BARCLAYS PLC Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - SKY PLC - BCSL

 
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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

 
(a)   Name of exempt principal trader:  BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD 
(b)   Name of offeror/offeree           SKY PLC 
      in relation to whose 
      relevant securities 
      this form relates: 
(c)   Name of the party to the          SKY PLC 
      offer with which exempt 
      principal trader is connected 
(d)   Date position held/dealing        23 May 2017 
      undertaken: 
(e)   In addition to the                NO: 
      company in 1(b) 
      above, is the exempt principal 
      trader making disclosures 
      in respect 
      of any other party to the offer? 
 
 

2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

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(b), 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                                                  ORD 
security: 
                                                                   Interests          Short Positions 
                                                                   Number      (%)    Number      (%) 
(1)                 Relevant securities owned 
                    and/or controlled:                             10,501,334  0.61%  6,521,773   0.38% 
(2)                 Cash-settled derivatives: 
                                                                   911,421     0.05%  7,637,603   0.44% 
(3)                 Stock-settled derivatives (including options) 
                    and agreements to purchase/sell:               0           0.00%  0           0.00% 
                    TOTAL:                                         11,412,755  0.66%  14,159,376  0.82% 
 
 

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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), 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   Purchase/sale  Total number of  Highest price  Lowest price 
relevant                                   per unit       per unit 
security                  securities       paid/received  paid/received 
50p ORD    Purchase       411,292          10.0799 GBP    9.98 GBP 
50p ORD    Sale           145,938          10.0500 GBP    9.98 GBP 
 
 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of   Product      Nature of dealing  Number of   Price per 
relevant   description                     reference   unit 
security                                   securities 
50p ORD    SWAP         Long               299         10.0465 GBP 
50p ORD    CFD          Long               307         10.0193 GBP 
50p ORD    SWAP         Long               618         10.0799 GBP 
50p ORD    SWAP         Long               1,896       10.0174 GBP 
50p ORD    CFD          Long               6,322       10.0186 GBP 
50p ORD    SWAP         Long               9,345       10.0214 GBP 
50p ORD    CFD          Short              206         10.0205 GBP 
50p ORD    CFD          Short              322         10.0799 GBP 
50p ORD    SWAP         Short              6,745       10.0182 GBP 
50p ORD    CFD          Short              7,041       10.0626 GBP 
50p ORD    SWAP         Short              51,712      10.0200 GBP 
50p ORD    SWAP         Short              87,636      10.0185 GBP 
50p ORD    SWAP         Short              129,580     10.0178 GBP 
 
 

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
Class of   Product          Writing,      Number         Exercise price  Type            Expiry date  Option money 
relevant   descriptione.g.  purchasing,   of securities  per unit        e.g. American,               paid/ 
security   call             selling,      to                             European etc.                received 
           option           varying etc.  which option                                                per unit 
                                          relates 
 
 

(ii) Exercise

 
Class of relevant   Product      Exercising/  Number         Exercise price 
security            description  exercised    of securities  per unit 
                    e.g. call    against 
                    option 
 
 

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 
Class of relevant   Nature of dealing   Details  Price per unit (if 
security            e.g. subscription,           applicable) 
                    conversion 
 
 

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 exempt principal 
trader 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" 
None 
 
 

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, 
formal or  informal, between the 
exempt principal trader 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" 
None 
 
 

(c) Attachments

 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   NO 
Date of disclosure:                                   24 May 2017 
Contact name:                                         Jay Supaya 
Telephone number:                                     0207 773 0635 
 
 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

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.

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