20th Aug 2015 14:58
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 | ROYAL DUTCH SHELL 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: | 19 August 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? | 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 (including A ADRs) | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 26,260,746 | 0.67% | 12,120,544 | 0.31% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 5,412,185 | 0.14% | 10,840,437 | 0.28% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 2,930,316 | 0.07% | 3,055,316 | 0.08% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 34,603,247 | 0.88% | 26,016,297 | 0.66% | |||||||
| Class of relevant security: | EUR 0.07 B ordinary Shares (including B ADRs) | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 20,834,742 | 0.85% | 10,981,953 | 0.45% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,830,880 | 0.28% | 5,667,795 | 0.23% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 175,000 | 0.01% | 299,636 | 0.01% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 27,840,622 | 1.14% | 16,949,384 | 0.69% | |||||||
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 | ||||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 30 | 54.6266 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 33 | 54.9000 USD | ||||
| B ADSs | Purchase | 60 | 55.4700 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 65 | 17.5550 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 132 | 54.6603 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 190 | 54.6968 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 200 | 54.6600 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 200 | 54.7500 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 200 | 54.9250 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 200 | 55.0700 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 242 | 54.3058 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 256 | 25.0600 EUR | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 300 | 54.8300 USD | ||||
| B ADSs | Purchase | 300 | 55.0130 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 304 | 17.4350 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 304 | 17.7800 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 350 | 54.5285 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 467 | 17.7600 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 469 | 17.6275 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 492 | 17.3752 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 578 | 54.4530 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 600 | 54.4816 USD | ||||
| B ADSs | Purchase | 600 | 54.6650 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 600 | 55.1466 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 700 | 54.5025 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 800 | 54.4350 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 863 | 17.5497 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 925 | 54.6943 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 966 | 17.6500 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 1,000 | 24.9450 EUR | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 1,026 | 17.5675 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 1,134 | 54.4264 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 1,396 | 17.5308 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 1,460 | 17.6485 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 1,475 | 17.6821 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 1,840 | 54.7142 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 1,962 | 17.6700 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 2,590 | 54.8974 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 2,800 | 54.4819 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 3,000 | 54.9913 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 3,108 | 17.5300 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 3,130 | 54.5360 USD | ||||
| B ADSs | Purchase | 3,200 | 55.0065 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 3,284 | 54.4809 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 3,594 | 24.5900 EUR | ||||
| B ADSs | Purchase | 3,700 | 55.0007 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 3,843 | 24.8400 EUR | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 3,906 | 17.5407 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 4,098 | 17.4959 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 4,300 | 17.5267 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 4,300 | 54.3544 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 4,591 | 17.5067 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 4,610 | 54.5839 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 4,856 | 17.4816 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 4,900 | 54.8148 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 5,483 | 17.4000 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 5,494 | 17.5449 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 5,500 | 54.6250 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 5,587 | 17.5174 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 5,801 | 17.4723 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 5,941 | 17.5055 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 6,572 | 17.5270 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 6,621 | 17.5377 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 6,717 | 17.5000 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 6,965 | 24.9646 EUR | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 7,413 | 24.9995 EUR | ||||
| B ADSs | Purchase | 7,572 | 54.8046 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 7,600 | 54.5125 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 7,736 | 17.6206 GBP | ||||
| B ADSs | Purchase | 8,172 | 54.7944 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 11,342 | 54.7863 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 12,004 | 54.6743 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 12,004 | 54.6860 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 12,412 | 17.2900 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 12,840 | 17.5940 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 22,118 | 54.4321 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 22,271 | 17.5136 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 23,320 | 17.4150 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 26,187 | 54.8977 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 27,992 | 17.4115 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 28,735 | 17.4629 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 30,032 | 24.6348 EUR | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 33,976 | 17.5977 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 43,431 | 54.4560 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 44,200 | 54.8301 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 44,266 | 17.6353 GBP | ||||
| B ADSs | Purchase | 45,354 | 54.9453 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 47,686 | 17.6475 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 49,016 | 24.9909 EUR | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 50,755 | 54.6251 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 71,109 | 24.9994 EUR | ||||
| A ADSs | Purchase | 74,485 | 54.4563 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 84,015 | 25.0056 EUR | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Purchase | 150,389 | 17.6175 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Purchase | 150,930 | 24.6200 EUR | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Sale | 9 | 17.6100 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 33 | 54.9000 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 57 | 17.6831 GBP | ||||
| B ADSs | Sale | 60 | 55.4700 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 65 | 17.5550 GBP | ||||
| B ADSs | Sale | 100 | 55.1400 USD | ||||
| B ADSs | Sale | 100 | 55.4900 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 125 | 54.6900 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 152 | 17.7800 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 175 | 17.6760 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Sale | 178 | 24.7200 EUR | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Sale | 181 | 24.6950 EUR | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 193 | 54.3521 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 200 | 54.7400 USD | ||||
| B ADSs | Sale | 200 | 54.8900 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 200 | 55.0700 USD | ||||
| B ADSs | Sale | 353 | 54.7483 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 469 | 17.6275 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 500 | 54.6440 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 500 | 54.9960 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 502 | 17.6179 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 545 | 17.5190 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 615 | 17.6754 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 634 | 17.4371 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 700 | 54.4771 USD | ||||
| B ADSs | Sale | 700 | 54.9314 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 800 | 54.6950 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 800 | 54.8281 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 966 | 17.6500 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Sale | 1,000 | 24.9450 EUR | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Sale | 1,026 | 17.5675 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 1,087 | 17.6540 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 1,240 | 17.6273 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 1,246 | 17.6300 GBP | ||||
| B ADSs | Sale | 1,300 | 55.0204 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 1,324 | 54.9981 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 1,411 | 17.6303 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Sale | 1,420 | 17.5154 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 1,940 | 17.4831 GBP | ||||
| B ADSs | Sale | 2,200 | 54.9991 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Sale | 2,313 | 17.4784 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 2,404 | 54.7379 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 2,405 | 17.6362 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 2,600 | 54.5353 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 2,766 | 17.6700 GBP | ||||
| B ADSs | Sale | 3,000 | 55.0169 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 3,300 | 54.6359 USD | ||||
| B ADSs | Sale | 3,353 | 55.0185 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 4,076 | 17.4974 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 4,700 | 54.5905 USD | ||||
| B ADSs | Sale | 4,762 | 54.9089 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 5,282 | 17.5000 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 5,300 | 17.6775 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 5,466 | 17.4251 GBP | ||||
| B ADSs | Sale | 5,542 | 54.8643 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 6,482 | 17.4295 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Sale | 6,574 | 17.5337 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 6,700 | 54.5988 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 7,100 | 54.4431 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 7,600 | 17.4000 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 7,739 | 54.5520 USD | ||||
| B ADSs | Sale | 8,267 | 54.9917 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Sale | 10,096 | 17.5250 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 11,527 | 17.5097 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 11,827 | 54.6744 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 11,837 | 54.9955 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 12,081 | 17.5602 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 12,181 | 54.6743 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 12,400 | 54.6569 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 12,615 | 17.4334 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 12,909 | 17.6097 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 13,142 | 54.5021 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Sale | 14,422 | 24.9778 EUR | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Sale | 14,571 | 17.5253 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 15,431 | 17.6510 GBP | ||||
| B ADSs | Sale | 16,344 | 54.7944 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Sale | 19,662 | 25.0045 EUR | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 22,100 | 54.8301 USD | ||||
| B ADSs | Sale | 22,677 | 54.9453 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 25,494 | 17.6318 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 25,758 | 54.6211 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 25,800 | 54.2977 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 26,446 | 17.5980 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 26,827 | 17.4150 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 27,193 | 17.6018 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 27,919 | 17.6348 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Sale | 32,415 | 17.5484 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Sale | 33,682 | 24.9942 EUR | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 35,298 | 17.6060 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 49,119 | 54.8721 USD | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 50,000 | 55.0645 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | Sale | 51,721 | 17.6389 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Sale | 106,309 | 17.2900 GBP | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Sale | 112,020 | 24.6200 EUR | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Sale | 120,394 | 17.4864 GBP | ||||
| A ADSs | Sale | 148,970 | 54.4563 USD | ||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | Sale | 166,255 | 24.8060 EUR |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | SWAP | Long | 200 | 17.6800 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | SWAP | Long | 359 | 24.7041 EUR | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | SWAP | Long | 408 | 24.9824 EUR | |||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | SWAP | Long | 502 | 17.6081 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | CFD | Long | 634 | 17.4371 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | CFD | Long | 1,865 | 17.5306 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | SWAP | Long | 2,432 | 17.5095 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | CFD | Long | 2,816 | 17.7683 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | SWAP | Long | 8,708 | 25.0044 EUR | |||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | SWAP | Long | 8,995 | 17.6638 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | SWAP | Long | 9,344 | 17.6513 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | CFD | Long | 15,038 | 17.5392 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | CFD | Long | 20,138 | 17.5622 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | CFD | Long | 29,595 | 24.9558 EUR | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | CFD | Long | 31,373 | 17.4218 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | CFD | Long | 23,704 | 17.6423 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | CFD | Long | 55,090 | 17.4424 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | CFD | Long | 61,281 | 17.5443 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | CFD | Long | 84,637 | 24.6466 EUR | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | CFD | Long | 95,823 | 25.0015 EUR | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | CFD | Long | 55,718 | 17.5124 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | CFD | Short | 78 | 17.3753 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | CFD | Short | 220 | 17.5304 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | CFD | Short | 414 | 17.3754 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | SWAP | Short | 500 | 17.5421 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,033 | 25.0110 EUR | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | CFD | Short | 1,176 | 17.5303 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | CFD | Short | 1,420 | 17.3854 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | CFD | Short | 1,865 | 24.9815 EUR | |||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,810 | 17.6723 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | CFD | Short | 3,708 | 17.4817 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | CFD | Short | 4,856 | 17.4813 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | SWAP | Short | 5,604 | 17.6408 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | CFD | Short | 3,149 | 17.6973 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | CFD | Short | 6,643 | 17.5314 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | SWAP | Short | 8,730 | 24.9854 EUR | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | CFD | Short | 9,305 | 17.6193 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | SWAP | Short | 9,308 | 17.6588 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | SWAP | Short | 16,632 | 24.9459 EUR | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | CFD | Short | 17,143 | 17.5310 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | CFD | Short | 37,352 | 17.4974 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 B Ordinary | SWAP | Short | 73,267 | 17.6531 GBP | |||||
| EUR 0.07 A Ordinary | SWAP | Short | 183,878 | 25.0047 EUR |
(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? | YES | |
| Date of disclosure: | 20 Aug 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.
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
| Identity of the person whose positions/dealings | Barclays PLC. | ||
| are being disclosed: | |||
| Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC | ||
| relevant securities this from relates: |
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | |||||||
| of | description | purchasing, | of | price | date | ||||||||
| relevant | selling, | securities | per unit | ||||||||||
| security | varying etc | to which | |||||||||||
| option | |||||||||||||
| relates | |||||||||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 96,000 | 18.5573 | European | 17 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Purchased | -250,000 | 23.0000 | American | 17 Jun 2016 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Purchased | -18,599 | 23.0000 | European | 18 Dec 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Purchased | -10,701 | 24.0000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Purchased | -424,745 | 24.5000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Purchased | -450,000 | 25.0000 | American | 18 Dec 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Purchased | -5,113 | 25.0000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Purchased | -7,716 | 25.0000 | European | 18 Dec 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Purchased | -35,357 | 25.5000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Purchased | -150,000 | 26.0000 | American | 18 Dec 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Purchased | -184,921 | 26.0000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Purchased | -17,494 | 27.0000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Purchased | -175,000 | 27.5000 | American | 21 Aug 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Purchased | -100,000 | 28.0000 | American | 15 Dec 2017 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Written | 18,599 | 23.0000 | European | 18 Dec 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Written | 200,000 | 24.0000 | American | 18 Dec 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Written | 10,701 | 24.0000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Written | 424,745 | 24.5000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Written | 5,113 | 25.0000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Written | 7,716 | 25.0000 | European | 18 Dec 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Written | 35,357 | 25.5000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Written | 250,000 | 26.0000 | American | 16 Dec 2016 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Written | 184,921 | 26.0000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Written | 17,494 | 27.0000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Put Options | Written | 175,000 | 30.0000 | American | 15 Dec 2017 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 4,114 | 25.0000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 7,282 | 25.0000 | European | 18 Dec 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 29,184 | 25.5000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 150,000 | 26.0000 | American | 18 Dec 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 250,000 | 26.0000 | American | 16 Dec 2016 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 121,837 | 26.0000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 16,603 | 26.0000 | European | 18 Dec 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 410,733 | 27.0000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 300,000 | 28.0000 | American | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 35,917 | 29.0000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 275,000 | 30.0000 | American | 15 Dec 2017 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -4,114 | 25.0000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -7,282 | 25.0000 | European | 18 Dec 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -29,184 | 25.5000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -121,837 | 26.0000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -16,603 | 26.0000 | European | 18 Dec 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -410,733 | 27.0000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -600,000 | 28.0000 | American | 18 Dec 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -35,917 | 29.0000 | European | 18 Sep 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Put Options | Written | 175,000 | 2100.0000 | American | 18 Dec 2015 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Call Options | Written | -199,636 | 2063.5439 | European | 25 Jan 2016 | |||||||
| EUR 0.07 B ordinary | Call Options | Written | -100,000 | 65.0000 | American | 15 Jan 2016 |
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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