13th Jul 2015 14:46
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: | 10 July 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: | 24,594,018 | 0.72% | 21,841,286 | 0.64% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,448,858 | 0.19% | 9,507,890 | 0.28% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 1,750,000 | 0.05% | 1,000,000 | 0.03% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 32,792,876 | 0.96% | 32,349,176 | 0.95% | |||||||
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 | 25 | 10.8040 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 137 | 10.9000 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 253 | 16.8079 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 348 | 10.8625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 437 | 10.8500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 459 | 10.8150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 10.7750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 10.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 533 | 10.7925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 600 | 10.7875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 622 | 10.8375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 669 | 10.7789 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 723 | 10.8350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 769 | 10.8125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 916 | 10.8650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 917 | 10.8550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 944 | 10.8275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,000 | 10.7550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,055 | 10.8700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,887 | 10.8325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,898 | 10.8096 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,959 | 10.8025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,070 | 10.8400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,130 | 10.8075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,335 | 10.8425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,434 | 10.8600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,515 | 10.8196 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,737 | 10.8085 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,162 | 10.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,239 | 10.8100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,254 | 10.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,328 | 10.8750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,506 | 10.8250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,420 | 10.8674 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,670 | 10.8294 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,784 | 10.8000 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 5,030 | 16.8700 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,063 | 10.8475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,508 | 10.8450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,836 | 10.8300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,052 | 10.8203 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,803 | 10.8200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 16,470 | 10.8395 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 22,378 | 16.7770 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 26,888 | 10.8286 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 27,013 | 10.8048 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 31,845 | 10.8225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 49,399 | 10.8050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 55,311 | 10.8581 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 117,489 | 10.8093 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 135,205 | 10.8561 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 250,000 | 10.8318 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 400,000 | 10.8614 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 10.7700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 25 | 10.8040 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 53 | 10.8709 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 137 | 10.9000 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 253 | 16.8079 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 348 | 10.8625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 437 | 10.8500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 459 | 10.8150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 10.7750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 10.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 10.8720 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 533 | 10.7925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 600 | 10.7875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 622 | 10.8375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 692 | 10.8225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 723 | 10.8350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 769 | 10.8125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 916 | 10.8650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 917 | 10.8550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 944 | 10.8275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,000 | 10.7550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,055 | 10.8700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,723 | 10.8646 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,770 | 10.8716 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,887 | 10.8325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,959 | 10.8025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,070 | 10.8400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,130 | 10.8075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,335 | 10.8425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,434 | 10.8600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,550 | 10.8750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,162 | 10.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,239 | 10.8100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,302 | 10.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,506 | 10.8250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,905 | 10.8420 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,227 | 10.8371 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,504 | 10.8000 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 5,030 | 16.8700 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,063 | 10.8475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,508 | 10.8450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,524 | 10.8054 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,836 | 10.8300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,979 | 10.7998 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,643 | 10.8456 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,803 | 10.8200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,463 | 10.7767 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,901 | 10.8220 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,129 | 10.8760 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 22,378 | 16.7770 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 22,675 | 10.8214 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 26,471 | 10.8170 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 38,535 | 10.8095 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 48,123 | 10.8222 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 88,700 | 10.8165 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 98,470 | 10.8065 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 101,647 | 10.8198 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 118,569 | 10.8232 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 147,563 | 10.8050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 150,269 | 10.8276 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 310,396 | 10.8148 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 | 10.7700 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 103 | 10.7929 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 326 | 10.8248 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 347 | 10.8482 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 863 | 10.7928 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,400 | 10.7664 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,914 | 10.8511 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5,524 | 10.8054 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 11,189 | 10.7821 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 21,771 | 10.7753 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 69,601 | 10.8324 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 75,997 | 10.7924 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 88,700 | 10.8166 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,886 | 10.8392 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,550 | 10.8564 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 5,013 | 10.8547 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 12,318 | 10.8493 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 22,216 | 10.8390 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 27,013 | 10.8049 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 31,296 | 10.8225 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 55,311 | 10.8581 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 70,281 | 10.8355 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 70,281 | 10.8355 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 72,006 | 10.8710 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? | YES | ||
| Date of disclosure: | 13 Jul 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.
143221.01
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
| Identity of the person whose positions/dealings | Barclays PLC. | ||
| are being disclosed: | |||
| Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | BG GROUP PLC | ||
| relevant securities this from relates: |
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | |||||||
| of | description | purchasing, | of | price | date | ||||||||
| relevant | selling, | securities | per unit | ||||||||||
| security | varying etc | to which | |||||||||||
| option | |||||||||||||
| relates | |||||||||||||
| ORD | Put Options | Purchased | -1,000,000 | 10.0000 | American | 21 Aug 2015 | |||||||
| ORD | Put Options | Written | 750,000 | 1050.0000 | American | 17 Jul 2015 | |||||||
| ORD | Call Options | Purchased | 1,000,000 | 10.5000 | American | 21 Aug 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.
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