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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

25th Apr 2017 10:54

RNS Number : 2460D

Societe Generale SA

25 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	24/04/2017
(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:	35,860,765	2.09	171,012	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	440	0.00	17,359,755	1.01
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	35,861,205	2.09	17,530,767	1.02

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	65	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	390	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.815
Ordinary	Purchase	399	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	125	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	411	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	2,220	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	206	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	865	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	864	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	865	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	865	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	863	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	4,349	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	1,865	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	868	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	3,662	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	33,368	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	1,627	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	229	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	566	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	103	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	53	9.815
Ordinary	Purchase	104	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	520	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	2830	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	439	9.815
Ordinary	Purchase	435	9.815
Ordinary	Purchase	162	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	104	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	4	9.815
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.815
Ordinary	Purchase	1,212	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	181	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	3,031	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	1,263	9.81
Ordinary	Purchase	262	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	321	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	94	9.855
Ordinary	Purchase	191	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	78	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	900	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	153	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	546	9.84
Ordinary	Purchase	52	9.84
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.84
Ordinary	Purchase	298	9.84
Ordinary	Purchase	900	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	653	9.81
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	602	9.81
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	352	9.815
Ordinary	Purchase	492	9.84
Ordinary	Purchase	602	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	1,829	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	1,204	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	2,154	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	903	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	602	9.815
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	223	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	353	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	84	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	526	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	74	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.845
Ordinary	Purchase	273	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	325	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	290	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	85	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	515	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	348	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	900	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	602	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	759	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.84
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.84
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	352	9.815
Ordinary	Purchase	602	9.81
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.815
Ordinary	Purchase	52	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	550	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	535	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	254	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	346	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	65	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	602	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	602	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	602	9.81
Ordinary	Purchase	602	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	602	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	602	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	469	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	475	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	900	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	179	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	92	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.84
Ordinary	Purchase	156	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	617	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	578	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	602	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	2,312	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	620	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	2,476	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	1,004	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	687	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	241	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	2	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	166	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	189	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	107	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	559	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	98	9.845
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.845
Ordinary	Purchase	412	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	602	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	161	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	289	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	311	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	78	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	59	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	359	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	442	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	176	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	422	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	593	9.85
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.84
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.84
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	653	9.81
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.84
Ordinary	Purchase	602	9.815
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.845
Ordinary	Purchase	12	9.84
Ordinary	Purchase	31	9.84
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	535	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	216	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.8175
Ordinary	Purchase	172	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	1,363	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	1,296	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	3,662	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	3,248	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	385	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	353	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.835
Ordinary	Sale	863	9.835
Ordinary	Sale	428	9.835
Ordinary	Sale	63	9.835
Ordinary	Sale	1,144	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	373	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	1,606	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	85	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	613	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	4,052	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	2,064	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	1,451	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	2,064	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	76	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	547	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	118	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	119	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	20	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	413	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	21	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	8	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	405	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	2,064	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	1,166	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	413	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	4,128	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	1,826	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	23	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	1,032	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	2,136	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	2,064	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	162	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	144	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	228	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	71	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	85	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	148	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	159	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	106	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	248	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	413	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	413	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	2,302	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	485	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	413	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	575	9.825
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.825
Ordinary	Sale	265	9.825
Ordinary	Sale	255	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	1,016	9.835
Ordinary	Sale	1,107	9.835
Ordinary	Sale	702	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	2,234	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	1,014	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	2,428	9.835
Ordinary	Sale	358	9.835
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.84
	Total Purchases	140,810
	Total Sales	60,123

(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

(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:	25/04/2017
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

END

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