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Form 8.3 - SKY PLC

23rd Feb 2017 10:53

RNS Number : 6753X

Societe Generale SA

23 February 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	22/02/2017
(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:	21,668,406	1.26	183,765	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	147,143	0.01	6,020,500	0.35
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	21,815,549	1.27	6,204,265	0.36

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	1,741	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	9,403	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	829	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	2,971	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	11	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	72	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	1,022	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	689	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	373	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	2,984	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	456	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	2,028	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	1,499	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	1,485	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	456	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	62	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	363	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	3,681	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	2,821	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	1,935	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	1,408	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	553	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	32	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	5,696	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	5,000,000	9.94
Ordinary	Purchase	94,500	9.953916
Ordinary	Purchase	52	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	264	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	21	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	946	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	261	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	136	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	423	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	1,205	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	294	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	882	9.9475
Ordinary	Sale	294	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	525	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	885	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	423	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	412	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	30	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	311	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	294	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	328	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	17	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	415	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	72	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	115	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	41	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	299	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	27	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	52	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	7	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	20	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	89	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	912	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	29	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	186	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	415	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	112	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	4	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	476	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	65	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	421	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	169	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	257	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	396	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	194	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	423	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	1,290	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	248	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	377	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	251	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	309	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	252	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	338	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	1,470	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	1,227	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	597	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	94	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	399	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	95	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	32	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	156	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	342	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	487	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	701	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	477	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	111	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	276	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	312	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	355	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	85	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	505	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	584	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	249	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	253	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	249	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	399	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	524	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	3	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	373	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	1,180	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	241	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	347	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	223	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	367	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	251	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	84	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	15	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	1,750	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	232	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	294	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	388	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	354	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	236	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	523	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	926	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	4,158	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	526	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	62	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	240	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	348	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	147	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	441	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	231	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	1,487	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	2,420	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	357	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	134	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	31	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	423	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	294	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	119	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	469	9.9475
Ordinary	Sale	152	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	451	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	51	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	88	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	1,672	9.9475
Ordinary	Sale	456	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	138	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	134	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	908	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	732	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	97	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	80	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	621	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	67	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	279	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	540	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	257	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	383	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	338	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	904	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	382	9.9475
Ordinary	Sale	206	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	206	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	382	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	463	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	987	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	1,357	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	425	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	163	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	1,992	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	294	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	885	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	425	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	323	9.9475
Ordinary	Sale	265	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	82	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	1,478	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	619	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	263	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	2,941	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	408	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	255	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	2,003	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	856	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	4,761	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	1,107	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	1,747	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	423	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	1,298	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	882	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	942	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	52	9.95
	Total Purchases	5,137,622
	Total Sales	109,326

(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

94,500

9.953916

Ordinary

Equity Linked Swap

Opening a short position

5,000,000

9.94

(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:	23/02/2017
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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