26th May 2015 15:13
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: | 22 May 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: | 24,669,609 | 0.72% | 12,658,139 | 0.37% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,472,655 | 0.19% | 6,988,156 | 0.20% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 31,142,264 | 0.91% | 19,646,295 | 0.58% | |||||||
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 | 14 | 11.6075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14 | 11.6225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18 | 11.6150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 130 | 11.6850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 158 | 11.6200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 158 | 11.6275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 205 | 11.6025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 272 | 11.6800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 464 | 11.6888 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 464 | 11.6900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 464 | 11.6995 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 510 | 11.6950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 594 | 11.6100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 600 | 11.6425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 683 | 11.7000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 809 | 11.6912 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,067 | 11.5950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,124 | 11.5750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,125 | 11.5975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,430 | 11.6250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,947 | 11.5800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,233 | 11.6300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,242 | 11.6845 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,325 | 11.5725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,437 | 11.6050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,817 | 11.6156 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,119 | 11.5600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,825 | 11.6504 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,170 | 11.5925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,249 | 11.5700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,279 | 11.6361 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,297 | 11.6877 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,049 | 11.6000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,140 | 11.6675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,524 | 11.5775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,577 | 11.5900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,336 | 11.5875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,440 | 11.5825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 22,065 | 11.6607 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 36,340 | 11.6234 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 39,396 | 18.0956 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 51,698 | 11.6322 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 70,145 | 11.5850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 97,126 | 11.6305 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 150,000 | 11.5776 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 211,139 | 11.5939 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 326,384 | 11.6304 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14 | 11.6075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14 | 11.6225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 18 | 11.6150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 33 | 11.6326 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 54 | 11.6422 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 58 | 11.6350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 64 | 11.5918 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 76 | 11.6407 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 91 | 11.6262 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 97 | 11.5718 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 11.5768 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 101 | 11.6436 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 105 | 11.6468 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 133 | 11.6457 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 140 | 11.6216 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 158 | 11.6200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 158 | 11.6275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 160 | 11.6456 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 184 | 11.5816 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 192 | 11.5916 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 205 | 11.6025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 217 | 11.5966 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 218 | 11.6466 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 272 | 11.6800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 387 | 11.6013 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 399 | 11.6400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 464 | 11.6900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 464 | 11.6995 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 482 | 11.5933 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 535 | 11.6855 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 550 | 11.6710 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 584 | 11.6366 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 594 | 11.6100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 600 | 11.6425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 612 | 11.6166 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 683 | 11.7000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 710 | 11.6330 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 735 | 11.5804 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 943 | 11.6655 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,067 | 11.5950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,124 | 11.5750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,331 | 11.6850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,340 | 11.6972 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,430 | 11.6250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,825 | 11.6415 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,900 | 11.6210 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,947 | 11.5800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,972 | 11.5913 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,233 | 11.6300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,325 | 11.5725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,437 | 11.6050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,810 | 11.6416 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,450 | 11.6177 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,520 | 11.5960 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,170 | 11.5925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,249 | 11.5700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,049 | 11.6000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,517 | 11.5706 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,921 | 11.6575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,008 | 11.5850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,336 | 11.5875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,596 | 11.7044 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,038 | 11.5600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,557 | 11.6047 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,440 | 11.5825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,586 | 11.6676 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,024 | 11.5775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 20,791 | 11.6034 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 22,312 | 11.6064 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 24,508 | 11.6020 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 25,494 | 11.5938 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 37,220 | 11.5975 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 39,396 | 18.0956 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 43,346 | 11.5864 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 67,577 | 11.5900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 69,617 | 11.6465 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 73,333 | 11.6357 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 85,302 | 11.6016 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 94,656 | 11.6007 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 96,601 | 11.5984 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 118,986 | 11.6950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 243,979 | 11.6349 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 200 | 11.6199 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 710 | 11.6330 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 735 | 11.5804 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5,517 | 11.5706 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5,921 | 11.6575 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 6,211 | 11.5593 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 19,425 | 11.6519 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 20,791 | 11.6034 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 20,683 | 11.6447 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 41,899 | 11.6348 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 49,040 | 11.6404 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 79,191 | 11.6089 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 193,077 | 11.6475 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,281 | 11.6777 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 7,947 | 11.6521 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 11,825 | 11.6528 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 18,824 | 11.6423 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 19,698 | 11.5996 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 21,235 | 11.7013 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 24,348 | 11.6649 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 13,205 | 11.7096 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 27,083 | 11.6312 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 257,813 | 11.6345 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: | 26 May 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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