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:	26 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:	32,949,863	0.96%	26,567,581	0.78%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
		7,565,955	0.22%	20,913,599	0.61%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:	475,000	0.01%	500,000	0.01%
(4)
	TOTAL:	40,990,818	1.20%	47,981,180	1.40%

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	55	10.1400 GBP
ORD	Purchase	155	10.1325 GBP
ORD	Purchase	183	10.1275 GBP
ORD	Purchase	244	10.1425 GBP
ORD	Purchase	244	10.1600 GBP
ORD	Purchase	252	10.1475 GBP
ORD	Purchase	270	10.1700 GBP
ORD	Purchase	299	10.1550 GBP
ORD	Purchase	300	10.2600 GBP
ORD	Purchase	367	10.1725 GBP
ORD	Purchase	382	10.2625 GBP
ORD	Purchase	421	10.1300 GBP
ORD	Purchase	490	10.1750 GBP
ORD	Purchase	535	10.1900 GBP
ORD	Purchase	567	10.2700 GBP
ORD	Purchase	571	10.1875 GBP
ORD	Purchase	601	10.1250 GBP
ORD	Purchase	607	10.1850 GBP
ORD	Purchase	697	10.2675 GBP
ORD	Purchase	1,046	10.1800 GBP
ORD	Purchase	1,079	10.2647 GBP
ORD	Purchase	1,394	10.2525 GBP
ORD	Purchase	2,300	10.3550 GBP
ORD	Purchase	2,343	10.2478 GBP
ORD	Purchase	2,556	10.3188 GBP
ORD	Purchase	2,988	10.2550 GBP
ORD	Purchase	4,485	10.3014 GBP
ORD	Purchase	5,523	10.3250 GBP
ORD	Purchase	5,822	10.2109 GBP
ORD	Purchase	8,906	10.2442 GBP
ORD	Purchase	11,063	10.2162 GBP
ORD	Purchase	11,134	10.2751 GBP
ORD	Purchase	13,110	10.2439 GBP
ORD	Purchase	25,924	10.2450 GBP
ORD	Purchase	33,460	10.1609 GBP
ORD	Purchase	34,123	10.2981 GBP
ORD	Purchase	60,034	10.3204 GBP
ORD	Purchase	83,131	10.2413 GBP
ORD	Sale	55	10.1400 GBP
ORD	Sale	155	10.1325 GBP
ORD	Sale	183	10.1275 GBP
ORD	Sale	244	10.1425 GBP
ORD	Sale	244	10.1600 GBP
ORD	Sale	252	10.1475 GBP
ORD	Sale	270	10.1700 GBP
ORD	Sale	299	10.1550 GBP
ORD	Sale	367	10.1725 GBP
ORD	Sale	382	10.2625 GBP
ORD	Sale	421	10.1300 GBP
ORD	Sale	469	10.1855 GBP
ORD	Sale	490	10.1750 GBP
ORD	Sale	523	10.2656 GBP
ORD	Sale	535	10.1900 GBP
ORD	Sale	570	10.2660 GBP
ORD	Sale	571	10.1875 GBP
ORD	Sale	601	10.1250 GBP
ORD	Sale	607	10.1850 GBP
ORD	Sale	697	10.2675 GBP
ORD	Sale	697	10.2525 GBP
ORD	Sale	962	10.2679 GBP
ORD	Sale	979	10.3255 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,046	10.1800 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,400	10.2315 GBP
ORD	Sale	1,797	10.1872 GBP
ORD	Sale	2,300	10.3550 GBP
ORD	Sale	2,487	10.2549 GBP
ORD	Sale	2,800	10.2301 GBP
ORD	Sale	2,988	10.2550 GBP
ORD	Sale	3,000	10.2482 GBP
ORD	Sale	3,223	10.2170 GBP
ORD	Sale	3,568	10.2359 GBP
ORD	Sale	4,011	10.2611 GBP
ORD	Sale	5,118	10.1950 GBP
ORD	Sale	5,857	10.2797 GBP
ORD	Sale	6,453	10.2175 GBP
ORD	Sale	7,013	10.2395 GBP
ORD	Sale	10,401	10.2825 GBP
ORD	Sale	13,278	10.2845 GBP
ORD	Sale	14,397	10.2450 GBP
ORD	Sale	15,839	10.2306 GBP
ORD	Sale	34,200	10.2610 GBP
ORD	Sale	35,866	10.2859 GBP
ORD	Sale	42,124	10.2068 GBP
ORD	Sale	59,147	10.3250 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	1,060	10.3149 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Long	5,341	10.2730 GBP
ORD	CFD	Long	7,013	10.2395 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Long	8,353	10.2151 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Long	12,419	10.2529 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Long	12,530	10.2750 GBP
ORD	CFD	Long	34,200	10.2610 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Short	1,192	10.2479 GBP
ORD	CFD	Short	1,287	10.2415 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Short	7,262	10.2740 GBP
ORD	CFD	Short	107,661	10.2385 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:

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:	27 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.

143221.01

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

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