11th Jul 2011 11:19
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: | UBS AG London Branch |
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc |
(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 08 July 2011 |
(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer? | NO
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2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(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 owned and/or controlled: | 621121 | 0.04% | 1290 | 0.00% |
(2) Derivatives (other than options): | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
TOTAL: | 621121 | 0.04% | 1290 | 0.00% |
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 to which subscription right exists: | |
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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.
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale
| Number of securities | Price per unit |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 8358 | 7.45000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 6586 | 7.46000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 46 | 7.46500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 76 | 7.48000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 151 | 7.50500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 1583 | 7.51000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 164 | 7.51500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 368 | 7.53500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 22005 | 7.54000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 338 | 7.55000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 60 | 7.55500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 2000 | 7.56000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 1000 | 7.57000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 74 | 7.57500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 1162 | 7.59500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 593 | 7.60000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 131 | 7.63500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 32930 | 7.64000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 151070 | 7.65000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 3301 | 7.65500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 4847 | 7.66500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 500 | 7.67000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 20353 | 7.67500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 9262 | 7.68000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 5391 | 7.68500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 3924 | 7.69500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 3263 | 7.70000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 103049 | 7.71000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 8398 | 7.71500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 36723 | 7.72000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 21511 | 7.72500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 44753 | 7.73000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 13432 | 7.73500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 48142 | 7.74500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 14204 | 7.75000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 781121 | 7.75929 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 22925 | 7.76000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 9521 | 7.76500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 1056 | 7.77000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 1170 | 7.77500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 27956 | 7.78000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 14037 | 7.78500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 145083 | 7.79000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 173808 | 7.80000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 4585 | 7.80500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 72 | 7.81000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 1330 | 7.81500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 11488 | 7.82000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 7764 | 7.83000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 5987 | 7.83500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 3260 | 7.84000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 1750 | 7.84500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 12840 | 7.85500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 2871 | 7.86000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 1382 | 7.86500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 5016 | 7.87000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 3000 | 7.87500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 334 | 7.88500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 38700 | 7.89000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 20794 | 7.89500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 17360 | 7.90000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 14320 | 7.91000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 1900 | 7.92000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 7110 | 7.93500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 15000 | 7.96000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 10000 | 7.96500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 30000 | 7.97000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 13320 | 7.98500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 15000 | 8.00500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 15000 | 8.02000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 24245 | 8.03000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 4772 | 8.05000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 1266 | 8.05500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 3989 | 8.08000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 899 | 8.09000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 7313 | 8.10000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 10104 | 8.11000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 931 | 8.11500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 987 | 8.12000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 1510 | 8.12500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 917 | 8.13000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 2924 | 8.14000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 18944 | 8.15000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Buy
| 999 | 8.15500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 5000 | 7.45500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 3330 | 7.46500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 5532 | 7.49000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 4276 | 7.50000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 300 | 7.50500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 9117 | 7.51000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 9266 | 7.51500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 788 | 7.52000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 1314 | 7.53000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 5000 | 7.53500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 628 | 7.54500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 3149 | 7.55500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 478 | 7.56500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 3808 | 7.57500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 500 | 7.67000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 500 | 7.67500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 2150 | 7.68000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 304 | 7.68500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 1500 | 7.70500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 1740 | 7.71500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 581 | 7.72000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 100 | 7.72500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 10900 | 7.73000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 12093 | 7.73500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 5329 | 7.74000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 4470 | 7.74500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 1798 | 7.75000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 781121 | 7.75929 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 9525 | 7.76000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 8163 | 7.76500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 69890 | 7.77000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 43575 | 7.78000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 6960 | 7.78500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 5614 | 7.79000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 12191 | 7.79500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 3197 | 7.80500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 10807 | 7.81000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 100000 | 7.81500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 10500 | 7.82500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 1411 | 7.83500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 8733 | 7.84000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 5000 | 7.84500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 4054 | 7.85000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 100 | 7.85500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 642 | 7.86000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 2135 | 7.86500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 21418 | 7.87000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 3112 | 7.87500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 3790 | 7.88500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 12930 | 7.89500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 8866 | 7.90000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 3613 | 7.90500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 7156 | 7.91000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 220 | 7.91500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 8631 | 7.92000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 7490 | 7.93000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 1878 | 7.93500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 5340 | 7.97500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 6218 | 7.99500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 5680 | 8.05500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 7770 | 8.06000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 6375 | 8.09000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 1970 | 8.10000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 6592 | 8.10500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 5765 | 8.11000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 2931 | 8.11500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 931 | 8.12000 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 1612 | 8.12500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 329 | 8.13500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 973 | 8.15500 GBP |
50p ordinary | Sell
| 7979 | 8.16000 GBP |
TOTAL BUY :
| 2086408 | ||
TOTAL SALE :
| 1317138 |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. CFD | Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position | Number of reference securities | Price per unit |
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(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) Exercising
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
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(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) |
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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(b), 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 exempt principal trader 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
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(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
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(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 11 July 2011 |
| Contact name: | Gemma Crewdson |
| Telephone number: | +44 (0)20 7568 1245 |
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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