LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
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: | 27 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 |
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: | 24,912,072 | 0.73% | 12,971,631 | 0.38% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,523,157 | 0.19% | 7,306,062 | 0.21% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 31,435,229 | 0.92% | 20,277,693 | 0.59% | |||||||
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 | 58 | 11.4075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 627 | 11.4425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 628 | 11.3975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,055 | 11.4125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,096 | 11.4015 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,735 | 11.4050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,209 | 11.3820 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,283 | 11.3800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,079 | 11.4100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,141 | 11.3950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,768 | 11.3500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,114 | 11.3952 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,849 | 11.3750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,070 | 11.4350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,467 | 11.4098 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,158 | 11.4300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,397 | 11.3850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,904 | 11.4400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,716 | 11.4150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,753 | 11.4450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,025 | 11.4250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,947 | 11.3877 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,712 | 11.4039 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,926 | 11.3996 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18,124 | 11.3900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 24,255 | 11.3968 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 26,946 | 11.4200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 38,456 | 11.4080 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 42,800 | 17.6405 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 47,394 | 11.4198 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 82,976 | 11.4228 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 111,639 | 11.4117 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 115,000 | 11.3986 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 135,266 | 11.4142 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 200,000 | 11.4137 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 276,600 | 17.5819 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 430,287 | 11.4148 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 771,241 | 11.4000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 45 | 11.3818 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 61 | 11.4256 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 70 | 11.4165 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 88 | 11.3962 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 97 | 11.4157 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 99 | 11.4007 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 117 | 11.4168 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 173 | 11.3918 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 204 | 11.3806 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 294 | 11.4095 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 300 | 11.4005 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 356 | 11.4257 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 505 | 11.3525 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 525 | 11.3550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 625 | 11.3956 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 627 | 11.4425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 628 | 11.3975 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 700 | 11.4255 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 734 | 11.4022 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,055 | 11.4125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,094 | 11.3906 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,229 | 11.4000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,260 | 11.3905 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,300 | 11.3960 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,425 | 11.4336 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,925 | 11.4205 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,950 | 11.4118 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,200 | 11.4155 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,500 | 11.4536 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,735 | 11.4050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,820 | 11.4218 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,283 | 11.3800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,410 | 11.3955 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,159 | 11.4375 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,464 | 11.4011 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,141 | 11.3950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,550 | 11.4210 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,835 | 11.3642 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,892 | 11.4013 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,070 | 11.4350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,158 | 11.4300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,579 | 11.3850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,740 | 11.4365 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,904 | 11.4400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,716 | 11.4150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,398 | 11.4099 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,025 | 11.4250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,987 | 11.3835 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,079 | 11.4100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 23,843 | 11.4217 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 26,946 | 11.4200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 27,048 | 11.4234 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 27,721 | 11.4159 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 28,444 | 11.4236 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 34,148 | 11.3804 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 36,107 | 11.3900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 40,920 | 11.4018 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 42,800 | 17.6405 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 65,030 | 11.4143 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 69,337 | 11.4450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 71,812 | 11.4119 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 76,713 | 11.4139 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 79,472 | 11.4184 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100,000 | 11.4062 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 101,480 | 11.4132 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 101,875 | 11.4087 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 110,355 | 11.4134 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 133,925 | 11.4090 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 157,316 | 11.4327 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 276,600 | 17.5819 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 282,613 | 11.4201 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 304,381 | 11.3750 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 | 2,422 | 11.4145 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4,159 | 11.4375 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4,464 | 11.4011 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 9,746 | 11.3934 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 10,398 | 11.4099 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 16,887 | 11.4198 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 27,539 | 11.4117 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 27,721 | 11.4159 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 26,882 | 11.3942 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 61,534 | 11.4446 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 133,925 | 11.4090 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 138,295 | 11.4245 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 344,430 | 11.4102 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,096 | 11.4015 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,630 | 11.4365 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 10,321 | 11.4063 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 19,795 | 11.4448 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 21,400 | 11.4312 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 27,761 | 11.4108 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 44,656 | 11.4132 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 47,311 | 11.4373 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 82,976 | 11.4228 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 115,000 | 11.3986 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 200,000 | 11.4137 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 551,312 | 11.4116 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:
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? | NO | |
| Date of disclosure: | 28 May 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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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.