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Form 8.3 - BG Group Plc

20th May 2015 11:38

RNS Number : 7749N

Societe Generale SA

20 May 2015

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:	Société Générale S.A.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	BG Group Plc
(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: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	19/05/2015
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES: 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:	25p ordinary: 54,535,456 Shares interests and 1,006,455 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary): 27,300 equivalent Shares interests and 0 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 1 ordinary share)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	54,562,756	1.60	1,006,455	0.03
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	36,832,260	1.08
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	1,332,167	0.04	4,308,167	0.13
TOTAL:	55,894,923	1.64	42,146,882	1.23

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 security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Ordinary	Purchase	545	11.65
Ordinary	Purchase	215	11.67
Ordinary	Purchase	94	11.67
Ordinary	Purchase	141	11.67
Ordinary	Purchase	378	11.67
Ordinary	Purchase	460	11.67
Ordinary	Purchase	232	11.67
Ordinary	Purchase	806	11.67
Ordinary	Purchase	1,262	11.68
Ordinary	Purchase	1,969	11.642966
Ordinary	Purchase	1,038	11.685
Ordinary	Purchase	377	11.68
Ordinary	Purchase	654	11.68
Ordinary	Purchase	5,551	11.655729
Ordinary	Purchase	253	11.55
Ordinary	Purchase	3,047	11.67
Ordinary	Purchase	1,972	11.64677
Ordinary	Purchase	138	11.67
Ordinary	Purchase	174	11.67
Ordinary	Purchase	156	11.67
Ordinary	Purchase	89	11.64
Ordinary	Purchase	178	11.585
Ordinary	Purchase	54	11.635
Ordinary	Purchase	845	11.64
Ordinary	Purchase	81	11.62
Ordinary	Purchase	632	11.645
Ordinary	Purchase	535	11.65
Ordinary	Purchase	9,595	11.65597
Ordinary	Purchase	57	11.65
Ordinary	Purchase	406	11.65
Ordinary	Purchase	146	11.65
Ordinary	Purchase	260	11.65
Ordinary	Purchase	522	11.55
Ordinary	Purchase	522	11.55
Ordinary	Purchase	1,248	11.61
Ordinary	Purchase	310	11.61
Ordinary	Purchase	2,434	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	3,946	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	1,346	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	482	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	3,160	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	751	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	496	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	2,112	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	4,572	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	1,579	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	496	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	4,572	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	8,584	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	3,382	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	275	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	1,914	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	1,571	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	496	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	5,715	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	3,160	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	992	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	16	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	992	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	434	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	4,740	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	4,283	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	601	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	3,128	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	2,403	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	32	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	434	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	3,160	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	496	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	1,432	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	992	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	5,715	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	495	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	1,581	11.54
Ordinary	Purchase	284	11.575
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.66
Ordinary	Purchase	1,644	11.66
Ordinary	Purchase	3,085	11.624175
Ordinary	Purchase	31	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	31	11.59
Ordinary	Purchase	769	11.552991
Ordinary	Purchase	200,000	11.639955
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	14
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.56
Ordinary	Sale	22,392	11.621952
Ordinary	Sale	841	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	7	11.64
Ordinary	Sale	477	11.64
Ordinary	Sale	148	11.555
Ordinary	Sale	436	11.555
Ordinary	Sale	1	11.555
Ordinary	Sale	463	11.555
Ordinary	Sale	992	11.555
Ordinary	Sale	244	11.555
Ordinary	Sale	491	11.63
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.63
Ordinary	Sale	666	11.63
Ordinary	Sale	883	11.63
Ordinary	Sale	523	11.635
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	78	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	45	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.665
Ordinary	Sale	302	11.665
Ordinary	Sale	395	11.68
Ordinary	Sale	351	11.64
Ordinary	Sale	8,911	11.643658
Ordinary	Sale	389	11.635
Ordinary	Sale	1	11.635
Ordinary	Sale	49	11.585
Ordinary	Sale	15,363	11.582416
Ordinary	Sale	1,843	11.585
Ordinary	Sale	158	11.585
Ordinary	Sale	490	11.585
Ordinary	Sale	346	11.585
Ordinary	Sale	1,284	11.635553
Ordinary	Sale	505	11.65
Ordinary	Sale	97	11.645
Ordinary	Sale	650	11.63
Ordinary	Sale	650	11.63
Ordinary	Sale	59	11.54
Ordinary	Sale	271	11.68
Ordinary	Sale	14	11.68
Ordinary	Sale	900	11.67
Ordinary	Sale	107	11.67
Ordinary	Sale	13	11.67
Ordinary	Sale	382	11.67
Ordinary	Sale	44	11.67
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.67
Ordinary	Sale	469	11.67
Ordinary	Sale	14	11.67
Ordinary	Sale	1,644	11.555
Ordinary	Sale	57	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	862	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	159	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	45	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	73	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	64	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	76	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	272	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	24	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	49	11.65
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	234	11.65
Ordinary	Sale	2,935	11.56
Ordinary	Sale	1,238	11.56
Ordinary	Sale	13	11.58
Ordinary	Sale	477	11.58
Ordinary	Sale	220	11.58
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.585
Ordinary	Sale	1,186	11.635
Ordinary	Sale	91	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	271	11.56
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.59
Ordinary	Sale	32	11.59
Ordinary	Sale	249	11.59
Ordinary	Sale	394	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	789	11.59
Ordinary	Sale	30	11.59
Ordinary	Sale	219	11.59
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.59
Ordinary	Sale	158	11.585
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.585
Ordinary	Sale	84	11.585
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.585
Ordinary	Sale	101	11.585
Ordinary	Sale	159	11.585
Ordinary	Sale	495	11.585
Ordinary	Sale	525	11.65
Ordinary	Sale	504	11.645
Ordinary	Sale	880	11.645
Ordinary	Sale	190	11.645
Ordinary	Sale	567	11.645
Ordinary	Sale	82	11.645
Ordinary	Sale	1,569	11.59
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	50	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	59	11.635
Ordinary	Sale	45	11.635
Ordinary	Sale	485	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	223	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.59
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.59
Ordinary	Sale	46	11.59
Ordinary	Sale	1	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	135	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.575
Ordinary	Sale	170	11.575
Ordinary	Sale	484	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	213	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	673	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	115	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	603	11.64
Ordinary	Sale	124	11.64
Ordinary	Sale	110	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	217	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	208	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	54	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	392	11.64
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.675
Ordinary	Sale	750	11.66
Ordinary	Sale	204	11.675
Ordinary	Sale	1,203	11.675
Ordinary	Sale	828	11.675
Ordinary	Sale	306	11.675
Ordinary	Sale	855	11.675
Ordinary	Sale	307	11.625
Ordinary	Sale	266	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	535	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	348	11.67
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.635
Ordinary	Sale	202	11.67
Ordinary	Sale	231	11.665
Ordinary	Sale	304	11.665
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	1,308	11.675
Ordinary	Sale	453	11.56
Ordinary	Sale	234	11.56
Ordinary	Sale	177	11.675
Ordinary	Sale	522	11.56
Ordinary	Sale	767	11.555
Ordinary	Sale	1	11.555
Ordinary	Sale	490	11.555
Ordinary	Sale	218	11.65
Ordinary	Sale	1,044	11.665
Ordinary	Sale	561	11.665
Ordinary	Sale	2,221	11.665
Ordinary	Sale	1,843	11.54
Ordinary	Sale	1,027	11.54
Ordinary	Sale	1,337	11.54
Ordinary	Sale	3,000	11.54
Ordinary	Sale	4,875	11.54
Ordinary	Sale	392	11.54
Ordinary	Sale	6,017	11.54
Ordinary	Sale	3,816	11.54
Ordinary	Sale	6,686	11.54
Ordinary	Sale	942	11.54
Ordinary	Sale	13,372	11.54
Ordinary	Sale	6,686	11.54
Ordinary	Sale	453	11.54
Ordinary	Sale	2,744	11.54
Ordinary	Sale	524	11.62
Ordinary	Sale	247	11.595
Ordinary	Sale	1,256	11.675
Ordinary	Sale	487	11.64
Ordinary	Sale	63	11.635
Ordinary	Sale	99	11.635
Ordinary	Sale	53	11.635
Ordinary	Sale	810	11.635
Ordinary	Sale	37	11.635
Ordinary	Sale	56	11.635
Ordinary	Sale	88	11.635
Ordinary	Sale	778	11.635
Ordinary	Sale	1,336	11.635
Ordinary	Sale	624	11.635
Ordinary	Sale	193	11.635
Ordinary	Sale	407	11.645
Ordinary	Sale	1	11.635
Ordinary	Sale	107	11.6
Ordinary	Sale	96	11.66
Ordinary	Sale	371	11.665
Ordinary	Sale	20	11.665
Ordinary	Sale	10	11.675
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.675
Ordinary	Sale	130	11.675
Ordinary	Sale	176	11.64
Ordinary	Sale	726	11.67
Ordinary	Sale	24	11.65
Ordinary	Sale	1,142	11.54
Ordinary	Sale	485	11.595
	Total purchases	325,155
	Total sales	170,939

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	200,000	11.639955

(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

Ordinary

Listed put-option

Exercised against

1,000

(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"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES

Date of disclosure:	20/05/2015
Contact name:	Jean-Baptiste GICQUEL
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6826

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.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

Full name of person making disclosure:	Société Générale S.A.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:	BG Group Plc

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Written or purchased	Number of securities to which option or derivative relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date
Ordinary	OTC call-option	Purchase	79,167	8.548	European options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	79,167	8.548	European options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	1,750,000	10.778	European options	06/01/2016
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	8,000	10	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	10,000	11	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	1,000	11	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	30,000	11.5	American	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	90,000	12.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	25,000	12.500	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	5,000	12.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	70,000	12	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	25,000	12	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	165,000	12	American options	21/08/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	25,000	12	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	1,000	14	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	6,000	14	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	3,000	10	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	1,000	10	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	2,000	10	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	50,000	11.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	44,000	11	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	21,000	12	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	50,000	13.500	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	265,000	13	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	126,000	13	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	94,000	14	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	2,000	9.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	21,000	9.600	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	1,000	9	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	85,000	10	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	50,000	11.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	56,000	11.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	20,000	12	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	25,000	12	American options	16/10/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	4,000	11	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	10,000	12.500	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	75,000	12.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	144,000	12	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	90,000	12	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	250,000	12	American options	21/08/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	1,000	13	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	232,000	13	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	11,000	16	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	250,000	6	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	14,000	6	American options	20/11/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	94,000	7.100	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	46,000	7.200	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	5,000	7.500	American options	17/06/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	1,000	7	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	30,000	7	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	20,000	8.500	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	25,000	8.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	3,000	8.800	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	10,000	8.800	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	20,000	8	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	36,000	8	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	24,000	8	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	6,000	9.600	American options	16/12/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	35,000	9.600	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	5,000	9.600	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed-put option	Purchase	95,000	12	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed-put option	Purchase	25,000	12.5	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	2,000	10.5	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	12.5	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	25,000	12	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	52,000	10	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	400,000	10	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	14,000	11	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	14	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	7.500	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	1,000	7.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	66,000	8.800	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	161,000	9.600	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	13,000	9	American options	19/06/2015

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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.

This information is provided by RNS

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