Form 8.3 - BG GROUP PLC

May 22, 2015 09:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

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:

21 May 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

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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:

24,670,899

0.72%

12,316,807

0.36%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

6,417,895

0.19%

6,972,535

0.20%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0.00%

(4)

TOTAL:

31,088,332

0.91%

19,289,342

0.56%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

ORD

Purchase

11.6550 GBP

ORD

Purchase

262

11.6475 GBP

ORD

Purchase

262

11.6575 GBP

ORD

Purchase

262

11.6675 GBP

ORD

Purchase

262

11.6775 GBP

ORD

Purchase

262

11.6850 GBP

ORD

Purchase

262

11.7125 GBP

ORD

Purchase

349

11.6950 GBP

ORD

Purchase

445

11.6350 GBP

ORD

Purchase

467

11.6600 GBP

ORD

Purchase

524

11.6375 GBP

ORD

Purchase

524

11.6975 GBP

ORD

Purchase

524

11.7025 GBP

ORD

Purchase

535

11.6900 GBP

ORD

Purchase

562

11.7050 GBP

ORD

Purchase

658

11.7200 GBP

ORD

Purchase

795

11.6800 GBP

ORD

Purchase

889

11.7225 GBP

ORD

Purchase

965

11.6450 GBP

ORD

Purchase

971

11.6593 GBP

ORD

Purchase

1,047

11.7150 GBP

ORD

Purchase

1,064

11.6000 GBP

ORD

Purchase

1,088

11.7000 GBP

ORD

Purchase

1,276

11.6500 GBP

ORD

Purchase

1,340

11.6525 GBP

ORD

Purchase

1,505

11.6700 GBP

ORD

Purchase

2,025

11.6725 GBP

ORD

Purchase

2,600

11.7029 GBP

ORD

Purchase

3,103

11.6677 GBP

ORD

Purchase

4,749

11.6650 GBP

ORD

Purchase

5,269

11.6750 GBP

ADR

Purchase

6,480

18.4059 USD

ORD

Purchase

8,576

11.6852 GBP

ORD

Purchase

9,750

11.6825 GBP

ORD

Purchase

9,807

11.6816 GBP

ORD

Purchase

21,840

11.6901 GBP

ORD

Purchase

33,404

11.6877 GBP

ADR

Purchase

35,433

18.4600 USD

ORD

Purchase

38,494

11.6862 GBP

ORD

Purchase

44,955

11.6883 GBP

ORD

Purchase

120,398

11.6914 GBP

ORD

Purchase

200,000

11.6746 GBP

ORD

Purchase

343,061

11.6875 GBP

ORD

Sale

11.6550 GBP

ORD

Sale

11.6490 GBP

ORD

Sale

11.6506 GBP

ORD

Sale

11.7157 GBP

ORD

Sale

11.6556 GBP

ORD

Sale

11.7170 GBP

ORD

Sale

11.6620 GBP

ORD

Sale

103

11.6960 GBP

ORD

Sale

107

11.6862 GBP

ORD

Sale

109

11.6790 GBP

ORD

Sale

187

11.6706 GBP

ORD

Sale

190

11.6520 GBP

ORD

Sale

262

11.6475 GBP

ORD

Sale

262

11.6575 GBP

ORD

Sale

262

11.6675 GBP

ORD

Sale

262

11.6775 GBP

ORD

Sale

262

11.7050 GBP

ORD

Sale

262

11.7125 GBP

ORD

Sale

274

11.6450 GBP

ORD

Sale

284

11.6806 GBP

ORD

Sale

313

11.6840 GBP

ORD

Sale

349

11.6950 GBP

ORD

Sale

356

11.6390 GBP

ORD

Sale

445

11.6350 GBP

ORD

Sale

467

11.6600 GBP

ORD

Sale

524

11.6375 GBP

ORD

Sale

524

11.6975 GBP

ORD

Sale

524

11.7025 GBP

ORD

Sale

535

11.6900 GBP

ORD

Sale

658

11.7200 GBP

ORD

Sale

669

11.7021 GBP

ORD

Sale

779

11.6750 GBP

ORD

Sale

815

11.6800 GBP

ORD

Sale

889

11.7225 GBP

ORD

Sale

1,047

11.7150 GBP

ORD

Sale

1,088

11.7000 GBP

ORD

Sale

1,300

11.6695 GBP

ORD

Sale

1,340

11.6525 GBP

ORD

Sale

1,452

11.6850 GBP

ORD

Sale

1,460

11.6500 GBP

ORD

Sale

1,466

11.6645 GBP

ORD

Sale

1,505

11.6700 GBP

ORD

Sale

2,025

11.6725 GBP

ORD

Sale

2,211

11.6855 GBP

ORD

Sale

2,261

11.6892 GBP

ORD

Sale

5,742

11.6650 GBP

ORD

Sale

6,355

11.6867 GBP

ADR

Sale

6,480

18.4059 USD

ORD

Sale

6,704

11.6690 GBP

ORD

Sale

6,819

11.6733 GBP

ORD

Sale

8,850

11.6865 GBP

ORD

Sale

9,663

11.6868 GBP

ORD

Sale

13,619

11.6893 GBP

ORD

Sale

17,393

11.6794 GBP

ORD

Sale

17,404

11.6905 GBP

ORD

Sale

30,358

11.7094 GBP

ADR

Sale

35,433

18.4600 USD

ORD

Sale

36,430

11.6831 GBP

ORD

Sale

98,709

11.6857 GBP

ORD

Sale

134,844

11.6782 GBP

ORD

Sale

136,140

11.6990 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

ORD

SWAP

Long

522

11.6498 GBP

ORD

CFD

Long

1,466

11.6645 GBP

ORD

CFD

Long

2,810

11.6575 GBP

ORD

CFD

Long

6,355

11.6867 GBP

ORD

CFD

Long

6,819

11.6733 GBP

ORD

SWAP

Long

21,446

11.6852 GBP

ORD

SWAP

Long

70,500

11.6783 GBP

ORD

CFD

Long

85,633

11.6826 GBP

ORD

CFD

Long

128,955

11.6863 GBP

ORD

CFD

Short

971

11.6593 GBP

ORD

SWAP

Short

2,544

11.7091 GBP

ORD

CFD

Short

3,109

11.6695 GBP

ORD

SWAP

Short

9,122

11.6878 GBP

ORD

CFD

Short

14,096

11.6641 GBP

ORD

SWAP

Short

21,706

11.6769 GBP

ORD

SWAP

Short

91,079

11.6795 GBP

ORD

CFD

Short

120,613

11.7038 GBP

ORD

SWAP

Short

200,000

11.6746 GBP

ORD

CFD

Short

256,144

11.6881 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

description

purchasing,

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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?

Date of disclosure:

22 May 2015

Contact name:

Jay Supaya

Telephone number:

020 7773 0635

Category Code: RET

Sequence Number: 467222

Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20150522T123905+0100

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

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