29th Sep 2015 15:03
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: | 28 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: | 28,165,683 | 0.82% | 24,357,345 | 0.71% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,375,252 | 0.19% | 16,621,002 | 0.49% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 34,540,935 | 1.01% | 40,978,347 | 1.20% | |||||||
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 | 30 | 9.7310 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 63 | 9.7385 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 63 | 9.7375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 120 | 9.7060 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 254 | 9.6900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 280 | 9.5795 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 304 | 9.6880 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 349 | 9.6540 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 373 | 9.6870 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 398 | 9.6460 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 400 | 9.4620 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 583 | 9.6512 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 674 | 9.6335 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,675 | 9.6493 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,742 | 9.6760 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,870 | 9.5844 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,480 | 9.5047 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,328 | 9.5400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,804 | 9.4550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,925 | 9.6351 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 19,000 | 14.5523 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 26,231 | 9.6057 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 42,131 | 9.5822 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 64,750 | 9.4781 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 71,187 | 9.4835 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 63 | 9.7385 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 72 | 9.5276 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 200 | 9.4620 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 200 | 9.6440 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 243 | 9.7070 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 254 | 9.6900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 312 | 9.6909 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 312 | 9.5735 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 349 | 9.6540 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 398 | 9.6460 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 620 | 9.5676 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 624 | 9.6405 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 674 | 9.6335 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 960 | 9.4550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,421 | 9.6430 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,250 | 9.6053 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,758 | 9.5622 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,526 | 9.5170 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 18,100 | 9.5816 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 19,000 | 14.5523 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 23,291 | 9.6259 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 117,108 | 9.6010 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 156,448 | 9.6052 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 249,391 | 9.5152 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 | 9.5276 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 200 | 9.5394 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,250 | 9.6053 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 8,020 | 9.6594 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 18,100 | 9.5816 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 44,994 | 9.6166 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 66,499 | 9.6168 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 188,892 | 9.5920 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,500 | 9.4851 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,764 | 9.4744 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 4,008 | 9.5415 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 9,500 | 9.5194 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 65,711 | 9.4781 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 30/10/2016 | Short | 65,711 | 9.4781 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 66,534 | 9.6206 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 30/10/2016 | Short | 71,187 | 9.4835 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: | 29 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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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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