1st May 2015 14:43
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: | 30 April 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: | 10p ordinary (inc ADR's) | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 24,887,042 | 0.73% | 12,171,961 | 0.36% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 5,407,648 | 0.16% | 6,470,435 | 0.19% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 30,294,690 | 0.89% | 18,642,396 | 0.55% | |||||||
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 | 1 | 11.8025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 205 | 11.7550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 259 | 11.7350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 303 | 11.7875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 348 | 11.6975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 512 | 11.7600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 518 | 11.7325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 550 | 11.6830 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 556 | 11.7625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 598 | 11.7425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 617 | 11.8075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 771 | 11.7925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 911 | 11.8200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 962 | 11.7700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,026 | 11.7000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,099 | 11.7050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,199 | 11.7371 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,225 | 11.7500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,229 | 11.7775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,380 | 11.8000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,472 | 11.7475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,584 | 11.8050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,599 | 11.6850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,741 | 11.7750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,742 | 11.7400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,356 | 11.6750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,536 | 11.7302 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,964 | 11.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,070 | 11.7375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,347 | 11.7300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,424 | 11.6950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,580 | 11.8100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,981 | 11.7462 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,276 | 11.7975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,438 | 11.8150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,247 | 11.6900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,850 | 11.7452 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,568 | 11.7654 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,025 | 11.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,971 | 11.7850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,719 | 11.7634 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 13,152 | 18.1675 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,560 | 11.7244 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 16,200 | 18.1670 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18,223 | 11.7450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18,946 | 11.6871 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 24,697 | 11.7629 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 26,922 | 11.8250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 33,588 | 11.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 50,000 | 11.7469 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 60,582 | 11.8165 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 75,067 | 11.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 87,245 | 11.7675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 596,719 | 11.7619 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1 | 11.8025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 80 | 11.7854 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 134 | 11.7390 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 205 | 11.7550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 228 | 11.8182 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 259 | 11.7350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 259 | 11.7375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 300 | 11.7414 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 303 | 11.7875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 348 | 11.6975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 387 | 11.7470 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 512 | 11.7600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 518 | 11.7325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 598 | 11.7425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 615 | 11.7675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 617 | 11.8075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 771 | 11.7925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 823 | 11.7450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 911 | 11.8200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 962 | 11.7700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,099 | 11.7050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,229 | 11.7775 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,230 | 11.8000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,233 | 11.7561 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,584 | 11.8050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,599 | 11.6850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,741 | 11.7750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,742 | 11.7400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,356 | 11.6750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,163 | 11.7475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,353 | 11.7906 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,964 | 11.7800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,229 | 11.7000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,347 | 11.7300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,424 | 11.6950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,580 | 11.8100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,276 | 11.7975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,438 | 11.8150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,247 | 11.6900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,356 | 11.7625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,025 | 11.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,072 | 11.7500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,422 | 11.7574 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,971 | 11.7850 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 13,152 | 18.1675 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,711 | 11.7397 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 16,200 | 18.1670 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 24,852 | 11.7466 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 33,588 | 11.7900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 34,207 | 11.8250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 37,530 | 11.7819 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 45,849 | 11.7315 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 47,061 | 11.7809 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 50,000 | 11.7787 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 63,855 | 11.7764 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 75,067 | 11.7950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 84,753 | 11.7841 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100,552 | 11.7743 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 149,051 | 11.7409 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 165,848 | 11.7579 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 405,751 | 11.7498 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 492,756 | 11.7635 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 | 228 | 11.8182 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 3,353 | 11.7906 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 7,512 | 11.7960 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 8,100 | 11.8021 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 21,663 | 11.7624 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 22,315 | 11.7234 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 41,760 | 11.7300 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 45,849 | 11.7315 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 50,000 | 11.7787 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 67,910 | 11.7647 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 338,280 | 11.7470 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 688,134 | 11.7578 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 267 | 11.7364 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,199 | 11.7371 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 3,536 | 11.7302 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 4,666 | 11.7291 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 6,184 | 11.7617 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 6,576 | 11.7819 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 6,583 | 11.7456 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 7,368 | 11.7515 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 19,528 | 11.8257 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 50,000 | 11.7469 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 72,948 | 11.7635 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 611,755 | 11.7630 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: | 1 May 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.
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