3rd Jun 2015 14:29
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: | 2 June 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: | 25,170,494 | 0.74% | 15,883,468 | 0.47% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,413,791 | 0.19% | 7,059,008 | 0.21% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 31,584,285 | 0.92% | 22,942,476 | 0.67% | |||||||
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 | 94 | 11.2650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 155 | 11.1950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 157 | 11.2250 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 165 | 17.4300 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 324 | 11.2525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 482 | 11.2050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 633 | 11.1450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 633 | 11.1500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 633 | 11.1700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 633 | 11.1800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 783 | 11.1750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 791 | 11.3250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 791 | 11.3400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 833 | 11.1550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 919 | 11.2688 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 948 | 11.2500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,281 | 11.2300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,490 | 11.2750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,800 | 11.3500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,661 | 11.2582 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,224 | 11.3281 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,600 | 11.2800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,581 | 11.2064 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,400 | 11.2700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,136 | 11.2623 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,445 | 11.2626 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 7,496 | 17.3149 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,118 | 11.2521 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 18,886 | 17.3186 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 27,457 | 11.2522 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 40,810 | 11.2550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 67,217 | 11.2597 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 103,023 | 11.2329 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 133,925 | 11.2120 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 133,925 | 11.2350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 184,321 | 11.2442 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 406,898 | 11.2629 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 94 | 11.2650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 155 | 11.1950 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 165 | 17.4300 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 474 | 11.2550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 482 | 11.2050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 515 | 11.1718 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 600 | 11.3055 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 633 | 11.1450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 633 | 11.1500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 633 | 11.1700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 633 | 11.1800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 783 | 11.1750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 791 | 11.3250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 791 | 11.3400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 833 | 11.1550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 948 | 11.2500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,234 | 11.1600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,281 | 11.2300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,490 | 11.2750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,600 | 11.2486 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,916 | 11.2250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,363 | 11.2746 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,536 | 11.2109 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,670 | 11.2218 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,768 | 11.3525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,973 | 11.3395 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,600 | 11.2800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,400 | 11.2700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,624 | 11.2877 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,865 | 11.2132 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,504 | 11.2616 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 7,496 | 17.3149 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,708 | 11.2547 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,319 | 11.3500 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 18,886 | 17.3186 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 24,290 | 11.2406 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 63,362 | 11.2526 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 70,340 | 11.2585 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 88,051 | 11.2336 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 108,734 | 11.2659 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 342,727 | 11.2377 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 | 621 | 11.2033 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,700 | 11.2793 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,363 | 11.2746 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,536 | 11.2108 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3,748 | 11.2791 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4,742 | 11.2482 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 18,048 | 11.1589 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 55,939 | 11.2321 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 439,601 | 11.2428 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 91 | 11.2754 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 3,842 | 11.2890 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 9,443 | 11.2631 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 11,141 | 11.2556 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 23,577 | 11.2455 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 32,578 | 11.2579 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 20,980 | 11.2591 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 55,826 | 11.2471 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 168,305 | 11.2463 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 130,157 | 11.3037 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 267,850 | 11.2235 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 284,360 | 11.2366 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: | 3 Jun 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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