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REG - Societe Generale SA BG Group Royal Dutch Shell - Form 8.3 - BG group Plc (Replacement Form) <Origin Href="QuoteRef">BG.L</Origin> <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RDSa.L</Origin>

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RNS Number : 9896Y
Societe Generale SA
14 September 2015 
 
FORM 8.3 
 
Form 8.3 Replacement form for accurate trade date 10/09/2015 
 
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:                                                                                                                                                                                                         Société Générale S.A.       
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.                              
 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree                                                                                            BG GroupPlc                 
 (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:     For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure                                                                                        10/09/2015                  
 (f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"                                        YES: 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:                                                         25p ordinary: 86,715,966 Shares interests and 2,288,165 short position ADR (referencing the ordinary) : 27,300 equivalent Shares interests and 0 equivalent Shares as short position Where (1 ADR = 1 ordinary share)  
                                                                                     Interests                                                                                                                                                                                                              Short positions  
 Number                                                                              %                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Number           %            
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                    86,743,266                                                                                                                                                                                                             2.54             2,288,165    0.07  
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                       6,481,481                                                                                                                                                                                                              0.19             57,412,042*  1.68  
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:  1,229,000                                                                                                                                                                                                              0.04             3,688,000    0.11  
 TOTAL:                                                                              94,453,747                                                                                                                                                                                                             2.76             63,388,207   1.85  
 
 
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed. 
 
*The change in the holding of 11,708 shares is due to a derivative which is
referenced to a basket of securities becoming disclosable for the purpose of
the Code. 
 
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 security  Purchase/sale    Number of securities  Price per unit  
 Ordinary                    Purchase         4,900                 9.866561        
 Ordinary                    Purchase         353                   9.9509915       
 Ordinary                    Purchase         31                    9.988           
 Ordinary                    Purchase         650                   9.9602615       
 Ordinary                    Purchase         639                   9.891           
 Ordinary                    Purchase         29,540                9.891           
 Ordinary                    Purchase         33,520                9.9830549       
 Ordinary                    Purchase         30,095                9.8819414       
 Ordinary                    Purchase         515                   9.9691262       
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1,696                 9.9815401       
 Ordinary                    Purchase         8,118                 9.8600099       
 Ordinary                    Purchase         386                   9.839           
 Ordinary                    Purchase         66,517                9.861556        
 Ordinary                    Purchase         600                   9.952           
 Ordinary                    Purchase         690                   9.891           
 Ordinary                    Purchase         3,240                 9.9199537       
 Ordinary                    Purchase         128                   9.991           
 Ordinary                    Purchase         894                   9.8170022       
 Ordinary                    Purchase         61                    9.988           
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1,236                 9.955           
 Ordinary                    Purchase         744,395               9.871           
 Ordinary                    Sale             57                    9.975           
 Ordinary                    Sale             3                     9.804           
 Ordinary                    Sale             54                    9.804           
 Ordinary                    Sale             1                     9.804           
 Ordinary                    Sale             4,717                 9.871993        
 Ordinary                    Sale             62                    9.922           
 Ordinary                    Sale             26,041                9.9260136       
 Ordinary                    Sale             532                   9.8490038       
 Ordinary                    Sale             2                     9.919           
 Ordinary                    Sale             56                    9.919           
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,300                 9.928           
 Ordinary                    Sale             266                   9.9719925       
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,792                 9.891           
 Ordinary                    Sale             639                   9.9285634       
 Ordinary                    Sale             5,000                 9.9760586       
 Ordinary                    Sale             13,658                9.8683604       
 Ordinary                    Sale             14                    9.931           
 Ordinary                    Sale             2                     9.931           
 Ordinary                    Sale             761,890               9.891           
 Ordinary                    Sale             625                   9.803           
 Ordinary                    Sale             354                   9.892           
 Ordinary                    Sale             42,572                9.891           
 Ordinary                    Sale             127                   9.9229921       
 Ordinary                    Sale             19,742                9.9237496       
 Ordinary                    Sale             22,624                9.8680397       
 Ordinary                    Sale             17                    9.891           
 Ordinary                    Sale             46                    9.891           
 Ordinary                    Sale             234                   9.9739744       
 Ordinary                    Sale             158                   9.9370253       
 Ordinary                    Sale             3,099                 9.9026363       
 Ordinary                    Sale             19                    9.891           
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,109                 9.891           
 Ordinary                    Sale             3,670                 9.891           
 Ordinary                    Sale             1                     9.892           
 Ordinary                    Sale             618                   9.962           
 Ordinary                    Sale             665                   9.891           
 Ordinary                    Sale             39                    9.892           
 Ordinary                    Sale             13,303                9.891           
 Ordinary                    Sale             25,520                9.8840546       
 Ordinary                    Sale             3,389                 9.9246326       
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,872                 9.8791613       
 Ordinary                    Sale             9                     9.914           
 Ordinary                    Sale             5,403                 9.9320341       
 Ordinary                    Sale             8                     9.914           
 Ordinary                    Sale             55                    9.913           
 Ordinary                    Sale             58,792                9.9360061       
 Ordinary                    Sale             10,597                9.891           
 Ordinary                    Sale             3,079                 9.88949         
 Ordinary                    Sale             7                     9.891           
 Ordinary                    Sale             3,451                 9.8895114       
                             Total purchases  928,204                               
                             Total sales      1,037,290                             
 
 
(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.g. CFD  Nature of dealinge.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position  Number of reference securities  Price per unit  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 
 
(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  Typee.g. American, European etc.  Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit  
 Ordinary                    Listed Call option                    Purchasing                                  10,000                                        10                       American                          18/09/15     0.17                                  
 Ordinary                    Listed Call option                    Purchasing                                  10,000                                        10                       American                          18/09/15     0.175                                 
 Ordinary                    Listed Put option                     Purchasing                                  10,000                                        10                       American                          18/09/15     0.315                                 
 Ordinary                    Listed Put option                     Purchasing                                  25,000                                        13                       American                          18/03/16     3.03                                  
 
 
(ii)        Exercise 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.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 dealinge.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:  14/09/2015             
 Contact name:        Jean-Baptiste GICQUEL  
 Telephone number:    +44 20 7676 6826       
 
 
Telephone number: 
 
+44 20 7676 6826 
 
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. 
 
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 
 
 Full name of person making disclosure:                                                    Société Générale S.A.  
 Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:  BG GroupPlc            
 
 
2.         STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS) 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product description e.g. call option  Written or purchased  Number of securities to which option or derivative relates  Exercise price per unit  Typee.g. American, European etc.  Expiry date  
 Ordinary                    OTC put-option                        Purchase              1,750,000                                                   10.778                   European options                  06/01/2016   
 Ordinary                    Listed call-option                    Purchase              10,000                                                      11                       American options                  18/12/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed call-option                    Purchase              90,000                                                      12.500                   American options                  18/09/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed call-option                    Purchase              25,000                                                      12.500                   American options                  18/12/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed call-option                    Purchase              25,000                                                      12                       American options                  18/09/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed call-option                    Purchase              1,000                                                       14                       American options                  18/12/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed call-option                    Purchase              2,000                                                       11.5                     American options                  18/12/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed call-option                    Purchase              1,000                                                       11.500                   American options                  18/09/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed call-option                    Purchase              11,000                                                      11                       American options                  18/09/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed call-option                    Purchase              17,000                                                      10                       American options                  18/09/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed call-option                    Sale                  10,000                                                      12                       American options                  18/03/2016   
 Ordinary                    Listed call-option                    Sale                  275,000                                                     11                       American options                  18/03/2016   
 Ordinary                    Listed call-option                    Sale                  1,000                                                       10                       American options                  18/12/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed call-option                    Sale                  19,000                                                      12                       American options                  18/12/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed call-option                    Sale                  98,000                                                      13                       American options                  18/09/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed call-option                    Sale                  94,000                                                      14                       American options                  18/09/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              2,000                                                       10.500                   American options                  18/09/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              50,000                                                      11.500                   American options                  18/09/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              225,000                                                     11                       American options                  18/03/2016   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              4,000                                                       11                       American options                  18/12/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              75,000                                                      12.500                   American options                  18/09/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              75,000                                                      12.500                   American options                  18/12/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              20,000                                                      12                       American options                  16/10/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              75,000                                                      12                       American options                  18/03/2016   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              95,000                                                      12                       American options                  18/09/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              144,000                                                     12                       American options                  18/12/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              75,000                                                      13                       American options                  18/03/2016   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              1,000                                                       13                       American options                  18/09/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              250,000                                                     6                        American options                  18/12/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              14,000                                                      6                        American options                  20/11/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              94,000                                                      7.100                    American options                  18/12/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              46,000                                                      7.200                    American options                  18/12/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              5,000                                                       7.500                    American options                  17/06/2016   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              1,000                                                       7                        American options                  18/09/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              30,000                                                      7                        American options                  18/12/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              20,000                                                      8.500                    American options                  18/12/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              3,000                                                       8.800                    American options                  18/09/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              10,000                                                      8.800                    American options                  18/12/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed-put option                     Purchase              31,000                                                      8                        American options                  18/12/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed-put option                     Purchase              6,000                                                       9.600                    American options                  16/12/2016   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              35,000                                                      9.600                    American options                  18/09/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              5,000                                                       9.600                    American options                  18/12/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Purchase              50,000                                                      14                       American options                  18/03/2016   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Sale                  500,000                                                     10.5                     American options                  18/03/2016   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Sale                  20,000                                                      12.5                     American options                  18/03/2016   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Sale                  43,000                                                      10                       American options                  18/09/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Sale                  400,000                                                     10                       American options                  18/12/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Sale                  14,000                                                      11                       American options                  18/09/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Sale                  20,000                                                      7.500                    American options                  18/12/2015   
 Ordinary                    Listed put-option                     Sale                  50,000                                                      9                        Americanoptions                   18/12/2015   
 
 
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:  
                                                                                                       
 
 
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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129. 
 
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. 
 
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