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:	25 November 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:	33,060,935	0.97%	26,745,260	0.78%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
		7,664,310	0.22%	20,975,468	0.61%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:	475,000	0.01%	500,000	0.01%
	TOTAL:	41,200,245	1.20%	48,220,728	1.41%

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	126	10.0925 GBP
ORD	Purchase	219	10.0875 GBP
ORD	Purchase	250	10.0175 GBP
ORD	Purchase	400	10.1050 GBP
ORD	Purchase	495	10.1125 GBP
ORD	Purchase	593	10.0850 GBP
ORD	Purchase	727	10.0100 GBP
ORD	Purchase	841	10.0075 GBP
ORD	Purchase	1,007	10.0825 GBP
ORD	Purchase	1,080	10.1625 GBP
ORD	Purchase	1,156	10.1616 GBP
ORD	Purchase	1,181	10.1670 GBP
ORD	Purchase	1,414	10.0050 GBP
ORD	Purchase	1,561	10.1075 GBP
ORD	Purchase	1,617	10.0947 GBP
ORD	Purchase	1,944	10.1550 GBP
ORD	Purchase	1,959	10.1500 GBP
ORD	Purchase	1,960	10.1100 GBP
ORD	Purchase	2,046	10.0467 GBP
ORD	Purchase	2,077	10.0125 GBP
ORD	Purchase	2,400	10.1600 GBP
ORD	Purchase	2,406	10.0644 GBP
ORD	Purchase	3,700	10.0800 GBP
ORD	Purchase	4,216	10.0852 GBP
ORD	Purchase	4,558	10.0950 GBP
ORD	Purchase	5,208	10.0902 GBP
ORD	Purchase	6,062	10.0859 GBP
ORD	Purchase	8,799	10.1525 GBP
ORD	Purchase	9,780	10.1025 GBP
ORD	Purchase	10,656	10.1085 GBP
ORD	Purchase	10,801	10.0881 GBP
ORD	Purchase	11,453	10.1575 GBP
ADR	Purchase	11,600	15.2200 USD
ORD	Purchase	12,895	10.0025 GBP
ORD	Purchase	15,000	10.0900 GBP
ORD	Purchase	16,033	10.0765 GBP
ADR	Purchase	16,200	15.1551 USD
ORD	Purchase	17,199	10.1113 GBP
ORD	Purchase	29,891	10.0913 GBP
ORD	Purchase	65,113	10.0952 GBP
ORD	Purchase	131,917	10.1231 GBP
ORD	Purchase	706,294	10.1000 GBP
ORD	Sale	49	10.0837 GBP
ORD	Sale	126	10.0925 GBP
ORD	Sale	219	10.0875 GBP
ORD	Sale	250	10.0175 GBP
ORD	Sale	400	10.1050 GBP
ORD	Sale	495	10.1125 GBP
ORD	Sale	496	10.0953 GBP
ORD	Sale	593	10.0850 GBP
ORD	Sale	727	10.0100 GBP
ORD	Sale	841	10.0075 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,007	10.0825 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,080	10.1625 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,255	10.0902 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,400	10.0735 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,414	10.0050 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,561	10.1075 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,944	10.1550 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,959	10.1500 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,960	10.1100 GBP
ORD	Sale	2,077	10.0125 GBP
ORD	Sale	2,241	10.1000 GBP
ORD	Sale	2,400	10.1600 GBP
ORD	Sale	3,182	10.0767 GBP
ORD	Sale	3,214	10.0761 GBP
ORD	Sale	3,651	10.0971 GBP
ORD	Sale	3,700	10.0800 GBP
ORD	Sale	3,887	10.1222 GBP
ORD	Sale	5,199	10.0706 GBP
ORD	Sale	6,677	10.1297 GBP
ORD	Sale	8,296	10.0900 GBP
ORD	Sale	8,799	10.1525 GBP
ORD	Sale	9,150	10.1377 GBP
ORD	Sale	9,780	10.1025 GBP
ORD	Sale	11,453	10.1575 GBP
ORD	Sale	11,578	10.0858 GBP
ADR	Sale	11,600	15.2200 USD
ORD	Sale	12,895	10.0025 GBP
ADR	Sale	16,200	15.1551 USD
ORD	Sale	17,023	10.0962 GBP
ORD	Sale	25,656	10.0972 GBP
ORD	Sale	29,262	10.0869 GBP
ORD	Sale	34,200	10.0889 GBP
ORD	Sale	39,451	10.1290 GBP
ORD	Sale	63,055	10.0950 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	279	10.0766 GBP
ORD	CFD	Long	8,100	10.0836 GBP
ORD	CFD	Long	9,150	10.1377 GBP
ORD	CFD	Long	26,224	10.1437 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Long	29,409	10.1035 GBP
ORD	CFD	Long	34,200	10.0889 GBP
ORD	CFD	Short	1,156	10.1616 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Short	1,181	10.1670 GBP
ORD	CFD	Short	5,800	10.0959 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Short	5,989	10.0691 GBP
ORD	CFD	Short	7,031	10.0711 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Short	9,890	10.1026 GBP
ORD	CFD	Short	13,000	10.0874 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Short	29,580	10.0956 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Short	72,889	10.1164 GBP
ORD	CFD	Short	64,473	10.1360 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?	YES
Date of disclosure:	26 Nov 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 [e-mail]. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on [phone].

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	BG GROUP 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
ORD	Call Options	Purchased	475,000	10.8500	European	15 Jan 2016
ORD	Call Options	Written	-500,000	1100.0000	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 [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

Category Code: RET

Sequence Number: 497501

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