2nd Oct 2015 13:27
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: | 1 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: | 28,751,561 | 0.84% | 24,125,059 | 0.71% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,147,355 | 0.18% | 17,305,238 | 0.51% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 34,898,916 | 1.02% | 41,430,297 | 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 | 3 | 9.6840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3 | 9.6850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 56 | 9.6420 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 59 | 9.6360 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 71 | 9.7390 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 118 | 9.6400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 328 | 9.7142 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 387 | 9.7022 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 767 | 9.7000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,004 | 9.6980 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,270 | 9.6410 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,400 | 9.6690 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,628 | 9.8060 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,816 | 9.7482 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,056 | 9.6926 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,340 | 9.7206 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,000 | 9.7151 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 20,000 | 9.7073 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 23,958 | 9.6957 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 26,114 | 9.7035 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 29,140 | 14.8287 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 35,000 | 9.6265 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 37,201 | 9.6604 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 95,356 | 14.7692 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 131,318 | 9.7076 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 300,238 | 9.7077 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3 | 9.6840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3 | 9.6850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10 | 9.6950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 56 | 9.6420 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 59 | 9.6400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 72 | 9.7170 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 118 | 9.6360 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 328 | 9.7142 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 700 | 9.6690 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 767 | 9.7000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,004 | 9.6980 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,048 | 9.6167 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,316 | 9.6495 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,394 | 9.6995 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,526 | 9.6834 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,427 | 9.6798 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,000 | 9.7624 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,004 | 9.6849 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,117 | 9.6886 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,313 | 9.6809 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 25,830 | 9.6410 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 28,690 | 9.7659 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 29,140 | 14.8287 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 39,295 | 9.6738 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 53,614 | 9.6676 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 84,191 | 9.6784 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 95,356 | 14.7692 USD |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 6 | 9.6833 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 72 | 9.7170 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 501 | 9.7037 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,717 | 9.6364 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 30,973 | 9.6524 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 39,266 | 9.6588 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 47,678 | 9.6871 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 49,814 | 9.6916 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,810 | 9.6984 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 4,056 | 9.6926 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 10,193 | 9.6955 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 14,570 | 9.7096 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 17,387 | 9.7740 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 25,997 | 9.7002 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 49,810 | 9.7073 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 114,556 | 9.7045 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 256,498 | 9.7054 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: | 2 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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