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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

3rd Apr 2017 10:43

RNS Number : 3699B

Societe Generale SA

03 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	31/03/2017
(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:	3,243,578	0.19	659,678	0.04
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	17,622,442	1.03	10,210,690	0.59
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	20,866,020	1.21	10,870,368	0.63

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	2,065	9.76
Ordinary	Purchase	2,065	9.76
Ordinary	Purchase	4,130	9.76
Ordinary	Purchase	2,065	9.76
Ordinary	Purchase	2,065	9.76
Ordinary	Purchase	2,065	9.76
Ordinary	Purchase	19	9.775
Ordinary	Purchase	402	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	251	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	156	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	1,441	9.76
Ordinary	Purchase	578	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	610	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	608	9.775
Ordinary	Purchase	670	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	245	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	110	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	355	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	557	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	571	9.775
Ordinary	Purchase	702	9.76
Ordinary	Purchase	537	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	610	9.775
Ordinary	Purchase	610	9.775
Ordinary	Purchase	350	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	260	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	610	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	387	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	186	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	223	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	1,220	9.775
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	10	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	608	9.775
Ordinary	Purchase	610	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	601	9.775
Ordinary	Purchase	50	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	39	9.775
Ordinary	Purchase	284	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	4,052	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	159	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	191	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	252	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	443	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	443	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	21	9.775
Ordinary	Purchase	443	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	443	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	404	9.7625
Ordinary	Purchase	20	9.76
Ordinary	Purchase	423	9.76
Ordinary	Purchase	443	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	252	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	198	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	38	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	473	9.7625
Ordinary	Purchase	284	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	443	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	443	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	48	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	98	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	308	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	413	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	4,336	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	496	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	8,811	9.76
Ordinary	Purchase	743	9.76
Ordinary	Purchase	441	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	20	9.775
Ordinary	Purchase	225	9.775
Ordinary	Purchase	441	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	441	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	317	9.7675
Ordinary	Purchase	12,900	9.761171
Ordinary	Purchase	2,500	9.761172
Ordinary	Purchase	439	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	409	9.775
Ordinary	Sale	404	9.775
Ordinary	Sale	4	9.775
Ordinary	Sale	9	9.775
Ordinary	Sale	49	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	21	9.775
Ordinary	Sale	176	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	577	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	718	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	429	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	181	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	200	9.78
Ordinary	Sale	360	9.78
Ordinary	Sale	608	9.77
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.775
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	10	9.78
Ordinary	Sale	600	9.78
Ordinary	Sale	608	9.77
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	912	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.77
Ordinary	Sale	142	9.77
Ordinary	Sale	265	9.77
Ordinary	Sale	201	9.77
Ordinary	Sale	608	9.775
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.775
Ordinary	Sale	306	9.78
Ordinary	Sale	304	9.78
Ordinary	Sale	448	9.78
Ordinary	Sale	162	9.78
Ordinary	Sale	339	9.775
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.775
Ordinary	Sale	601	9.775
Ordinary	Sale	535	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	73	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	140	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	422	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	526	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	48	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	84	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	608	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	608	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.78
Ordinary	Sale	110	9.78
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.775
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	242	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	266	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	558	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	52	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.775
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.78
Ordinary	Sale	190	9.77
Ordinary	Sale	418	9.77
Ordinary	Sale	273	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	197	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	140	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.775
Ordinary	Sale	310	9.775
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.775
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	191	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	319	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	307	9.78
Ordinary	Sale	117	9.78
Ordinary	Sale	184	9.78
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.77
Ordinary	Sale	358	9.77
Ordinary	Sale	360	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.775
Ordinary	Sale	162	9.77
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.77
Ordinary	Sale	1,986	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	336	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	428	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	3,023	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	2,572	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	322	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	35	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	4,500	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	818	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	248	9.77
Ordinary	Sale	84	9.76
	Total Purchases	73,670
	Total Sales	41,621

(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

12,900

9.761171

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

2,500

9.761172

(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:	03/04/2017
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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