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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

5th Apr 2017 10:08

RNS Number : 6573B
Societe Generale SA
05 April 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

04/04/2017

(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:

18,380,190

1.07

149,280

0.01

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

7,607,420

0.44

14,210,690

0.83

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

25,987,610

1.51

14,359,970

0.84

 

 

 

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

537

9.73

Ordinary

Purchase

150

9.735

Ordinary

Purchase

139

9.735

Ordinary

Purchase

400

9.735

Ordinary

Purchase

240

9.73

Ordinary

Purchase

196

9.725

Ordinary

Purchase

284

9.725

Ordinary

Purchase

371

9.735

Ordinary

Purchase

75

9.745

Ordinary

Purchase

173

9.745

Ordinary

Purchase

400

9.725

Ordinary

Purchase

455

9.73

Ordinary

Purchase

450

9.735

Ordinary

Purchase

380

9.73

Ordinary

Purchase

400

9.745

Ordinary

Purchase

537

9.73

Ordinary

Purchase

399

9.73

Ordinary

Purchase

293

9.735

Ordinary

Purchase

841

9.735

Ordinary

Purchase

220

9.735

Ordinary

Purchase

307

9.735

Ordinary

Purchase

208

9.735

Ordinary

Purchase

500

9.725

Ordinary

Purchase

69

9.73

Ordinary

Purchase

220

9.73

Ordinary

Purchase

992

9.73

Ordinary

Purchase

148

9.73

Ordinary

Purchase

988

9.73

Ordinary

Purchase

3,616

9.73

Ordinary

Purchase

800

9.73

Ordinary

Purchase

4,029

9.73

Ordinary

Purchase

1,289

9.73

Ordinary

Purchase

21

9.73

Ordinary

Purchase

115

9.73

Ordinary

Purchase

1,570

9.73

Ordinary

Purchase

10,015,022

9.71

Ordinary

Purchase

4,000,000

9.71

Ordinary

Purchase

1,700,000

9.71

Ordinary

Sale

637

9.72

Ordinary

Sale

24

9.72

Ordinary

Sale

413

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

413

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

1,239

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

661

9.72

Ordinary

Sale

2,759

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.72

Ordinary

Sale

562

9.735

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.72

Ordinary

Sale

250

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.72

Ordinary

Sale

360

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

48

9.735

Ordinary

Sale

100

9.745

Ordinary

Sale

103

9.745

Ordinary

Sale

217

9.745

Ordinary

Sale

100

9.745

Ordinary

Sale

32

9.745

Ordinary

Sale

56

9.745

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.72

Ordinary

Sale

250

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

565

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

100

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

800

9.735

Ordinary

Sale

250

9.75

Ordinary

Sale

358

9.75

Ordinary

Sale

800

9.72

Ordinary

Sale

118

9.72

Ordinary

Sale

760

9.735

Ordinary

Sale

608

9.75

Ordinary

Sale

517

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

26

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

362

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

250

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

67

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

187

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

425

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

530

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

388

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.755

Ordinary

Sale

70

9.735

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

350

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

512

9.72

Ordinary

Sale

100

9.72

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.735

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

816

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

800

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

220

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.75

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.72

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.735

Ordinary

Sale

100

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

262

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

250

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

404

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

206

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.72

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.735

Ordinary

Sale

1,224

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

800

9.745

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

472

9.72

Ordinary

Sale

140

9.72

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.745

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.745

Ordinary

Sale

100

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

16

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

728

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.745

Ordinary

Sale

306

9.745

Ordinary

Sale

304

9.745

Ordinary

Sale

4,928

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

560

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

52

9.725

Ordinary

Sale

915

9.745

Ordinary

Sale

310

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

1,153

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

300

9.73

Ordinary

Sale

800

9.735

Ordinary

Sale

85

9.735

Ordinary

Sale

42

9.72

Ordinary

Sale

9

9.72

Ordinary

Sale

2,784

9.72

Ordinary

Sale

5,820

9.72

 

Total Purchases

15,736,834

 

Total Sales

55,923

 

 

(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

Reducing a long position

10,015,022

9.71

Ordinary

Equity linked swap

Increasing a short position

4,000,000

9.71

 

 

 (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 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"

 

 

 

 

(c) Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

 

 

Date of disclosure:

05/04/2017

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
 
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