Massachusetts Financial Form 8.3 - Sky plc

 
TIDMSKY 
 
 

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:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Massachusetts Financial Services Company 
(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:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          SKY PLC 
     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
(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:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         16 November 2017 
     For an opening position disclosure, state the latest  practicable date prior to the disclosure 
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    NO 
     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" 
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:                                                                                                                                                    Common Stock (GB0001411924) 
     Interests                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Short Positions 
     Number                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          %         Number                                                       % 
(1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                                                                                                              24,534,596                                                                                                                                                                            1.43 % 
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives: 
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to  purchase/sell: 
     Total                                                                                                                                                                     24,534,596                                                                                                                                                                            1.43 % 
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 security                                                                    Purchase/sale                                                                                                                    Number of securities                                                                                                                                                       Price per unit 
Common Stock (GB0001411924)                                                                   Sale                                                                                                                             5,376                                                                                                                                                                      9.0271 GBP 
Any variation between the resultant holding stated above and that  included in our last relevant public Rule 8 disclosure, if  applicable, which is not accounted for by the sales or purchases  detailed above arises out of a transfer into or out of our funds  under management. 
(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 descriptione.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 
(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" 
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" 
None 
(c)    Attachments 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?                                                                                                                                                                             NO 
Date of disclosure                                                                                                                                                                                                              17 November 2017 

Contact name                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Robert R. Flaherty 
Telephone number                                                                                                                                                                                                                617.954.5814 
 
 

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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