Form 8.3 - BG GROUP PLC

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:	2 July 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
(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:	23,904,237	0.70%	18,979,891	0.56%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
		6,184,472	0.18%	9,512,604	0.28%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:	1,750,000	0.05%	1,000,000	0.03%
(4)
	TOTAL:	31,838,709	0.93%	29,492,495	0.86%
(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:
3.	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
ADR	Purchase	64	16.7200 USD
ORD	Purchase	100	10.7050 GBP
ORD	Purchase	164	10.7300 GBP
ORD	Purchase	222	10.6567 GBP
ORD	Purchase	238	10.6900 GBP
ORD	Purchase	256	10.6600 GBP
ORD	Purchase	270	10.6800 GBP
ORD	Purchase	348	10.6150 GBP
ORD	Purchase	395	10.7425 GBP
ORD	Purchase	666	10.6875 GBP
ORD	Purchase	766	10.7075 GBP
ORD	Purchase	766	10.7175 GBP
ORD	Purchase	800	10.6525 GBP
ORD	Purchase	806	10.6325 GBP
ORD	Purchase	1,260	10.7000 GBP
ORD	Purchase	1,556	10.6700 GBP
ORD	Purchase	1,892	10.7368 GBP
ORD	Purchase	2,310	10.6750 GBP
ORD	Purchase	3,126	10.6500 GBP
ORD	Purchase	4,393	10.6200 GBP
ORD	Purchase	4,808	10.7500 GBP
ORD	Purchase	5,083	10.7150 GBP
ORD	Purchase	5,466	10.6450 GBP
ORD	Purchase	5,567	10.7200 GBP
ORD	Purchase	5,972	10.6550 GBP
ORD	Purchase	6,087	10.7250 GBP
ORD	Purchase	8,431	10.6250 GBP
ORD	Purchase	8,447	10.6559 GBP
ORD	Purchase	9,174	10.7100 GBP
ADR	Purchase	9,400	16.7751 USD
ORD	Purchase	12,861	10.6400 GBP
ORD	Purchase	14,465	10.6350 GBP
ORD	Purchase	29,475	10.6580 GBP
ORD	Purchase	50,803	10.7178 GBP
ORD	Purchase	53,950	10.6625 GBP
ORD	Purchase	78,734	10.7286 GBP
ORD	Purchase	91,876	10.6878 GBP
ORD	Purchase	94,689	10.6819 GBP
ORD	Purchase	119,057	10.7449 GBP
ORD	Purchase	140,674	10.7354 GBP
ORD	Purchase	300,000	10.6619 GBP
ORD	Purchase	311,898	10.6962 GBP
ORD	Purchase	326,053	10.7544 GBP
ORD	Purchase	834,131	10.7429 GBP
ADR	Sale	64	16.7200 USD
ORD	Sale	100	10.7050 GBP
ORD	Sale	164	10.7300 GBP
ORD	Sale	238	10.6900 GBP
ORD	Sale	256	10.6600 GBP
ORD	Sale	270	10.6800 GBP
ORD	Sale	348	10.6150 GBP
ORD	Sale	350	10.6420 GBP
ORD	Sale	370	10.6390 GBP
ORD	Sale	395	10.7425 GBP
ORD	Sale	446	10.7581 GBP
ORD	Sale	666	10.6875 GBP
ORD	Sale	696	10.7400 GBP
ORD	Sale	766	10.7075 GBP
ORD	Sale	766	10.7175 GBP
ORD	Sale	800	10.6525 GBP
ORD	Sale	806	10.6325 GBP
ORD	Sale	936	10.6505 GBP
ORD	Sale	970	10.6268 GBP
ORD	Sale	982	10.7110 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,000	10.6418 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,066	10.6850 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,180	10.6710 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,196	10.7350 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,260	10.7000 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,443	10.7006 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,556	10.6700 GBP
ORD	Sale	2,307	10.7005 GBP
ORD	Sale	3,526	10.6500 GBP
ORD	Sale	3,853	10.6934 GBP
ORD	Sale	4,393	10.6200 GBP
ORD	Sale	4,550	10.6736 GBP
ORD	Sale	5,083	10.7150 GBP
ORD	Sale	5,254	10.6450 GBP
ORD	Sale	5,558	10.7100 GBP
ORD	Sale	5,567	10.7200 GBP
ORD	Sale	5,648	10.6792 GBP
ORD	Sale	5,847	10.7315 GBP
ORD	Sale	5,972	10.6550 GBP
ORD	Sale	6,087	10.7250 GBP
ORD	Sale	7,894	10.6958 GBP
ORD	Sale	8,431	10.6250 GBP
ORD	Sale	8,463	10.7021 GBP
ADR	Sale	9,400	16.7751 USD
ORD	Sale	11,935	10.6956 GBP
ORD	Sale	13,039	10.6400 GBP
ORD	Sale	14,109	10.6488 GBP
ORD	Sale	14,465	10.6350 GBP
ORD	Sale	18,086	10.6270 GBP
ORD	Sale	18,654	10.6391 GBP
ORD	Sale	27,124	10.6750 GBP
ORD	Sale	72,445	10.7274 GBP
ORD	Sale	123,736	10.7500 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,351,931	10.7494 GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of	Product	Nature of dealing	Number of	Price per
relevant	description		reference	unit
security			securities
ORD	CFD	Long	217	10.7478 GBP
ORD	CFD	Long	1,825	10.7502 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Long	2,592	10.6398 GBP
ORD	CFD	Long	3,853	10.6934 GBP
ORD	CFD	Long	5,137	10.6635 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Long	16,062	10.6390 GBP
ORD	CFD	Long	18,086	10.6270 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Long	31,164	10.6925 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Long	50,283	10.7455 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Short	25	10.6968 GBP
ORD	CFD	Short	245	10.6693 GBP
ORD	CFD	Short	222	10.6567 GBP
ORD	CFD	Short	768	10.6679 GBP
ORD	CFD	Short	4,668	10.7010 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Short	8,447	10.6559 GBP
ORD	CFD	Short	13,496	10.6520 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Short	13,994	10.6869 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Short	31,190	10.6808 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Short	204,820	10.6954 GBP
ORD	CFD	Short	346,460	10.6619 GBP
ORD	SWAP Expires 06/08/2016	Short	346,460	10.6619 GBP
ORD	CFD	Short	235,998	10.7062 GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry	Option
of	description	purchasing,	of	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)
4.	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?	YES
Date of disclosure:	3 Jul 2015
Contact name:	Jay Supaya
Telephone number:	020 7773 0635
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE 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	BG GROUP PLC
relevant securities this from relates:
2.	OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
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
ORD	Put Options	Purchased	-1,000,000	10.0000	American	21 Aug 2015
ORD	Put Options	Written	750,000	1050.0000	American	17 Jul 2015
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	1,000,000	10.5000	American	21 Aug 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:

Category Code: RET

Sequence Number: 473452

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