28th Sep 2015 14:35
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: | 25 September 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: | 28,316,526 | 0.83% | 24,151,162 | 0.71% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,167,527 | 0.18% | 16,521,100 | 0.48% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 34,484,053 | 1.01% | 40,672,262 | 1.19% | |||||||
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 | ||||||
| ADR | Purchase | 110 | 14.8500 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 123 | 9.7240 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 156 | 9.7050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 156 | 9.7261 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 180 | 9.7440 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 183 | 9.7330 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 272 | 9.7242 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 274 | 14.8900 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 312 | 9.7215 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 321 | 9.7340 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 392 | 9.7260 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 447 | 9.7600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 477 | 9.7390 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 484 | 9.7270 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 9.7204 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 624 | 9.7560 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 717 | 9.7230 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 740 | 9.7500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 767 | 9.7350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 873 | 9.7280 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 969 | 9.7157 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 992 | 14.8200 USD | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 1,353 | 14.8600 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,590 | 9.7430 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,029 | 9.7341 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,522 | 9.7241 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,459 | 9.7722 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,665 | 9.7302 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,156 | 9.7435 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,706 | 9.7218 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,341 | 9.7386 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,479 | 9.7288 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,618 | 9.7424 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 25,056 | 14.8550 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 43,371 | 9.7395 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 51,483 | 9.7400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 72 | 9.7202 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 110 | 14.8500 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 118 | 9.7320 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 123 | 9.7240 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 156 | 9.7261 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 156 | 9.7050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 156 | 9.7435 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 274 | 14.8900 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 300 | 9.7253 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 312 | 9.7215 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 312 | 9.7402 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 312 | 9.7560 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 321 | 9.7340 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 377 | 9.7440 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 392 | 9.7260 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 447 | 9.7600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 452 | 9.7000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 477 | 9.7390 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 484 | 9.7270 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 9.7204 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 528 | 9.7290 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 537 | 9.7330 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 693 | 9.7657 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 740 | 9.7500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 762 | 9.7230 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 767 | 9.7350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 873 | 9.7280 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 992 | 14.8200 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 996 | 9.7283 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,004 | 9.7315 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,226 | 9.7430 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,012 | 9.7279 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,195 | 9.7352 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,784 | 9.7428 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,824 | 9.7282 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,068 | 9.7307 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,270 | 9.7298 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,825 | 9.7239 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 22,933 | 9.7299 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 25,056 | 14.8550 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 25,089 | 9.7466 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 | 72 | 9.7202 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 496 | 9.7052 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 693 | 9.7657 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,000 | 9.7298 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 3,494 | 9.7254 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3,784 | 9.7431 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 9,002 | 9.7308 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 29,335 | 9.7300 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 800 | 9.7199 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,522 | 9.7241 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,812 | 9.7329 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 4,743 | 9.7384 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 12,188 | 9.7300 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 12,528 | 9.7168 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 29,303 | 9.7346 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 46,419 | 9.7535 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: |
| 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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
| any derivative is referenced: |
| NONE |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | |
| Date of disclosure: | 28 Sep 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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