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

 
TIDMSKY 
 
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

AMENDMENT TO SALES AND PURCHASES

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        20 November 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                                                  50p ordinary 
security: 
                                                                   Interests         Short Positions 
                                                                   Number     (%)    Number     (%) 
(1)                 Relevant securities owned 
                    and/or controlled:                             5,538,793  0.32%  3,754,679  0.22% 
(2)                 Cash-settled derivatives: 
                                                                   1,189,620  0.07%  5,016,984  0.29% 
(3)                 Stock-settled derivatives (including options) 
                    and agreements to purchase/sell:               0          0.00%  0          0.00% 
                    TOTAL:                                         6,728,413  0.39%  8,771,663  0.51% 
 
 

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  Highest price  Lowest price 
relevant                      of            per unit       per unit 
security                      securities    paid/received  paid/received 
50p ordinary   Purchase       801,059       9.5550 GBP     9.4751 GBP 
50p ordinary   Sale           325,376       9.5550 GBP     9.464 GBP 
 
 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of       Product      Nature of dealing  Number of   Price per 
relevant       description                     reference   unit 
security                                       securities 
50p ordinary   SWAP         Long               318         9.4640 GBP 
50p ordinary   CFD          Long               782         9.5426 GBP 
50p ordinary   CFD          Long               1,014       9.5464 GBP 
50p ordinary   CFD          Long               3,040       9.5427 GBP 
50p ordinary   CFD          Long               6,000       9.5310 GBP 
50p ordinary   SWAP         Long               8,600       9.5472 GBP 
50p ordinary   CFD          Long               10,617      9.5440 GBP 
50p ordinary   SWAP         Long               17,321      9.5500 GBP 
50p ordinary   SWAP         Long               30,923      9.5419 GBP 
50p ordinary   SWAP         Long               34,428      9.5153 GBP 
50p ordinary   CFD          Long               43,847      9.5378 GBP 
50p ordinary   SWAP         Short              34          9.5450 GBP 
50p ordinary   CFD          Short              341         9.4751 GBP 
50p ordinary   SWAP         Short              13,630      9.5500 GBP 
50p ordinary   SWAP         Short              28,178      9.5356 GBP 
50p ordinary   SWAP         Short              298,496     9.5278 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:                                   23 Nov 2017 
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.

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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November 23, 2017 07:40 ET (12:40 GMT)