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

22nd Dec 2016 12:35

AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2 (a) & 3 (a)

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		SKY PLC
		relevant securities this form relates:
(c)		Name of the party to the offer with which exempt		SKY PLC
		principal trader is connected
(d)		Date position held/dealing undertaken:		09 December 2016
(e)		In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal		NO:
		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 security:				ORD
				Interests				Short Positions
				Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		3,889,173		0.22%		10,535,148		0.61%
(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				9,858,090		0.57%		2,736,786		0.16%
(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
		TOTAL:		13,747,263		0.80%		13,271,934		0.77%

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		2,873,734		10.4709 GBP		7.9573 GBP
50p ORD		Sale		2,336,682		10.4400 GBP		7.9675 GBP
ADR		Purchase		8,890		50.3951 USD		44.8013 USD
ADR		Sale		8,890		50.3951 USD		44.8013 USD

(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		2		8.9500 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		100		7.9943 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		1,000		10.4990 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		1,292		9.3520 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Long		1,358		10.1198 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		2,000		9.9991 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		2,000		10.3090 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		2,000		10.3790 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		2,000		10.3890 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		2,000		10.4690 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		3,000		9.9891 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		3,000		10.4010 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		3,200		8.3724 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		5,000		10.3590 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		6,000		10.2990 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		7,000		8.1692 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		10,000		10.2890 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		10,000		10.3490 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Long		16,185		8.4721 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		23,785		8.9483 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		25,000		10.3200 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Long		29,042		8.2616 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Long		33,667		8.5018 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		35,738		9.7749 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		50,000		10.1490 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		50,556		8.2393 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Long		75,654		8.2024 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Long		125,146		8.6971 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Long		295,941		8.5314 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		2		10.0350 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		5		10.2574 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		6		10.2685 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		11		10.0866 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		11		10.2638 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		19		8.2100 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		36		10.3510 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		38		8.3376 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		43		8.2410 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		45		10.3714 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		49		8.3170 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		50		8.2318 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		58		10.2156 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		82		10.2520 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		88		10.2161 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		109		10.2668 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		112		8.2337 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		114		10.1477 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		114		10.2511 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		120		8.2574 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		125		10.2438 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		136		10.2241 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		138		8.2875 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		258		8.2396 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		277		8.2536 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		291		7.9573 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		371		8.2465 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		538		10.2276 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		550		8.4036 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		788		10.1935 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		912		8.8467 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		937		8.6255 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Short		1,039		10.0009 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		1,119		10.2340 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		1,275		10.2117 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		1,741		10.2300 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		1,755		10.2454 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		1,779		10.0585 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		2,127		8.2633 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Short		2,360		10.1409 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		3,135		10.3700 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		4,705		8.4950 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Short		5,000		8.0657 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Short		5,000		8.1464 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		6,478		8.4674 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		7,100		9.8918 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Short		9,413		10.1209 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		9,802		8.9957 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Short		10,000		8.0407 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Short		10,000		8.0907 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		10,964		8.2149 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Short		11,000		8.0957 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		11,180		9.5273 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		11,373		10.0132 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Short		11,834		10.2040 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		14,697		9.8136 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Short		15,000		8.0846 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		15,268		10.2342 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		15,402		9.8961 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Short		22,690		9.4985 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Short		25,000		8.0631 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Short		25,000		8.0893 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		33,097		10.4709 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		43,015		10.3701 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Short		50,000		8.0214 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		50,083		10.3981 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		68,815		10.4007 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		71,059		10.3206 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		84,914		10.2602 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		94,527		8.1844 GBP
50p ORD		SWAP		Short		112,899		10.1549 GBP
50p ORD		CFD		Short		498,644		10.0020 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:		19 Dec 2016
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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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