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Form 8.3 - BG Group Plc

13th May 2015 15:00

RNS Number : 0926N

Societe Generale SA

13 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	12/05/2015
(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: 55,363,289 Shares interests and 2,473,169 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:	55,390,589	1.62	2,473,169	0.07
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	40,832,942*	1.20
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	1,562,167	0.05	5,933,167	0.17
TOTAL:	56,952,756	1.67	49,239,278	1.44

\* The change in the holding of {position move from basket addition - 2,737,939 shares} is due to a derivative which is referenced to a basket of securities becoming discloseable for the purpose of the Code.

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	6,905	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	2,121	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	4,500	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	8,633	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	13,770	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	456	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	2,560	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	10,541	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	13,770	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	3,229	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	5,754	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	762	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	6,685	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	5,689	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	996	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	2,860	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	2,860	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	3,133	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	4,300	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	2,004	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	1,147	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	2,860	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	2,540	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	2,860	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	560	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	296	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	191	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	93	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	1,476	11.76
Ordinary	Purchase	147	11.76
Ordinary	Purchase	6,685	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	913	11.805
Ordinary	Purchase	119	11.805
Ordinary	Purchase	2,064	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	515	11.79
Ordinary	Purchase	650	11.71
Ordinary	Purchase	706	11.71
Ordinary	Purchase	490	11.725
Ordinary	Purchase	1,851	11.77
Ordinary	Purchase	750	11.735
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.735
Ordinary	Purchase	1,909	11.77337
Ordinary	Purchase	3,105	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	669	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	669	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	56	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	326	11.77
Ordinary	Purchase	173	11.77
Ordinary	Purchase	534	11.77
Ordinary	Purchase	669	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	802	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	669	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	669	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	669	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	669	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	669	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	669	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	802	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	3,439	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	669	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	1,734	11.79
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.7
Ordinary	Purchase	2,541	11.73
Ordinary	Purchase	1,438	11.765
Ordinary	Purchase	541	11.765
Ordinary	Purchase	313	11.76
Ordinary	Purchase	268	11.76
Ordinary	Purchase	1,872	11.76
Ordinary	Purchase	11,661	11.76479
Ordinary	Purchase	204	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	780	11.825
Ordinary	Purchase	203	11.815
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.77
Ordinary	Purchase	169	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	1,492,110	11.81
Ordinary	Purchase	825	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	914	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	1,371	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	457	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	914	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	1,206	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	165	11.75
Ordinary	Purchase	203	11.76
Ordinary	Purchase	1,830	11.76616
Ordinary	Purchase	48,000	11.7524
Ordinary	Purchase	3,000	14
Ordinary	Purchase	25	11.72
Ordinary	Purchase	130	11.73
Ordinary	Purchase	234	11.71
Ordinary	Purchase	197	11.725
Ordinary	Purchase	1,133	11.72
Ordinary	Purchase	413	11.73
Ordinary	Purchase	207	11.725
Ordinary	Purchase	991	11.72
Ordinary	Purchase	4	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	4	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	4	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	4	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	4	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	4	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	19	11.73
Ordinary	Purchase	20	11.73
Ordinary	Purchase	25	11.71
Ordinary	Purchase	28	11.71
Ordinary	Purchase	31	11.71
Ordinary	Purchase	144	11.72
Ordinary	Purchase	352	11.725
Ordinary	Purchase	352	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	544	11.71
Ordinary	Purchase	2,945	11.72
Ordinary	Purchase	801	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	257	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	898	11.725
Ordinary	Purchase	1,220	11.725
Ordinary	Purchase	2,059	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	867	11.725
Ordinary	Purchase	1,990	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	2,319	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	516	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	467	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	250	11.72
Ordinary	Purchase	324	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	420	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	484	11.725
Ordinary	Purchase	500	11.725
Ordinary	Purchase	557	11.725
Ordinary	Purchase	140	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	408	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	1,767	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	2,025	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	885	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	885	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	2,133	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	3,670	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	7,340	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	7,340	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	7,341	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	790	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	854	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	254	11.72
Ordinary	Purchase	284	11.72
Ordinary	Purchase	1,904	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	2,150	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	269	11.73
Ordinary	Purchase	199	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	382	11.725
Ordinary	Purchase	430	11.715
Ordinary	Purchase	494	11.73
Ordinary	Purchase	510	11.725
Ordinary	Purchase	25,862	11.8516
Ordinary	Purchase	1,863	11.7125
Ordinary	Purchase	772	11.7125
Ordinary	Purchase	1,226	11.7125
Ordinary	Purchase	1,949	11.7125
Ordinary	Purchase	1,381	11.7125
Ordinary	Purchase	1,226	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	130,780	11.69353
Ordinary	Sale	163,475	11.74805
Ordinary	Sale	85,008	11.7503
Ordinary	Sale	130,780	11.7064
Ordinary	Sale	130,780	11.7309
Ordinary	Sale	686	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	204	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	942	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	3,341	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	999	11.705
Ordinary	Sale	1	11.705
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.705
Ordinary	Sale	87	11.705
Ordinary	Sale	970	11.705
Ordinary	Sale	705	11.705
Ordinary	Sale	2,639	11.705
Ordinary	Sale	47	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	516	11.775
Ordinary	Sale	612	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	376	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	169	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	443	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	101	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	419	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	2,121	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	2,560	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	625	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	456	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	519	11.68
Ordinary	Sale	165	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	612	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	612	11.73
Ordinary	Sale	612	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	329	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	9,641	11.74393
Ordinary	Sale	519	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	2,322	11.76
Ordinary	Sale	802	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	1,994	11.75724
Ordinary	Sale	2,946	11.765
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.76
Ordinary	Sale	71	11.76
Ordinary	Sale	298	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	12,510	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	24,332	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	89	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	6,905	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	13,770	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	43	11.76
Ordinary	Sale	48,000	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	163	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	775	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	652	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	652	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	579	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	652	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	2,570	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	497	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	489	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	535	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	375	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	682	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	490	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	380	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	1,649	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	178	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	622	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	535	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	2,178	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	182	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	1,173	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	129	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	1,007	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	1,204	11.765
Ordinary	Sale	313	11.765
Ordinary	Sale	1,791	11.765
Ordinary	Sale	339	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	588	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	268	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	218	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	1,224	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	186	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	466	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	108	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	258	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	473	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	318	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	535	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	311	11.775
Ordinary	Sale	415	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	338	11.705
Ordinary	Sale	338	11.705
Ordinary	Sale	504	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	1,070	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	155	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	402	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	1,738	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	560	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	355	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	442	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	1,002	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	3,133	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	2,122	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	893	11.675
Ordinary	Sale	166	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	559	11.685
Ordinary	Sale	480	11.805
Ordinary	Sale	326	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	652	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	562	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	2,808	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	936	11.685
Ordinary	Sale	187	11.685
Ordinary	Sale	1,081	11.685
Ordinary	Sale	129	11.685
Ordinary	Sale	355	11.685
Ordinary	Sale	119	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	128	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	169	11.68
Ordinary	Sale	300	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	80	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	433	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	300	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	184	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	117	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	376	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	2,373	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	381	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	267	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	157	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	956	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	274	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	402	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	401	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	987	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	546	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	605	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	376	11.775
Ordinary	Sale	812	11.775
Ordinary	Sale	520	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	680	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	319	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	1,687	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	845	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	454	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	1,295	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	81	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	636	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	121	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	283	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	418	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	2,681	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	548	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	85	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	43	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	1,060	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	636	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	261	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	1,011	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	340	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	679	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	265	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	12	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	641	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	2,361	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	380	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	159	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	294	11.675
Ordinary	Sale	2,321	11.76
Ordinary	Sale	476	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	467	11.705
Ordinary	Sale	636	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	253	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	30	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	272	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.81
Ordinary	Sale	412	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	804	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	335	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	140	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	119	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	79	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	466	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	248	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	395	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	663	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	802	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	470	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	362	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	100	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	155	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	1,666	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	220	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	1,267	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	750	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	617	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	660	11.685
Ordinary	Sale	261	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	295	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	72	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	327	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	337	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	1,535	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	785	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	942	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	429	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	745	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	750	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	270	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	2,259	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	484	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	591	11.775
Ordinary	Sale	1,469	11.705
Ordinary	Sale	475	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	209	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	715	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	411	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	510	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	124	11.73
Ordinary	Sale	247	11.73
Ordinary	Sale	728	11.815
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.815
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	795	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	462	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	535	11.745
Ordinary	Sale	405	11.765
Ordinary	Sale	116	11.765
Ordinary	Sale	1,478	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.705
Ordinary	Sale	653	11.705
Ordinary	Sale	137	11.705
Ordinary	Sale	240	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	348	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	205	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	713	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	405	11.805
Ordinary	Sale	312	11.805
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	256	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	544	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	668	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	281	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	84	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	1,204	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	364	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	2,494	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	645	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	630	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	84,441	11.73027
Ordinary	Sale	1,155	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	1,155	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	93	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	1,517	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	401	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	629	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	1,155	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	87	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	199	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	199	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	750	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	417	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	546	11.73
Ordinary	Sale	606	11.73
Ordinary	Sale	777	11.73
Ordinary	Sale	885	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	230	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	246	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	636	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	1,235	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	60	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	256	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	31	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	26	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	477	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	182	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	353	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	303	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	903	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	1,086	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	840	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	840	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	378	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	676	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	652	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	300	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	204	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	172	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	652	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	461	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	508	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	372	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	652	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	179	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	1,124	11.775
Ordinary	Sale	1,183	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	229	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	325	11.69
Ordinary	Sale	1,878	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	188	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	73	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	268	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	1,091	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	519	11.705
Ordinary	Sale	224	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	936	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	514	11.785
Ordinary	Sale	857	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	2,355	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	144	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	89	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	144	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	334	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	535	11.795
Ordinary	Sale	247	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	183	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	125	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	923	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	196	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	538	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	84	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	1,155	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	790	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	148	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	44	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	753	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	711	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	737	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	309	11.695
Ordinary	Sale	2,519	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	401	11.765
Ordinary	Sale	2,578	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	672	11.7
Ordinary	Sale	543	11.79
Ordinary	Sale	768	11.8
Ordinary	Sale	296	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	996	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	5,689	11.75
Ordinary	Sale	525	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	766	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	1,201	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	2,468	11.68
Ordinary	Sale	147	11.68
Ordinary	Sale	502	11.68
Ordinary	Sale	1,002	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	737	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	669	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	729	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	680	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	289	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	2,980	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	894	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	2,773	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	1,100	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	589	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	896	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	1,133	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	1,872	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	3,117	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	2,678	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	150	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	654	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	3,117	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	2,463	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	1,182	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	312	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	125	11.71
Ordinary	Sale	218	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	62	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	592	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	77	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	24	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	132	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	312	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	125	11.72
Ordinary	Sale	40	11.77
Ordinary	Sale	62	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	312	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	125	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	249	11.73
Ordinary	Sale	62	11.73
Ordinary	Sale	312	11.73
Ordinary	Sale	3,117	11.725
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.77
Ordinary	Sale	48	11.77
Ordinary	Sale	85	11.77
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.77
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.77
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.77
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.77
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.77
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.77
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.78
Ordinary	Sale	72,614	11.715
Ordinary	Sale	25,862	11.85041
	Total purchases	1,818,576
	Total sales	1,210,941

(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	Equity Linked Swap	Increasing a short position	1,492,110	11.81
Ordinary	Future	Opening a short position	48,000	11.77594

(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

Ordinary

Listed put-option

Selling

10,000

12.5

American

18/03/2016

1.34

Ordinary

Listed put-option

Selling

10,000

12.5

American

18/03/2016

1.35

(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

3,000

(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:	13/05/2015
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 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.

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	500,000	11	European options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	1,750,000	10.778	European options	06/01/2016
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	250,000	8.100	European options	18/12/2015
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	19/06/15
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	240,000	12	American options	15/05/2015
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	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	900,000	12.500	American options	15/05/2015
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	70,000	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	18/09/15
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	12.5	American options	18/03/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	25,000	12	American options	18/03/16
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	25,000	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	10,000	9.500	American options	15/05/2015
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

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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