purchase	3,710	11.83
Ordinary	Purchase	950	11.83
Ordinary	Purchase	1,142	11.83
Ordinary	Purchase	462	11.83
Ordinary	Purchase	1,771	11.83
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.83
Ordinary	Purchase	486	11.82642
Ordinary	Sale	15,625	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	5,354	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	1,003	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	10,271	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	2,840	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	2,820	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	4,240	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	2,820	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	2,820	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	4,040	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	125	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	132	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	128	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	136	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.775
Ordinary	Sale	647	11.775
Ordinary	Sale	100	11.775
Ordinary	Sale	1,117	11.775
Ordinary	Sale	1,182	11.775
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	752	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	146	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	1,034	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	23	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	626	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	579	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	398	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	614	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	626	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	448	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	6,695	11.78506
Ordinary	Sale	290	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	227	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	450	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	750	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	1,686	11.78501
Ordinary	Sale	626	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	219	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	1,432	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	329	11.765
Ordinary	Sale	744	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	2,205	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	1,126	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	1,789	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	4,290	11.78269
Ordinary	Sale	405	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	401	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	356	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	164	11.825
Ordinary	Sale	650	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	2,948	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	530	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	150	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	1,797	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	280	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	125	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	312	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	312	11.79
	Total purchases	152,019
	Total sales	93,934

(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

(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

Ordinary

Listed put-option

Exercised against

2,000

(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:	14/05/2015
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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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	500,000	11	European options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	1,750,000	10.778	European options	06/01/2016
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	250,000	8.100	European options	18/12/2015
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	30,000	11.5	American	19/06/15
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	240,000	12	American options	15/05/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	70,000	12	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	25,000	12	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	165,000	12	American options	21/08/2015
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	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	2,000	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	900,000	12.500	American options	15/05/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	21,000	12	American options	18/12/2015
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	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	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	56,000	11.500	American options	19/06/2015
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	70,000	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	18/09/15
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	12.5	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	25,000	12	American options	18/03/16
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	23,000	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	10,000	9.500	American options	15/05/2015
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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