6th Oct 2015 14:39
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: | 05 October 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: | 29,083,852 | 0.85% | 23,827,295 | 0.70% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,141,442 | 0.18% | 17,683,241 | 0.52% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 35,225,294 | 1.03% | 41,510,536 | 1.21% | |||||||
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 | 100 | 10.2800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 10.2450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 147 | 10.2050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 198 | 10.2850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 198 | 10.2875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 265 | 10.2700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 322 | 10.2400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 330 | 10.1800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 345 | 10.1950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 428 | 10.2550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 475 | 10.2125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 487 | 10.1900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 519 | 10.1550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 531 | 10.1300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 586 | 10.2625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 618 | 10.1350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 741 | 10.2675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 749 | 10.2025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 814 | 10.2100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,222 | 10.3225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,222 | 10.3125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,134 | 10.2195 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,236 | 10.3300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,250 | 10.2500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,618 | 10.1797 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,487 | 10.2650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,732 | 10.2480 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,451 | 10.1677 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,577 | 10.3450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,337 | 10.3500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,841 | 10.2669 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 8,930 | 15.6325 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,956 | 10.2785 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,544 | 10.2038 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 24,224 | 10.2189 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 32,454 | 15.7778 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 41,900 | 10.2477 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 57,553 | 10.1631 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 123,050 | 10.2168 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 99 | 10.2875 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 10.2800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 10.2450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 147 | 10.2050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 150 | 10.0950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 198 | 10.2850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 265 | 10.2700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 322 | 10.2400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 330 | 10.1800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 344 | 10.2114 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 345 | 10.1950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 428 | 10.2550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 475 | 10.2125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 487 | 10.1900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 490 | 10.2731 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 519 | 10.1550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 531 | 10.1300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 586 | 10.2625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 618 | 10.1350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 741 | 10.2675 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 749 | 10.2025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 814 | 10.2100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 825 | 10.0697 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 876 | 10.2681 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,222 | 10.3125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,222 | 10.3225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,427 | 10.2648 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,002 | 10.2711 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,236 | 10.3300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,250 | 10.2500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,561 | 10.2913 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,730 | 10.2161 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,487 | 10.2650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,189 | 10.2365 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,577 | 10.3450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,451 | 10.2741 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 8,930 | 15.6325 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,000 | 10.2299 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,738 | 10.3500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 18,294 | 10.3285 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 27,338 | 10.2293 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 32,454 | 15.7778 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 40,000 | 10.0987 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 43,570 | 10.2364 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 | 1,988 | 10.2413 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 2,002 | 10.2700 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 2,724 | 10.2754 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4,465 | 10.2644 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 12,000 | 10.3491 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 21,250 | 10.2372 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 51,352 | 10.2285 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 56 | 10.1912 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,816 | 10.2612 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 5,289 | 10.2016 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 5,912 | 10.2477 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 5,977 | 10.1959 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 16,227 | 10.3287 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 51,561 | 10.1971 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 118,566 | 10.2288 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: |
| 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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
| any derivative is referenced: |
| NONE |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | |
| Date of disclosure: | 6 Oct 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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