9th Sep 2015 13:48
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: | 08 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: | 28,834,468 | 0.84% | 19,749,489 | 0.58% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,479,692 | 0.19% | 16,484,215 | 0.48% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 35,313,074 | 1.03% | 36,233,704 | 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 | 47 | 9.8105 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 84 | 15.2600 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 9.6310 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 130 | 15.1600 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 156 | 9.8380 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 286 | 9.8070 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 316 | 9.7975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 316 | 9.7885 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 322 | 9.8370 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 438 | 9.7690 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 450 | 9.7520 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 469 | 9.8130 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 469 | 9.7660 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 477 | 9.8349 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 9.8270 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 882 | 9.8080 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,193 | 9.7934 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,363 | 9.7185 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,108 | 9.8087 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,518 | 9.7542 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,712 | 9.7747 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,346 | 9.8200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,315 | 9.7518 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,000 | 9.8013 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,789 | 9.7985 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,435 | 9.7954 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,444 | 9.8178 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,278 | 9.8060 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 29,288 | 15.1942 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 32,225 | 9.8017 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 42,471 | 9.7145 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 63,000 | 9.7116 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 122,492 | 9.8036 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 159,486 | 9.8177 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 47 | 9.8105 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 71 | 9.7643 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 84 | 15.2600 USD | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 130 | 15.1600 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 150 | 9.8000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 180 | 9.7710 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 269 | 9.8068 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 286 | 9.8070 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 316 | 9.7975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 316 | 9.7885 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 322 | 9.8370 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 438 | 9.7690 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 469 | 9.8130 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 469 | 9.7660 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 9.8270 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 506 | 9.7854 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 570 | 9.8178 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 600 | 9.8112 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 882 | 9.8080 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,500 | 9.7775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,872 | 9.7937 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,173 | 9.8086 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,190 | 9.8051 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,016 | 9.7908 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,394 | 9.7678 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,640 | 9.7460 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,352 | 9.7852 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,511 | 9.7891 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,525 | 9.8333 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,448 | 9.8380 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,630 | 9.7893 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 29,288 | 15.1942 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 32,504 | 9.7827 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 50,000 | 9.7155 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 65,972 | 9.7304 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 88,961 | 9.7667 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 | 65 | 9.8072 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 71 | 9.7643 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 4,870 | 9.8148 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 7,176 | 9.7707 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 10,313 | 9.7856 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 15,987 | 9.7523 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 49,676 | 9.7698 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 53,614 | 9.7756 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 32 | 9.7993 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 477 | 9.8350 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,712 | 9.7747 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 3,015 | 9.8362 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 4,346 | 9.8200 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 5,475 | 9.7982 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 8,094 | 9.7901 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 13,284 | 9.8325 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 14,644 | 9.8145 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 21,116 | 9.8013 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 12,746 | 9.7753 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 57,129 | 9.7857 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 197,892 | 9.8203 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: | 9 Sep 2015 | ||
| Contact name: | RAJESH MUTHANNA | ||
| Telephone number: | 020 3555 4634 |
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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