21st Sep 2015 14:28
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: | 18 September 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: | 28,617,301 | 0.84% | 23,118,187 | 0.68% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,141,041 | 0.18% | 16,709,451 | 0.49% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 34,758,342 | 1.02% | 39,827,638 | 1.17% | |||||||
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 | 90 | 10.0750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 298 | 9.8490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 298 | 9.8530 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 320 | 9.9100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 346 | 9.9110 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 412 | 9.9300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 417 | 9.9130 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 428 | 9.9210 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 428 | 9.9160 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 600 | 9.9430 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 750 | 10.0150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 859 | 9.8713 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 956 | 10.0483 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,193 | 9.8560 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,549 | 9.8520 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,454 | 10.0250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,953 | 9.9058 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,426 | 9.8733 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,684 | 9.9141 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,934 | 9.8957 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,356 | 10.0000 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 6,548 | 15.5400 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,575 | 9.8544 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,404 | 9.9581 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,064 | 9.8540 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18,779 | 10.0367 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 29,800 | 15.5504 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 42,006 | 9.9714 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 73,978 | 9.8725 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 187,615 | 9.9096 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 200,793 | 9.8559 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 395,000 | 9.8929 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 73 | 9.9840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 90 | 10.0750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 200 | 9.8985 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 298 | 9.8490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 298 | 9.8530 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 320 | 9.9100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 346 | 9.9110 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 360 | 10.0700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 412 | 9.9300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 417 | 9.9130 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 424 | 10.0350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 428 | 9.9210 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 428 | 9.9160 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 600 | 9.9430 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 799 | 10.0522 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 919 | 9.9824 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,193 | 9.8560 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,227 | 10.0250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,549 | 9.8520 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,848 | 9.8551 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,433 | 9.9134 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,676 | 9.9409 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,963 | 10.0310 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,000 | 9.8514 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 6,548 | 15.5400 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,715 | 9.9050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 23,977 | 9.9781 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 29,800 | 15.5504 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 31,144 | 9.9447 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 37,205 | 9.9892 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 130,387 | 9.9730 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 148,133 | 9.9797 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 249,014 | 9.8540 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 | 1,848 | 9.8550 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3,274 | 9.9172 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 7,945 | 9.9357 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 20,319 | 10.0096 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 77,600 | 10.0168 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 89,836 | 10.0054 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 140,728 | 9.9369 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,033 | 9.9530 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,676 | 9.9513 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 13,200 | 9.9042 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 14,900 | 9.8831 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 31,801 | 9.9370 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 89,850 | 10.0008 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 102,624 | 9.8552 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 200,793 | 9.8559 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP Expires 22/10/2016 | Short | 395,000 | 9.8929 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: | 21 Sep 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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