24th Aug 2015 13:07
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 August 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: | 31,070,134 | 0.91% | 18,183,939 | 0.53% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 7,171,634 | 0.21% | 15,212,154 | 0.45% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 38,241,768 | 1.12% | 33,396,093 | 0.98% | |||||||
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 | 100 | 10.1800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 10.1850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 402 | 10.0875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 535 | 10.0925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 583 | 10.3650 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 600 | 16.0600 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 666 | 10.3600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,223 | 10.1100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,272 | 10.0625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,272 | 10.0425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,426 | 10.0675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,473 | 10.3450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,547 | 10.1000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,598 | 10.1050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,696 | 10.0520 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,840 | 10.2100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,113 | 10.0825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,494 | 10.3550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,818 | 10.1475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,042 | 10.2959 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,303 | 10.1835 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,312 | 10.1463 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,584 | 10.1495 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,944 | 10.0500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,243 | 10.1450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,345 | 10.1293 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,889 | 10.0950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,905 | 10.0800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,623 | 10.1947 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,664 | 10.2504 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,433 | 10.0900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,730 | 10.0850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,099 | 10.3439 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,433 | 10.0834 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,213 | 10.1109 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 16,651 | 10.1069 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 19,582 | 10.3469 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 33,211 | 10.2229 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 33,553 | 10.1285 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 34,564 | 15.9737 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 40,658 | 9.9950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 69,563 | 10.0532 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 115,098 | 10.2433 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 229,305 | 10.0577 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 300,000 | 10.2226 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,282,114 | 10.1386 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,300,000 | 10.0502 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 10.1850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 10.1800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 182 | 10.3544 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 303 | 10.3500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 402 | 10.0875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 410 | 10.2905 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 535 | 10.0925 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 600 | 16.0600 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 676 | 10.3481 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 722 | 10.1050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 958 | 10.1000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,223 | 10.1100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,272 | 10.0425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,272 | 10.0625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,349 | 10.3477 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,376 | 10.3700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,426 | 10.0675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,473 | 10.3450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,500 | 10.2205 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,696 | 10.0520 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,779 | 10.3600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,840 | 10.2100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,113 | 10.0825 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,477 | 10.3538 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,819 | 10.3650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,944 | 10.0500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,844 | 10.1377 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,012 | 10.0950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,110 | 10.0800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,243 | 10.1450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,677 | 10.0900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,742 | 10.2330 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,967 | 10.1650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,089 | 10.0166 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,379 | 10.0850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,363 | 10.1751 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 22,000 | 10.1468 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 22,704 | 10.3018 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 34,564 | 15.9737 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 37,413 | 10.3550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 52,103 | 10.2266 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 56,193 | 10.1684 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 75,624 | 10.2148 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 76,799 | 10.2058 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 108,315 | 9.9950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 332,576 | 10.2204 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 | 300 | 10.1825 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,951 | 10.1005 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 6,099 | 10.2763 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 6,544 | 10.1391 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 16,948 | 10.3060 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 20,416 | 10.1132 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 35,674 | 10.2175 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 49,109 | 10.2493 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 129,620 | 10.1863 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1 | 10.1700 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2 | 10.1650 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 7 | 10.1714 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 100 | 10.1662 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 110 | 10.1661 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 729 | 10.2131 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,402 | 10.3001 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 3,943 | 10.0685 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 7,756 | 10.2687 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 14,101 | 10.2316 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 16,238 | 10.0547 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 17,282 | 10.0872 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 19,636 | 10.3489 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 26,645 | 10.2236 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 34,209 | 10.0953 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 50,409 | 10.2293 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 64,689 | 10.2541 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 25/09/2016 | Short | 229,305 | 10.0577 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 25/09/2016 | Short | 300,000 | 10.2226 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 25/09/2016 | Short | 641,057 | 10.1386 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 25/09/2016 | Short | 650,000 | 10.0502 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: | 24 Aug 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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