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RNS Number : 7574M
Societe Generale SA
22 January 2016
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:
Socit Gnrale 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
21/01/2016
(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: 82,910,274 Shares interests and 214,523 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:
82,937,574
2.43
214,523
0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
8,006,647
0.23
77,830,295
2.28
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
540,000
0.02
2,981,000
0.09
 TOTAL:
91,484,221
2.68
81,025,818
2.37
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 Form8 (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
24,032
9.17687
Ordinary
Purchase
13
9.051
Ordinary
Purchase
8,000
9.327
Ordinary
Purchase
34
9.074
Ordinary
Purchase
1,631
9.1813857
Ordinary
Purchase
4,516
9.2497431
Ordinary
Purchase
264
9.08
Ordinary
Purchase
5,121
9.2512751
Ordinary
Purchase
65
9.023
Ordinary
Purchase
24
9.069
Ordinary
Purchase
477
9.327
Ordinary
Purchase
47,927
9.0459369
Ordinary
Purchase
11,725
9.0477723
Ordinary
Purchase
264
9.1579924
Ordinary
Purchase
11,022
9.176615
Ordinary
Purchase
85
9.073
Ordinary
Purchase
50,365
9.2934954
Ordinary
Purchase
78
9.022
Ordinary
Purchase
3
9.056
Ordinary
Purchase
223
9.0460538
Ordinary
Purchase
11
9.009
Ordinary
Purchase
17
9.039
Ordinary
Purchase
21,038
9.0444206
Ordinary
Purchase
5
9.045
Ordinary
Purchase
19
9.062
Ordinary
Purchase
8,007
9.0502124
Ordinary
Purchase
71
9.056
Ordinary
Purchase
17,609
9.0409609
Ordinary
Purchase
151
9.095
Ordinary
Purchase
9,808
9.0340752
Ordinary
Purchase
1,466
9.042558
Ordinary
Purchase
19
9.056
Ordinary
Purchase
3,520
9.0809574
Ordinary
Purchase
1,184
9.0342061
Ordinary
Purchase
42,307
9.1765438
Ordinary
Purchase
4,381
9.1778955
Ordinary
Purchase
22,343
9.0451085
Ordinary
Purchase
936
9.187265
Ordinary
Purchase
1,885
9.2494605
Ordinary
Purchase
143,041
9.0448075
Ordinary
Purchase
2
9.064
Ordinary
Purchase
1,776
9.1474493
Ordinary
Purchase
82,272
9.022059
Ordinary
Purchase
131,923
9.0419
Ordinary
Purchase
56,540
9.021889
Ordinary
Purchase
2,768
9.325081
Ordinary
Purchase
8,687
9.037211
Ordinary
Purchase
70,090
8.984976
Ordinary
Purchase
120,000
9.1577
Ordinary
Purchase
120,000
9.1577
Ordinary
Purchase
5,150
9.060468
Ordinary
Purchase
464
9.327
Ordinary
Purchase
6,000
9.05006
Ordinary
Purchase
1,349,590
8.96
Ordinary
Sale
160
9.039
Ordinary
Sale
15,843
9.1227829
Ordinary
Sale
1,700
9.1485059
Ordinary
Sale
2,913
9.1171761
Ordinary
Sale
32,294
9.0508006
Ordinary
Sale
5,563
9.1663994
Ordinary
Sale
3,616
9.0732135
Ordinary
Sale
4,162
9.1460548
Ordinary
Sale
2,476
9.327
Ordinary
Sale
22,173
9.1709572
Ordinary
Sale
17,340
9.327
Ordinary
Sale
896
9.0513728
Ordinary
Sale
750
9.039
Ordinary
Sale
37
9.034
Ordinary
Sale
21
9.032
Ordinary
Sale
48
9.033
Ordinary
Sale
4,267
9.0330138
Ordinary
Sale
2
9.079
Ordinary
Sale
13,501
9.327
Ordinary
Sale
324
9.055
Ordinary
Sale
14,859
9.0488391
Ordinary
Sale
1,935
9.0225468
Ordinary
Sale
1,174
9.0396848
Ordinary
Sale
76
9.051
Ordinary
Sale
16,320
9.1293817
Ordinary
Sale
7,245
9.1449924
Ordinary
Sale
18,934
9.0494861
Ordinary
Sale
240
9.216
Ordinary
Sale
33,719
9.327
Ordinary
Sale
1,327
9.056
Ordinary
Sale
37
9.009
Ordinary
Sale
496
9.1746573
Ordinary
Sale
1,355
9.327
Ordinary
Sale
46
9.069
Ordinary
Sale
2,089
9.012439
Ordinary
Sale
120,000
9.158283
Ordinary
Sale
120,000
9.158867
Ordinary
Sale
5,150
9.011581
Ordinary
Sale
6,000
9.05006
Ordinary
Sale
1,349,590
8.96

Total Purchases
2,398,949


Total Sales
1,828,678

 
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
 
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. CFD
Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
Number of reference securities
Price per unit
Ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
82,272
9.022059
Ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
56,540
9.021889
Ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
70,090
8.984976
(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:
22/01/2016
Contact name:
Jean-Baptiste GICQUEL
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:
Socit Gnrale 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
Type
e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry date
Ordinary
OTC put-option
Purchase
1,750,000
9.805
European options
06/01/2017
Ordinary
Listed call-option
Purchase
3,000
11.5
American options
18/03/2016
Ordinary
Listed call-option
Purchase
13,000
12
American options
16/09/2016
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
25,000
9
American options
18/03/2016
Ordinary
Listed put-option
Purchase
350,000
7
American options
18/03/2016
Ordinary
Listed put-option
Purchase
5,000
7.5
American options
17/06/2016
Ordinary
Listed put-option
Purchase
57,000
8
American options
16/09/2016
Ordinary
Listed put-option
Purchase
28,000
9
American options
18/03/2016
Ordinary
Listed put-option
Purchase
6,000
9.6
American options
16/12/2016
Ordinary
Listed put-option
Purchase
225,000
11
American options
18/03/2016
Ordinary
Listed put-option
Purchase
75,000
12
American options
18/03/2016
Ordinary
Listed put-option
Purchase
75,000
13
American options
18/03/2016
Ordinary
Listed put-option
Purchase
50,000
13
American options
17/06/2016
Ordinary
Listed put-option
Purchase
50,000
14
American options
18/03/2016
Ordinary
Listed put-option
Sale
4,000
10
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
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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