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Form 8.3 - BG Group

17th Apr 2015 13:59

RNS Number : 5950K

Societe Generale SA

17 April 2015

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:	Société Générale S.A.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	BG Group Plc
(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: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	16/04/2015
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES: 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:	25p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	15,715,537	0.46	2,641,450	0.08
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	4,031,175	0.12
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	2,074,167	0.06	6,225,167	0.18
TOTAL:	17,789,704	0.52	12,897,792	0.38

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 security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Ordinary	Purchase	14,878	11.92118
Ordinary	Purchase	121,378	11.86996
Ordinary	Purchase	280,000	11.86699
Ordinary	Purchase	30,740	11.82746
Ordinary	Purchase	680	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	680	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	680	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	367	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	680	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	544	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	680	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	680	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	680	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	544	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	5,532	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	368	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	3,128	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	154	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	118	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	6,683	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	6,683	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	6,683	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	34	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	204	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	60	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	246	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	28,553	11.90535
Ordinary	Purchase	129	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	129	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	129	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	118	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	456	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	550	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	510	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	73	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	510	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	519	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	670	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	1,500	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	607	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	599	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	4,590	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	1,020	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	1,530	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	383	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	668	11.935
Ordinary	Purchase	535	11.935
Ordinary	Purchase	691	11.935
Ordinary	Purchase	87	11.935
Ordinary	Purchase	1,527	11.915
Ordinary	Purchase	6,181	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	1,156	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	800	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	456	11.885
Ordinary	Purchase	263	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	757	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	326	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	664	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	360	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	510	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	378	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	456	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	147	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	363	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	376	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	309	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	175	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	409	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	335	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	890	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	367	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	2,729	11.995
Ordinary	Purchase	6,683	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	6,683	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	25,592	11.89341
Ordinary	Purchase	2,040	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	483	11.935
Ordinary	Purchase	365	11.935
Ordinary	Purchase	3,667	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	146	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	162	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	102	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	364	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	95	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	1,703	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	750	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	976	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	2,700	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	146	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,384	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	500	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	354	11.885
Ordinary	Purchase	2,545	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	11.885
Ordinary	Purchase	81	11.885
Ordinary	Purchase	364	11.885
Ordinary	Purchase	364	11.885
Ordinary	Purchase	364	11.885
Ordinary	Purchase	32,836	11.9012
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	376	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	750	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	376	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	141	11.995
Ordinary	Purchase	1,554	11.995
Ordinary	Purchase	1,703	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	1,700	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	2,288	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	668	11.885
Ordinary	Purchase	305	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	305	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	307	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	244	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	61	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	205	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	1	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	67	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	129	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	466	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	306	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	305	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	100	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	100	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	100	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	100	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	5	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	100	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	100	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	110	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	307	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	196	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	1,449	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	307	11.94
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.94
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	1,373	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	359	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	236	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	13	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	12	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	305	11.955
Ordinary	Purchase	328	11.96
Ordinary	Purchase	273	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	244	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.915
Ordinary	Purchase	187	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	118	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.915
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	355	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	257	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	399	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	210	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	35	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	471	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	52	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	307	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	55,928	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	18	11.96
Ordinary	Purchase	23	11.96
Ordinary	Purchase	4	11.955
Ordinary	Purchase	282	11.96
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	15	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	79	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	112	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	101	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	5	11.955
Ordinary	Purchase	191	11.955
Ordinary	Purchase	104	11.955
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.955
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	495	11.96
Ordinary	Purchase	71	11.96
Ordinary	Purchase	404	11.96
Ordinary	Purchase	32	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	1,232	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	307	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	307	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	72	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	476	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	409	11.9075
Ordinary	Purchase	832	11.9075
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	306	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	44,427	11.93205
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.965
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.965
Ordinary	Purchase	327	11.965
Ordinary	Purchase	305	11.96
Ordinary	Purchase	306	11.965
Ordinary	Purchase	305	11.955
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.955
Ordinary	Purchase	305	11.955
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	61	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	242	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	6	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	94	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	68	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	47	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	2	11.9525
Ordinary	Purchase	322	11.955
Ordinary	Purchase	95	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	305	11.935
Ordinary	Purchase	305	11.935
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.935
Ordinary	Purchase	266	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	299	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	30	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	309	11.9425
Ordinary	Purchase	376	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	205	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.915
Ordinary	Purchase	513	11.9125
Ordinary	Purchase	305	11.965
Ordinary	Purchase	306	11.965
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.965
Ordinary	Purchase	298	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	566	11.94
Ordinary	Purchase	543	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.935
Ordinary	Purchase	305	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	235	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	302	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	3	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	68	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	6	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	67	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	68	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	67	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	29	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	351	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	219	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	254	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	420	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	639	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	402	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	278	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	289	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	305	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	305	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	305	11.94
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.94
Ordinary	Purchase	271	11.94
Ordinary	Purchase	34	11.94
Ordinary	Purchase	306	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	67	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	55	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	305	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	305	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	183	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.955
Ordinary	Purchase	305	11.955
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.955
Ordinary	Purchase	306	11.935
Ordinary	Purchase	145	11.935
Ordinary	Purchase	304	11.955
Ordinary	Purchase	305	11.965
Ordinary	Purchase	306	11.965
Ordinary	Purchase	651	11.965
Ordinary	Purchase	534	11.965
Ordinary	Purchase	1,068	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	938	11.915
Ordinary	Purchase	42	11.915
Ordinary	Purchase	417	11.9125
Ordinary	Purchase	473	11.9125
Ordinary	Purchase	371	11.915
Ordinary	Purchase	591	11.9575
Ordinary	Purchase	477	11.9475
Ordinary	Purchase	676	11.9275
Ordinary	Purchase	772	11.9275
Ordinary	Purchase	1,231	11.9275
Ordinary	Purchase	586	11.9425
Ordinary	Purchase	526	11.9275
Ordinary	Purchase	803	11.9025
Ordinary	Purchase	22	11.9425
Ordinary	Purchase	5	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	596	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	52	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	158	11.935
Ordinary	Purchase	754	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	361	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	1,607	11.97
Ordinary	Purchase	937	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	364	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	24	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	371	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	1,120	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	201	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	534	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	466	12
Ordinary	Purchase	573	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	85	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	1,500	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	55,685	11.95789
Ordinary	Purchase	201	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	114	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	1,416	12.02
Ordinary	Purchase	442	12.025
Ordinary	Purchase	89	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	324	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	1,417	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	235	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	348	12.02
Ordinary	Purchase	500	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	3,333	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	675	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	415	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	316	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	415	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	109	11.885
Ordinary	Purchase	338	11.885
Ordinary	Purchase	2,639	12
Ordinary	Purchase	386	12
Ordinary	Purchase	1,363	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	39,745	11.89997
Ordinary	Purchase	611	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	55	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	400	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	732	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	2,139	11.98688
Ordinary	Purchase	287	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	316	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	179	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	486	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	29	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	151	11.995
Ordinary	Purchase	356	11.985
Ordinary	Purchase	12	11.985
Ordinary	Purchase	181	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	961	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	827	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	434	11.98
Ordinary	Purchase	212	11.98
Ordinary	Purchase	24	11.885
Ordinary	Purchase	332	11.885
Ordinary	Purchase	112	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	588	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	154	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	4	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	834	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	783	12
Ordinary	Purchase	839	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	376	11.99
Ordinary	Purchase	36	11.99
Ordinary	Purchase	1	11.99
Ordinary	Purchase	228	11.99
Ordinary	Purchase	518	11.99
Ordinary	Purchase	200	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	422	11.99
Ordinary	Purchase	636	11.98
Ordinary	Purchase	503	11.98
Ordinary	Purchase	200	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	200	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	80	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	287	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	110	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	86	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	352	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	968	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	698	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	243	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	349	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	150	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	971	11.965
Ordinary	Purchase	135	11.965
Ordinary	Purchase	678	11.965
Ordinary	Purchase	198	11.965
Ordinary	Purchase	975	11.965
Ordinary	Purchase	308	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	81	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	136	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	19	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	53	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	500	12.025
Ordinary	Purchase	300	12.025
Ordinary	Purchase	151	12.005
Ordinary	Purchase	62	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	206	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	356	11.955
Ordinary	Purchase	926	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	171	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	1,403	11.955
Ordinary	Purchase	244	11.955
Ordinary	Purchase	535	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	535	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	97	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	483	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	205	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	302	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	51	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	534	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	2,616	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	109	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	456	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	175	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	376	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	1,203	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,013	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,778	11.995
Ordinary	Purchase	182	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	118	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	1,173	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	799	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	2,632	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	200	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	25,840	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	127	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	353	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	33	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	27	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	515	11.885
Ordinary	Purchase	1,602	11.96
Ordinary	Purchase	634	11.965
Ordinary	Purchase	366	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	109	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	81	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	324	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	269	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	1,866	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	595	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	508	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	567	12
Ordinary	Purchase	1,740	12
Ordinary	Purchase	452	12
Ordinary	Purchase	1,049	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	576	11.95
Ordinary	Purchase	328	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	1,327	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	800	11.975
Ordinary	Purchase	764	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	800	11.985
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	124	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	52	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	965	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	178	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	156	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	73	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	328	11.92
Ordinary	Purchase	459	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	534	11.99
Ordinary	Purchase	1,153	11.99
Ordinary	Purchase	436	11.99
Ordinary	Purchase	2,234	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	1,012	11.98
Ordinary	Purchase	668	11.915
Ordinary	Purchase	233	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	681	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	614	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	681	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	71	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	473	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	544	11.97
Ordinary	Purchase	570	11.97
Ordinary	Purchase	1,392	11.97
Ordinary	Purchase	86	11.97
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	11.97
Ordinary	Purchase	111	11.97
Ordinary	Purchase	360	11.97
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	362	11.97
Ordinary	Purchase	133	11.97
Ordinary	Purchase	142	11.965
Ordinary	Purchase	94	11.965
Ordinary	Purchase	129	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	361	11.93
Ordinary	Purchase	702	11.985
Ordinary	Purchase	602	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	907	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	804	12.005
Ordinary	Purchase	344	11.925
Ordinary	Purchase	1,300	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	303	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	210	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	191	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	152	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	381	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	365	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	52	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	52	11.945
Ordinary	Purchase	640	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	500	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,999	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	68	11.98
Ordinary	Purchase	900	11.88
Ordinary	Purchase	265	11.915
Ordinary	Purchase	353	11.915
Ordinary	Purchase	462	11.985
Ordinary	Purchase	185	11.99
Ordinary	Purchase	500	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	668	11.915
Ordinary	Purchase	207	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	459	12
Ordinary	Purchase	211	12.02
Ordinary	Purchase	276	11.91
Ordinary	Purchase	157	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	360	11.97
Ordinary	Purchase	1,267	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	1,267	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	1,267	11.89
Ordinary	Purchase	462	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	396	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,617	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	945	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,140	11.995
Ordinary	Purchase	287	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,810	11.96
Ordinary	Purchase	343	11.96
Ordinary	Purchase	1,267	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	253	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	507	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	760	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	1,013	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	356	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	809	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	570	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	11.915
Ordinary	Purchase	1,400	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	783	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,231	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	508	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	803	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	396	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	800	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	2,345	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	600	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	507	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	776	11.985
Ordinary	Purchase	728	11.985
Ordinary	Purchase	396	11.985
Ordinary	Purchase	1,166	11.915
Ordinary	Purchase	2,092	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	735	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	1,999	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	188	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	154	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	256	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	149	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	93	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	3,000	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	926	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	122	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	587	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	87	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	838	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	773	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	309	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	227	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	772	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	642	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	21,450	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	1,900	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	6,337	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	5,695	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	7,642	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	156	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	800	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	14,209	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	374	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	765	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	800	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	246	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	983	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	926	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	246	11.905
Ordinary	Purchase	3,259	11.9
Ordinary	Purchase	73	11.895
Ordinary	Purchase	140	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	30,000	11.82365
Ordinary	Sale	117,500	12
Ordinary	Sale	1,224	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	3,342	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	6,683	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	2,118	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	6,683	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	1,337	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	2,500	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	3,740	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	2,480	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	380	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	398	11.95
Ordinary	Sale	800	11.97
Ordinary	Sale	1,126	11.95
Ordinary	Sale	4,728	11.89985
Ordinary	Sale	456	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	2,932	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	2,673	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	4,572	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	2,673	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	2,068	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	3,751	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	43	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	31,280	11.94302
Ordinary	Sale	1,760	11.91107
Ordinary	Sale	803	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	413	11.91
Ordinary	Sale	999	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	532	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	564	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	307	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	2,120	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	549	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	125	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	388	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	305	12.02
Ordinary	Sale	195	12.02
Ordinary	Sale	1,022	11.935
Ordinary	Sale	3	11.91
Ordinary	Sale	258	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	2,903	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	1,201	11.955
Ordinary	Sale	747	11.955
Ordinary	Sale	1,042	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	1,308	11.94997
Ordinary	Sale	3,390	11.975
Ordinary	Sale	509	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	156	11.97
Ordinary	Sale	357	11.955
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	11.955
Ordinary	Sale	508	11.95
Ordinary	Sale	348	12
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.91
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	11.91
Ordinary	Sale	376	11.91
Ordinary	Sale	750	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	160	11.98
Ordinary	Sale	207	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	45	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	376	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	178	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	373	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	772	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	391	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	976	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	390	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	348	11.965
Ordinary	Sale	314	11.965
Ordinary	Sale	107	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	1,420	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	377	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	423	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	387	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	302	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	509	11.92501
Ordinary	Sale	570	11.97
Ordinary	Sale	251	11.965
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.97
Ordinary	Sale	380	11.965
Ordinary	Sale	420	11.965
Ordinary	Sale	880	11.965
Ordinary	Sale	715	11.965
Ordinary	Sale	346	11.965
Ordinary	Sale	435	11.965
Ordinary	Sale	360	11.965
Ordinary	Sale	398	11.965
Ordinary	Sale	1,524	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	473	12
Ordinary	Sale	482	11.985
Ordinary	Sale	507	11.995
Ordinary	Sale	750	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	689	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	1,524	11.955
Ordinary	Sale	204	11.955
Ordinary	Sale	1,713	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	1,009	11.88
Ordinary	Sale	1,948	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	738	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	1,542	11.98343
Ordinary	Sale	444	11.935
Ordinary	Sale	401	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	37	11.88
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.88
Ordinary	Sale	164	11.88
Ordinary	Sale	267	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	267	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	338	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	441	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	117	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	40	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	442	11.975
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.975
Ordinary	Sale	117	11.975
Ordinary	Sale	366	11.975
Ordinary	Sale	456	11.975
Ordinary	Sale	381	11.975
Ordinary	Sale	690	11.975
Ordinary	Sale	544	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	117	11.945
Ordinary	Sale	15,859	11.90275
Ordinary	Sale	320	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	3,609	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	306	11.91
Ordinary	Sale	320	11.91
Ordinary	Sale	176	11.91
Ordinary	Sale	722	11.99
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	11.99
Ordinary	Sale	384	11.99
Ordinary	Sale	298	11.99
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	33	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	234	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	535	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	600	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	376	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	98	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	100	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	267	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	534	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	206	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	1,643	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	535	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	3,668	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	801	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	415	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	268	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	882	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	274	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	1,130	11.905
Ordinary	Sale	778	11.87
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.915
Ordinary	Sale	181	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	36	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	450	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	674	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	274	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	445	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	409	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	343	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	198	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	267	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	913	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	200	11.885
Ordinary	Sale	2,500	11.935
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	11.935
Ordinary	Sale	401	11.935
Ordinary	Sale	674	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	2,059	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	747	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	374	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	13	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	108	11.89
Ordinary	Sale	142	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	259	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	396	11.92
Ordinary	Sale	1,475	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	970	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,475	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,474	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	983	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,966	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	983	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,475	11.9
Ordinary	Sale	2,500	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	6,683	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	2,393	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	62	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	1,324	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	4,290	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	931	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	1,866	11.93
Ordinary	Sale	1,523	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	1,309	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	4,213	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	535	11.945
Ordinary	Sale	681	11.895
Ordinary	Sale	13	11.925
Ordinary	Sale	127	11.925
		1,161,544
		387,452

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
Ordinary	ELS	Opening a short position	34,854	11.927
Ordinary	ELS	Increasing a short position	32,869	11.866
Ordinary	ELS	Increasing a short position	14,168	11.927
Ordinary	ELS	Increasing a short position	36,047	11.927
Ordinary	ELS	Increasing a short position	37,604	11.866
Ordinary	ELS	Increasing a short position	6,439	11.866
Ordinary	CFD	Decreasing a short position	30,000	11.8236
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	14,878	11.9212
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	121,378	11.8700
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	280,000	11.8670
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	30,740	11.8275
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	73,719	11.9267
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	176,553	11.9270

(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

Ordinary

Listed call-option

Purchasing

250,000

American

15/05/2015

0.26

Ordinary

Listed put-option

Purchasing

25,000

11.5

American

19/06/2015

0.315

(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"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES

Date of disclosure:	17/04/2015
Contact name:	Jean-Baptiste GICQUEL
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6826

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.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

Full name of person making disclosure:	Société Générale S.A.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:	BG Group Plc

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Written or purchased	Number of securities to which option or derivative relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date
Ordinary	OTC call-option	Purchase	79,167	8.548	European options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	79,167	8.548	European options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	500,000	11	European options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	1,750,000	10.778	European options	06/01/2016
Ordinary	OTC put-option	Purchase	250,000	8.100	European options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	8,000	10	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	450,000	11	American options	15/05/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	149,000	11	American options	17/04/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	1,000	11	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	90,000	12.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	45,000	12	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	89,000	12	American options	21/08/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	250,000	12	American options	15/05/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	31,000	14	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	1,000	14	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call option	Purchase	6,000	14	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	10,000	8.500	American options	17/04/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Purchase	5,000	9.600	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	35,000	10	American options	15/05/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	450,000	10	American options	17/04/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	3,000	10	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	1,000	10	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	70,000	10	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	50,000	11.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	44,000	11	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call-option	Sale	900,000	12.500	American options	15/05/2015
Ordinary	Listed call option	Sale	65,000	12	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed call option	Sale	126,000	13	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call option	Sale	200,000	13	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call option	Sale	15,000	8.800	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call option	Sale	35,000	9.500	American options	15/05/2015
Ordinary	Listed call option	Sale	40,000	9.500	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call option	Sale	27,000	9.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed call option	Sale	11,000	9.600	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed call option	Sale	20,000	9	American options	15/05/2015
Ordinary	Listed call option	Sale	23,000	9	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed call option	Sale	35,000	9	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	85,000	10	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	50,000	11.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	25,000	11.5	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	4,000	11	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	30,000	12.500	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	20,000	12	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	80,000	12	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	89,000	12	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	75,000	12	American options	21/08/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	100,000	12	American options	21/08/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	1,000	13	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	232,000	13	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	11,000	16	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	250,000	6	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	14,000	6	American options	20/11/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	94,000	7.100	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	46,000	7.200	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	5,000	7.500	American options	17/06/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	1,000	7	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	30,000	7	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	20,000	8.500	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	25,000	8.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	3,000	8.800	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	10,000	8.800	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	20,000	8	American options	17/07/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	36,000	8	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	24,000	8	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	45,000	9.500	American options	17/04/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	6,000	9.600	American options	16/12/2016
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	35,000	9.600	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	5,000	9.600	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Purchase	25,000	9	American options	17/04/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	40,000	10	American options	17/04/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	52,000	10	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	400,000	10	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	14,000	11	American options	18/09/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	30,000	14	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	20,000	7.500	American options	18/12/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	1,000	7.500	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	42,000	8.500	American options	17/04/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	66,000	8.800	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	11,000	8	American options	17/04/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	10,000	9.500	American options	15/05/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	161,000	9.600	American options	19/06/2015
Ordinary	Listed put-option	Sale	13,000	9	American options	19/06/2015

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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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