22nd Sep 2015 11:14
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: | UBS Global Asset Management * |
(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 | Royal Dutch Shell 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 | 21 September 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 BG Group 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:
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | |||
| Interests | Short positions | ||
Number | % | Number | % | |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 36,756,981 | 0.93 | 0 | 0.00 |
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
| 122,712 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
TOTAL: | 36,879,693 | 0.93
| 0 | 0.00 |
Class of relevant security:
| EUR 0.07 B ordinary | |||
| Interests | Short positions | ||
Number | % | Number | % | |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 32,233,082 | 1.32 | 0 | 0.00 |
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
| 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
TOTAL: | 32,233,082 | 1.32 | 0.00 | |
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 |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| SALE | 2,291 | 15.775000 GBP
|
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| SALE | 263,600 | 22.000000 EUR
|
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| SALE | 919,777 | 15.810400 GBP
|
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
| SALE | 573,762 | 15.981200 GBP
|
| TOTAL SALE | 1,759,430 |
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(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 |
(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) |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 71 | 18.406056 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 3,032 | 18.406003 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 746 | 18.406005 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 906 | 18.406004 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 88 | 18.406023 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 287,105 | 18.406000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 94 | 18.405957 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 147 | 18.405986 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 31 | 18.406129 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 27,230 | 18.405999 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 143 | 18.406014 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 2,470 | 18.405996 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 366 | 18.406011 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 868 | 18.405991 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 412 | 18.405995 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 1,317 | 18.406006 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 127 | 18.405984 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 13,235 | 18.406266 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 36 | 18.406111 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 32 | 18.405938 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 14,228 | 18.406001 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 544 | 18.405993 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 29 | 18.405862 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 9 | 18.405556 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 92 | 18.406087 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 239 | 18.405983 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 33 | 18.406061 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 241 | 18.406017 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 486 | 18.406008 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| TRANSFER OUT | 61,955 | 16.580000 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 247 | 18.405992 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 514 | 18.406012 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 53 | 18.406038 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 5,363 | 18.406002 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 3,833 | 18.405998 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 767 | 18.405997 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 91 | 18.406044 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 41 | 18.406098 GBP |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 6,726 | 25.162340 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 23 | 25.162174 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 708 | 25.162345 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 14 | 25.162143 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 22 | 25.162273 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 117 | 25.162308 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 25 | 25.162400 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 105 | 25.162286 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 95 | 25.162316 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 3 | 25.163333 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 7 | 25.162857 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 160 | 25.162312 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 1,091 | 25.162337 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 151 | 25.162318 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 844 | 25.162346 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 19 | 25.162105 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 31 | 25.162258 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 11 | 25.162727 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 99,188 | 25.162342 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 41 | 25.162439 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 15,975 | 25.162343 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 88 | 25.162386 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 1,308 | 25.162347 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 10 | 25.162000 EUR |
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
| CORPORATE ACTION | 61,603 | 25.162341 EUR |
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
| TRANSFER OUT | 40,436 | 16.715000 GBP |
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" |
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(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" |
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(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 22/09/2015 |
| Contact name: | Miss Kirsty Lahmar |
| Telephone number: | +44 20 7901 5887 |
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.
* this report is on behalf of:
UBS AG (UBS Global Asset Management operating in Switzerland)
UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc
UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) Ltd
UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd
UBS Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd
UBS Global Asset Management (Singapore) Ltd
UBS Global Asset Management (Taiwan) Ltd
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