Barclays : Form 8.5 - SKY PLC

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Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)August 2016

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 in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree		SKY PLC
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:		SKY PLC
(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure		27 Jan 2017
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state 'N/A'		NO

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 security:				ORD
				Interests				Short Positions
				Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		9,392,810		0.55%		5,130,955		0.30%
(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				992,953		0.06%		7,065,108		0.41%
(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
(4)
		TOTAL:		10,385,763		0.60%		12,196,063		0.71%

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 relevant		Purchase/sale		Total number of		Highest price per unit		Lowest price per unit
security				securities		paid/received		paid/received
50p ORD		Purchase		1,332,463		10.0650 GBP		10.04 GBP
50p ORD		Sale		1,458,160		10.0500 GBP		10.04 GBP
(b)		Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of		Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security						securities
50p ORD		CFD		Long		84		10.0490 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Long		1,786		10.0498 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Long		2,700		10.0509 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Long		7,251		10.0505 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Long		19,631		10.0419 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Long		57,422		10.0500 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		68,852		10.0424 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Long		69,842		10.0446 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Long		128,878		10.0458 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		999		10.0501 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		1,524		10.0493 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		2,075		10.0700 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		8,895		10.0600 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		12,652		10.0536 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		12,847		10.0500 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP Expires 28/02/2018		Short		233,802		10.0650 GBP

(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 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:		30 Jan 2017
Contact name:		Hemika Mistry
Telephone number:		020 7116 3891

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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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