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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

15th Jun 2017 10:11

RNS Number : 1871I

Societe Generale SA

15 June 2017

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	Société Générale S.A.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Sky Plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	14/06/2017
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES: Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

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.

(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:	Ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	11,448,218	0.67	143,614	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,000,360	0.58	1,813,122	0.11
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	21,448,578	1.25	1,956,736	0.11

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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

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.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Purchase	270	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	710	9.725
Ordinary	Purchase	628	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	114	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	210	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	125	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	179	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	971	9.725
Ordinary	Purchase	455	9.725
Ordinary	Purchase	628	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	831	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	111	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	159	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	641	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	18	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	628	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	378	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	109	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	254	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	122	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	143	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	292	9.725
Ordinary	Purchase	2,711	9.7225
Ordinary	Purchase	163	9.725
Ordinary	Purchase	1,296	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	908	9.725
Ordinary	Purchase	912	9.72
Ordinary	Purchase	296	9.725
Ordinary	Purchase	43	9.725
Ordinary	Purchase	558	9.725
Ordinary	Purchase	37	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	46	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	684	9.725
Ordinary	Purchase	162	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	3,738	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	248	9.725
Ordinary	Purchase	490	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	75	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	565	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	197	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	248	9.675
Ordinary	Purchase	612	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	489	9.735
Ordinary	Purchase	56	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	12,146	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	2,913	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.725
Ordinary	Sale	238	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	396	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.675
Ordinary	Sale	626	9.735
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.675
Ordinary	Sale	1,072	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	384	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	173	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	88	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	127	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	246	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	246	9.725
Ordinary	Sale	384	9.725
Ordinary	Sale	716	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	235	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	560	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	74	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.675
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	317	9.675
Ordinary	Sale	317	9.675
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.675
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	122	9.725
Ordinary	Sale	406	9.725
Ordinary	Sale	626	9.735
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	851	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	201	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	281	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	630	9.72
Ordinary	Sale	466	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	628	9.725
Ordinary	Sale	355	9.72
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	395	9.72
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	630	9.72
Ordinary	Sale	132	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	628	9.725
Ordinary	Sale	17,179	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	314	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	596	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	38	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	130	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	1,012	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	192	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	568	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	630	9.705
Ordinary	Sale	554	9.72
Ordinary	Sale	76	9.72
Ordinary	Sale	628	9.725
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.675
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	334	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	141	9.725
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.725
Ordinary	Sale	632	9.685
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	442	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	189	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	632	9.685
Ordinary	Sale	571	9.685
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.675
Ordinary	Sale	252	9.685
Ordinary	Sale	380	9.685
Ordinary	Sale	218	9.685
Ordinary	Sale	178	9.685
Ordinary	Sale	236	9.685
Ordinary	Sale	630	9.715
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	628	9.725
Ordinary	Sale	153	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	59	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	422	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	285	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	347	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	128	9.735
Ordinary	Sale	498	9.735
Ordinary	Sale	444	9.725
Ordinary	Sale	182	9.725
Ordinary	Sale	632	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	108	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	608	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	526	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	884	9.675
Ordinary	Sale	384	9.675
Ordinary	Sale	626	9.725
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	368	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	266	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	143	9.74
Ordinary	Sale	628	9.73
Ordinary	Sale	26	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	600	9.715
Ordinary	Sale	30	9.715
Ordinary	Sale	626	9.725
Ordinary	Sale	600	9.675
Ordinary	Sale	574	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	60	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	630	9.71
Ordinary	Sale	628	9.725
Ordinary	Sale	465	9.675
Ordinary	Sale	169	9.675
Ordinary	Sale	632	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	384	9.73
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.73
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	632	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	253	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	384	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	314	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	1,212	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	365	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	651	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	483	9.74
Ordinary	Sale	569	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	4,137	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	2,068	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	2,068	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	4,137	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	2,068	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	2,068	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	2,068	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	2,068	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	7,270	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	6,202	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	61	9.685
Ordinary	Sale	106	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	4,137	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	4,137	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	3	9.675
Ordinary	Sale	31	9.675
Ordinary	Sale	345	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	11,640	9.7277583
Ordinary	Sale	5,686,567	9.755
Ordinary	Sale	11,640	9.7277583
	Total Purchases	39,819
	Total Sales	5,829,058

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

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 GBP

Ordinary

Equity Linked Swap

Closing a short position

5,686,567

9.755

(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 GBP

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit GBP

(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) GBP

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:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "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"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	15/06/2017
Contact name:	Olivier Vero
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6821 / 6969

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.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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