29th Oct 2015 14:14
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: | 28 October 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: | 28,798,467 | 0.84% | 26,061,676 | 0.76% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,732,332 | 0.20% | 17,213,699 | 0.50% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 35,530,799 | 1.04% | 43,275,375 | 1.27% | |||||||
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 | 30 | 10.3075 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 77 | 16.0800 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 160 | 10.3817 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 191 | 16.0300 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 291 | 10.4050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 400 | 10.2889 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 400 | 10.2900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 535 | 10.4025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 800 | 10.4350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,236 | 10.3575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,880 | 10.3975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,000 | 10.3550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,000 | 10.3078 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,198 | 10.3808 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,284 | 10.4000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,451 | 10.2931 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,792 | 10.3828 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,464 | 10.3880 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,710 | 10.3908 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,673 | 10.3000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,975 | 10.3752 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 20,293 | 10.3410 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 26,417 | 10.3691 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 49,200 | 16.0041 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 62,413 | 10.3021 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 62,707 | 10.3737 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 65,400 | 16.0249 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 66,350 | 10.3100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 66,820 | 10.3670 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 162,934 | 10.3671 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 30 | 10.3075 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 77 | 16.0800 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 86 | 10.3100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 180 | 10.3800 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 191 | 16.0300 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 291 | 10.4050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 466 | 10.3833 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 535 | 10.4025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 606 | 10.3113 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 800 | 10.2900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 800 | 10.4350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,236 | 10.3575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,266 | 10.3563 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,339 | 10.4000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,402 | 10.3975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,460 | 10.3550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,312 | 10.3424 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,990 | 10.3674 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,059 | 10.3060 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,544 | 10.3852 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 18,150 | 10.3022 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,094 | 10.3001 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,419 | 10.3812 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 23,710 | 10.3084 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 24,070 | 10.3645 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 49,200 | 16.0041 USD | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 65,400 | 16.0249 USD |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 466 | 10.3833 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 700 | 10.3634 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,675 | 10.3243 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3,639 | 10.3340 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 24,600 | 10.3974 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 25,302 | 10.3511 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 160 | 10.3816 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,451 | 10.2931 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 7,630 | 10.3332 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 12,200 | 10.3684 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 25,276 | 10.3320 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 32,700 | 10.3804 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 42,010 | 10.3448 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 91,158 | 10.3870 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 113,980 | 10.3665 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: | 29 Oct 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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