22nd Apr 2015 13:34
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: | 21 April 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: | 10p ordinary (inc ADR's) | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 25,046,841 | 0.73% | 12,082,971 | 0.35% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,177,868 | 0.18% | 6,787,106 | 0.20% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 31,224,709 | 0.91% | 18,870,077 | 0.55% | |||||||
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 | 175 | 17.9192 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 442 | 11.9725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 606 | 11.9800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 800 | 11.9739 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 825 | 11.9558 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,205 | 11.9675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,212 | 11.9525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,367 | 11.9750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,388 | 11.9450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,580 | 11.9650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,818 | 11.9475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,115 | 11.9600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,367 | 11.9623 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,463 | 11.9598 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 16,510 | 11.9599 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 17,400 | 17.8300 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 21,058 | 11.9653 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 21,455 | 11.9518 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 25,000 | 11.9491 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 26,164 | 11.9700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 28,000 | 11.9575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 30,181 | 11.9603 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 38,593 | 11.9616 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 43,455 | 11.9716 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 56,231 | 11.9549 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 73,822 | 11.9641 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 93,400 | 17.9260 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 94,358 | 11.9500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 188,243 | 11.9635 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 226,398 | 11.9596 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 300,000 | 8.5000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 550,000 | 11.9684 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,001,212 | 11.9400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 84 | 11.9656 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 175 | 17.9192 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 200 | 11.9550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 442 | 11.9725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 450 | 11.9510 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 485 | 11.9720 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 11.9370 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 11.9640 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 11.9770 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 606 | 11.9800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 650 | 11.9723 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 670 | 11.9468 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 751 | 11.9488 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,205 | 11.9675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,212 | 11.9450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,367 | 11.9750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,818 | 11.9475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,000 | 11.9668 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,676 | 11.9502 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,115 | 11.9600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,010 | 11.9621 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,725 | 11.9641 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,944 | 11.9650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,602 | 11.9525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,494 | 11.9575 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,090 | 11.9589 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,634 | 11.9615 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,252 | 11.9516 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 17,400 | 17.8300 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,916 | 11.9400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 24,062 | 11.9700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 25,608 | 11.9585 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 25,705 | 11.9526 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 27,526 | 11.9500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 37,771 | 11.9538 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 58,869 | 11.9662 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 63,780 | 11.9638 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 80,676 | 11.9581 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 93,400 | 17.9260 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 126,219 | 11.9605 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 210,893 | 11.9569 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 250,000 | 11.9618 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 300,000 | 8.5000 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 | 4,584 | 11.9540 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 4,786 | 11.9710 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 5,823 | 11.9438 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 8,700 | 11.9690 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 9,571 | 11.9392 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 10,000 | 11.9639 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 18,555 | 11.9361 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 22,940 | 11.9201 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 25,608 | 11.9585 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 34,500 | 11.9543 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 51,551 | 11.9647 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 126,219 | 11.9605 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 304,908 | 11.9627 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 6,180 | 11.9499 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 11,597 | 11.9574 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 22,032 | 11.9641 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 29,917 | 11.9815 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 31,305 | 11.9400 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 46,700 | 11.9607 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 56,231 | 11.9549 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 66,832 | 11.9500 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 37,977 | 11.9775 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 208,347 | 11.9640 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 550,000 | 11.9684 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: | 22 Apr 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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