17th Aug 2015 14:52
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: | 14 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: | 26,469,908 | 0.77% | 15,024,173 | 0.44% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,782,303 | 0.20% | 11,945,398 | 0.35% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 1,000,000 | 0.03% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 33,252,211 | 0.97% | 27,969,571 | 0.82% | |||||||
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 | 15 | 10.7320 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 338 | 10.7075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 354 | 10.7600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 807 | 10.7100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 831 | 10.7323 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 908 | 16.8833 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 968 | 10.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 968 | 10.8050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,130 | 10.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,267 | 10.7436 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,648 | 10.7400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,980 | 10.7621 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,859 | 10.7300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,962 | 10.7500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,406 | 10.7250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,599 | 10.7450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,655 | 10.7508 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,378 | 10.7611 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,749 | 10.7350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 17,669 | 10.7340 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18,432 | 10.7483 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 30,837 | 10.7542 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 34,435 | 10.7319 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 37,632 | 10.7200 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 53,652 | 16.8865 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 68,369 | 10.7468 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 84,200 | 10.7628 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 61 | 10.7010 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 238 | 10.7550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 354 | 10.7600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 484 | 10.8050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 690 | 10.7160 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 807 | 10.7100 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 908 | 16.8833 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,130 | 10.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,452 | 10.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,730 | 10.7400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,772 | 10.7300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,885 | 10.7500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,260 | 10.7387 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,800 | 10.7250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,598 | 10.7559 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,657 | 10.7350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,981 | 10.7450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,286 | 10.7477 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,288 | 10.7293 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,988 | 10.7451 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 20,071 | 10.7371 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 20,543 | 10.7178 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 32,662 | 10.7502 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 37,827 | 10.7200 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 53,652 | 16.8865 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 110,489 | 10.7412 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 233 | 10.7412 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 454 | 10.7536 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,789 | 10.7039 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 19,633 | 10.7179 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 20,543 | 10.7178 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 73,891 | 10.7522 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 79,881 | 10.7388 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,484 | 10.7295 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,800 | 10.7411 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 5,602 | 10.7815 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 6,440 | 10.7624 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 9,330 | 10.7614 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 26,800 | 10.7254 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 29,906 | 10.7721 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 68,369 | 10.7468 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 72,025 | 10.7593 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? | YES | |
| Date of disclosure: | 17 Aug 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.
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
| Identity of the person whose positions/dealings | Barclays PLC. | ||
| are being disclosed: | |||
| Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | BG GROUP PLC | ||
| relevant securities this from relates: |
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | |||||||
| of | description | purchasing, | of | price | date | ||||||||
| relevant | selling, | securities | per unit | ||||||||||
| security | varying etc | to which | |||||||||||
| option | |||||||||||||
| relates | |||||||||||||
| ORD | Put Options | Purchased | -1,000,000 | 10.0000 | American | 21 Aug 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.
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