4th Jul 2011 15:25
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BYA PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORERule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
| (a) | Identity of the person whose positions/dealingsare being disclosed: | Halcyon Asset Management LLCnd Halcyon Offshore AssetManagement LLC on behalf ofdiscretionary clients | |
| (b) | Owner or controller of interests and shortpositions disclosed, if different from 1(a):The naming of nominee or vehicle companies isinsufficient |
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| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whoserelevant securities this form relates:Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc | |
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with anofferor/offeree, state this and specify identity ofofferor/offeree: | ||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | July 1, 2011 | |
| (f) | Has the discloser previously disclosed, or arethey today disclosing, under the Code in respectof any other party to this offer? | No |
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
| (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: | |||||||||
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| Interests | Short positions | |||||||
| Number | % | Number | % | ||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities ownedand/or controlled: | ||||||||
| (2) | Derivatives (other thanoptions): | 24,083,000 | 1.374% | ||||||
| (3) | Options and agreements topurchase/sell: | ||||||||
| TOTAL: | 24,083,000 | 1.374% | |||||||
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open derivative or option positions, 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 executive options) |
| Class of relevant security in relation towhich subscription right exists: |
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| Details, including nature of the rightsconcerned and relevant percentages: |
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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.
| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE |
| (a) | Purchases and sales |
| Class of relevantsecurity | Purchase/sale | Number ofsecurities | Price per unit | |||
| (b) | Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
| Class ofrelevantsecurity | Productdescriptione.g. CFD | Nature of dealinge.g. opening/closing along/short position,increasing/reducing along/short position | Number ofreferencesecurities | Price perunit | ||||
| Ordinary shares | CFD | Reducing a long position | 132,000 | 8.4743 |
| (c) | Options transactions in respect of existing securities |
| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
| Classofrelevantsecurity | Productdescriptione.g. calloption | Writing,purchasing,selling,varying etc. | Numberofsecuritiesto whichoptionrelates | Exercisepriceper unit | Typee.g.American,Europeanetc. | Expirydate | Optionmoneypaid/receivedper unit | |||||||
| (ii) | Exercising |
| Class of relevantsecurity | Product descriptione.g. call option | Number ofsecurities | Exercise price perunit | |||
(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) |
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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.
| 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: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: | July 4, 2011 | ||
| Contact name: | Suzanne McDermott | ||
| Telephone number: | (212) 303-9498 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [email protected]. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing 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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