5th Oct 2015 14:25
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: | 02 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: | 28,965,417 | 0.85% | 23,833,414 | 0.70% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,147,558 | 0.18% | 17,578,734 | 0.51% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 35,112,975 | 1.03% | 41,412,148 | 1.21% | |||||||
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 | 203 | 9.7180 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 653 | 9.9500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 736 | 9.9200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 747 | 9.9490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 752 | 9.8580 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 810 | 9.7166 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,264 | 9.8852 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,400 | 9.7430 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,781 | 9.9510 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,229 | 9.8712 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,501 | 9.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,003 | 9.8952 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,645 | 9.8283 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,000 | 9.7280 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,893 | 9.8014 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 17,547 | 9.9526 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 26,516 | 9.8791 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 26,638 | 15.0322 USD | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 33,200 | 15.0128 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 60,920 | 9.8277 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 71,187 | 9.6289 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 205,695 | 9.8484 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 265,332 | 9.9367 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 130 | 9.9455 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 203 | 9.7180 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 203 | 9.7189 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 653 | 9.9500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 747 | 9.9490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 752 | 9.8580 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 797 | 9.9171 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,260 | 9.7430 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,694 | 9.7505 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,781 | 9.9510 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,505 | 9.7531 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,836 | 9.9012 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,508 | 9.8298 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,787 | 9.8780 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,363 | 9.8964 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,422 | 9.8020 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,693 | 9.7735 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,469 | 9.8447 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 26,638 | 15.0322 USD | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 33,200 | 15.0128 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 50,128 | 9.8104 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 54,745 | 9.7897 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 | 400 | 9.7359 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,146 | 9.7498 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,093 | 9.7316 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 13,999 | 9.8180 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 16,600 | 9.8272 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 56,363 | 9.8092 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 39,139 | 9.7633 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,229 | 9.8712 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 4,948 | 9.9185 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 9,976 | 9.8899 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 13,319 | 9.8120 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 16,481 | 9.8510 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 20,725 | 9.9359 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 26,516 | 9.8791 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 56,160 | 9.8115 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 05/11/2016 | Short | 71,187 | 9.6289 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 180,492 | 9.8387 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: | 5 Oct 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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