1st Jun 2015 14:01
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: | 29 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: | 24,014,917 | 0.70% | 15,573,575 | 0.46% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,443,222 | 0.19% | 6,151,794 | 0.18% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 30,458,139 | 0.89% | 21,725,369 | 0.64% | |||||||
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 | 17 | 11.4680 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 94 | 17.5900 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 11.3500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 11.3925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 132 | 11.5007 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 161 | 11.4380 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 200 | 11.4300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 265 | 11.4580 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 290 | 11.5300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 322 | 11.4200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 358 | 11.3711 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 469 | 11.5050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 557 | 11.4655 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 626 | 11.5350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 626 | 11.5550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 660 | 11.5100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 700 | 11.4950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 754 | 11.5000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 807 | 11.3550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 853 | 11.3600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 958 | 11.4125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 998 | 11.4575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,000 | 11.3900 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 1,000 | 17.5800 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,038 | 11.3625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,056 | 11.4883 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,059 | 11.4375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,095 | 11.5450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,370 | 11.4225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,430 | 11.4500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,549 | 11.4425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,576 | 11.3875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,579 | 11.3850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,000 | 11.4750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,005 | 11.4350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,063 | 11.4600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,082 | 11.5096 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,745 | 11.4625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,794 | 11.4400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,799 | 11.4450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,000 | 11.3650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,057 | 11.4775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,049 | 11.4700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,229 | 11.4515 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,444 | 11.4650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,313 | 11.4550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,754 | 11.4675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,975 | 11.5400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,307 | 11.4534 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 15,200 | 17.4390 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,391 | 11.5149 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 22,212 | 11.4442 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 32,538 | 11.3909 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 48,039 | 11.4936 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 132,513 | 11.3700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 158,679 | 11.3722 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 197,486 | 11.5070 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 250,020 | 11.4850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 38 | 11.5025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 84 | 11.5506 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 94 | 17.5900 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 11.3500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 11.3925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 119 | 11.5607 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 200 | 11.4300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 225 | 11.5655 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 335 | 11.3850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 469 | 11.5050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 508 | 11.4350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 557 | 11.4655 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 626 | 11.5350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 626 | 11.5550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 660 | 11.5100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 700 | 11.4550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 700 | 11.4950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 752 | 11.4850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 754 | 11.5000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 760 | 11.4665 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 765 | 11.5255 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 790 | 11.5300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 853 | 11.3600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 958 | 11.4125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 998 | 11.4575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,000 | 11.3900 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 1,000 | 17.5800 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,038 | 11.3625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,059 | 11.4375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,095 | 11.5450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,200 | 11.5600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,250 | 11.5110 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,370 | 11.4225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,545 | 11.4400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,549 | 11.4425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,576 | 11.3875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,000 | 11.4750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,036 | 11.4700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,745 | 11.4625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,799 | 11.4450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,000 | 11.3650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,137 | 11.4165 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,365 | 11.5089 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,428 | 11.4989 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,820 | 11.4819 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,975 | 11.5038 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,057 | 11.4775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,469 | 11.4715 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,937 | 11.4703 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,748 | 11.4490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,644 | 11.4675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,538 | 11.3700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,127 | 11.4540 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 15,200 | 17.4390 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 46,584 | 11.4821 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 67,507 | 11.5040 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 83,322 | 11.4741 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 93,626 | 11.3749 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 239,492 | 11.4781 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,605,767 | 11.5200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,095,997 | 11.5150 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 | 1 | 11.4600 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 100 | 11.4499 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 500 | 11.4941 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,300 | 11.4647 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 2,616 | 11.5102 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3,137 | 11.4165 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3,365 | 11.5090 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 3,802 | 11.4995 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,006 | 11.4834 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 9,128 | 11.4807 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 23,130 | 11.4860 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 42,811 | 11.3778 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 22,544 | 11.4671 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 325,000 | 11.4761 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,605,767 | 11.5200 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,804 | 11.4783 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,006 | 11.5565 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 7,600 | 11.3851 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 12,886 | 11.4979 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 17,931 | 11.4793 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 23,868 | 11.4941 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 19,406 | 11.5564 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 121,965 | 11.4890 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 167,079 | 11.3722 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 300,260 | 11.4999 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: | 1 Jun 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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