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: | 01 September 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: | 30,347,223 | 0.89% | 19,452,753 | 0.57% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,405,388 | 0.19% | 16,495,996 | 0.48% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 36,752,611 | 1.08% | 35,948,749 | 1.05% | |||||||
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 | 177 | 9.7420 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 177 | 9.7000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 200 | 9.6580 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 200 | 9.6590 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 223 | 9.6585 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 256 | 9.6460 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 376 | 10.0275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 430 | 9.6960 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 9.6940 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 9.7010 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 9.6685 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 549 | 9.9895 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 600 | 9.6780 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 618 | 9.7305 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 629 | 10.0150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 686 | 9.6773 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 892 | 9.6810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 908 | 9.6950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,000 | 9.7730 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,626 | 9.7924 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,627 | 9.6800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,521 | 9.7831 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,388 | 9.6756 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 21,521 | 9.7199 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 26,200 | 9.8855 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 33,829 | 9.7066 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 38,477 | 9.7293 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 41,296 | 15.0416 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 69,061 | 9.6490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 72,453 | 9.7139 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 78,477 | 9.7602 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 79,054 | 9.7679 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 120,132 | 9.7630 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 123,000 | 14.9500 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 123,526 | 9.7694 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 133,608 | 14.9272 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 250,000 | 9.7991 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 455,700 | 9.6930 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 107 | 9.6809 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 177 | 9.7000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 177 | 9.7420 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 184 | 9.8087 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 192 | 9.7793 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 200 | 9.6580 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 200 | 9.6590 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 256 | 9.6460 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 301 | 9.7479 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 376 | 10.0275 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 469 | 9.9595 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 9.6685 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 9.6940 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 9.7010 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 549 | 9.9895 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 591 | 9.6686 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 600 | 9.6780 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 629 | 10.0150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 892 | 9.6810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 908 | 9.6950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 985 | 9.6723 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,627 | 9.6800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,417 | 9.7600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,128 | 9.7238 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,135 | 9.6792 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,233 | 9.8813 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,520 | 9.8810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 25,867 | 9.9377 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 30,000 | 9.6750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 30,136 | 9.7135 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 41,296 | 15.0416 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 44,178 | 9.7270 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 50,000 | 9.7060 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 50,000 | 9.7130 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 54,907 | 9.7836 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 65,197 | 9.6490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 65,891 | 9.6727 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 81,029 | 9.7541 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 88,477 | 9.7086 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 123,000 | 14.9500 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 123,430 | 9.6960 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 133,608 | 14.9272 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 203,059 | 9.7959 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 583,378 | 9.7473 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 | 1 | 9.7600 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3 | 9.7633 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 36 | 9.7533 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 38 | 9.7589 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 42 | 9.7569 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 90 | 9.7567 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 192 | 9.7793 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 226 | 9.7568 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 442 | 9.7588 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 4,209 | 9.7421 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 6,073 | 9.6939 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 24,600 | 9.7664 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 27,599 | 9.7390 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 29,020 | 10.0164 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 66,804 | 9.6882 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 34,409 | 9.9383 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 123,000 | 9.6960 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 169,856 | 9.7678 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 4 | 9.7100 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 10 | 9.7040 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 68 | 9.7041 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 223 | 9.6585 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 720 | 9.7111 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 4,052 | 9.8162 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 5,617 | 9.8384 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 11,614 | 9.7341 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 20,648 | 9.7424 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 38,477 | 9.7293 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 170,523 | 9.7693 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 87,138 | 9.7618 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: | 2 Sep 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.