18th Sep 2015 15:12
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: | 17 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: | 28,553,401 | 0.84% | 23,372,059 | 0.68% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,154,248 | 0.18% | 16,212,331 | 0.47% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 34,707,649 | 1.02% | 39,584,390 | 1.16% | |||||||
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 | ||||||
| ADR | Purchase | 64 | 15.8600 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 301 | 10.1900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 429 | 10.1850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 730 | 10.1475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,104 | 10.1725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,132 | 10.1450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,273 | 10.1675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,379 | 10.1700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,605 | 10.1825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,716 | 10.1575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,534 | 10.1638 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,536 | 10.1525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,552 | 10.1837 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,731 | 10.1625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,579 | 10.1722 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,496 | 10.1750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,262 | 10.1735 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,727 | 10.1800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,839 | 10.1590 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,049 | 10.1650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,501 | 10.1720 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,517 | 10.1606 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,907 | 10.1677 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,386 | 10.1803 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,562 | 10.1500 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 15,509 | 15.9000 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 19,410 | 10.1678 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 21,600 | 10.1676 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 24,898 | 15.8893 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 29,415 | 10.1765 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 33,672 | 10.1600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 38,270 | 10.1550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 88,990 | 10.1788 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 126,230 | 15.8499 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,422,761 | 10.1641 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 64 | 15.8600 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 301 | 10.1900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 429 | 10.1850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 730 | 10.1475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,104 | 10.1725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,132 | 10.1450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,273 | 10.1675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,468 | 10.1768 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,605 | 10.1825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,608 | 10.1700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,716 | 10.1575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,078 | 10.1525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,731 | 10.1625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,496 | 10.1750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,727 | 10.1800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,749 | 10.1650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,509 | 10.2167 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 15,509 | 15.9000 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,219 | 10.1590 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,594 | 10.1600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,011 | 10.1687 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,923 | 10.1660 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,487 | 10.1607 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 24,525 | 10.1500 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 24,898 | 15.8893 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 31,083 | 10.1613 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 33,354 | 10.1602 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 35,966 | 10.1629 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 38,270 | 10.1550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 48,045 | 10.1553 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 56,040 | 10.1688 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 119,401 | 10.1793 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 126,230 | 15.8499 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 133,494 | 10.1698 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 175,918 | 10.1701 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 312,399 | 10.1658 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 790,738 | 10.1614 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 | 1,500 | 10.2437 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 8,896 | 10.1741 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 11,904 | 10.1655 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 15,509 | 10.2167 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 43,622 | 10.1713 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 23,951 | 10.1719 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 48,045 | 10.1553 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 63,100 | 10.1531 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 117,800 | 10.1784 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 754 | 10.1401 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,000 | 10.2211 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,016 | 10.1677 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 10,000 | 10.1810 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 12,434 | 10.1606 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 43,000 | 10.1939 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 43,668 | 10.1703 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 41,317 | 10.1673 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: |
| 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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
| any derivative is referenced: |
| NONE |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | |
| Date of disclosure: | 18 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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