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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

20th Mar 2017 10:21

RNS Number : 9320Z

Societe Generale SA

20 March 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	17/03/2017
(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:	9,460,221	0.55	223,592	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	17,622,442	1.03	15,852,470	0.92
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	27,082,663	1.58	16,076,062	0.94

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	71	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	1,176	9.895
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	59	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	239	9.895
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	21	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	19	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	224	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	127	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	52	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	59	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	351	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	351	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	350	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	421	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	351	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	151	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	350	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	51	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	351	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	350	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	421	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	24	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	350	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	337	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	13	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	351	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	226	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	125	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	350	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	351	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	350	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	351	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	292	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	23	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	328	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	40	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	60	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	351	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	350	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	350	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	350	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	350	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	421	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	297	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	93	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	258	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	54	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	351	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	105	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	245	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	350	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	293	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	351	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	21	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	219	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	350	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	132	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	350	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	50	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	329	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	899	9.895
Ordinary	Purchase	952	9.895
Ordinary	Purchase	222	9.895
Ordinary	Purchase	445	9.87
Ordinary	Purchase	472	9.87
Ordinary	Purchase	909	9.87
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	9.87
Ordinary	Purchase	202	9.87
Ordinary	Purchase	191	9.87
Ordinary	Purchase	1,764	9.87
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	24	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	249	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	480	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	59	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	878	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	47	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	524	9.87
Ordinary	Purchase	90	9.87
Ordinary	Purchase	522	9.87
Ordinary	Purchase	612	9.87
Ordinary	Purchase	612	9.87
Ordinary	Purchase	758	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	612	9.875
Ordinary	Purchase	2,587	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	110	9.875
Ordinary	Purchase	808	9.875
Ordinary	Purchase	663	9.905
Ordinary	Purchase	1,723	9.88
Ordinary	Purchase	768	9.875
Ordinary	Purchase	147	9.875
Ordinary	Purchase	13	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	87	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	1,119	9.87
Ordinary	Purchase	1,303	9.87
Ordinary	Purchase	1,239	9.87
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	6,080	9.887472
Ordinary	Sale	4,145	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	4,145	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	4,145	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	4,145	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	4,145	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	2,073	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	7,006	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	952	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	672	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	69	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	912	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	4,145	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	2,073	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	4,145	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	19	9.87
Ordinary	Sale	1,036	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,036	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,036	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,036	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	2,073	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	2,073	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,036	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	2,073	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,036	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,036	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	2,073	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	2,073	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	2,073	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	2,073	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	6,218	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	4,145	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	4,145	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	190	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	9	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	138	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	269	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	161	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	22	9.87
Ordinary	Sale	70	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	131	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	308	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	439	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	211	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	20	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	159	9.8775
Ordinary	Sale	379	9.87
Ordinary	Sale	11,486	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	327	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	112	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	1,731	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	16	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	1,581	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	22,266	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	108	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	16	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	691	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	1,129	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	20	9.87
Ordinary	Sale	439	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	360	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	157	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	453	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	360	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	110	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,326	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	27	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	260	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	628	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	165	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	303	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	139	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	145	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	110	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	703	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	5,658	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	541	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	447	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	163	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.875
	Total Purchases	48,683
	Total Sales	154,601

(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

CFD

Increasing a short position

6,080

9.887472

(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:	20/03/2017
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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