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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

31st Mar 2017 12:06

RNS Number : 1904B

Societe Generale SA

31 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	30/03/2017
(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:	3,232,025	0.19	680,174	0.04
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	17,622,442	1.03	10,195,290	0.59
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	20,854,467	1.21	10,875,464	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	32	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	345	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	67	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.795
Ordinary	Purchase	486	9.795
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	15	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	294	9.79
Ordinary	Purchase	19	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	414	9.79
Ordinary	Purchase	2,985	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	164	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	2,736	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	355	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	1,091	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	700	9.79
Ordinary	Purchase	1,603	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	1,293	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	25	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	826	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	413	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	328	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	36	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	441	9.8
Ordinary	Purchase	58	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	441	9.79
Ordinary	Purchase	58	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	113	9.82
Ordinary	Purchase	172	9.79
Ordinary	Purchase	440	9.795
Ordinary	Purchase	441	9.81
Ordinary	Purchase	1	9.79
Ordinary	Purchase	441	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	388	9.79
Ordinary	Purchase	53	9.79
Ordinary	Purchase	22	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	441	9.825
Ordinary	Purchase	445	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	6	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	441	9.785
Ordinary	Purchase	441	9.795
Ordinary	Purchase	441	9.81
Ordinary	Purchase	417	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	441	9.795
Ordinary	Purchase	37	9.775
Ordinary	Purchase	221	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	883	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	248	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	75	9.755
Ordinary	Purchase	439	9.755
Ordinary	Purchase	122	9.755
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.78
Ordinary	Purchase	65	9.78
Ordinary	Purchase	340	9.795
Ordinary	Purchase	34	9.83
Ordinary	Purchase	99	9.795
Ordinary	Purchase	439	9.81
Ordinary	Purchase	21	9.765
Ordinary	Purchase	439	9.785
Ordinary	Purchase	7,664	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	3,216	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	1,321	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	591	9.7750085
Ordinary	Purchase	725	9.77
Ordinary	Purchase	5,810	9.795
Ordinary	Sale	83	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	23	9.795
Ordinary	Sale	413	9.795
Ordinary	Sale	53	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	3	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	67	9.805
Ordinary	Sale	608	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	512	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	559	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	142	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	466	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	224	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	284	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	107	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	505	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	395	9.825
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	608	9.795
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.815
Ordinary	Sale	206	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	245	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	163	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	453	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	409	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	211	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	335	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	403	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	352	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	257	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	149	9.795
Ordinary	Sale	463	9.795
Ordinary	Sale	312	9.815
Ordinary	Sale	200	9.815
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.815
Ordinary	Sale	608	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.795
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.75
Ordinary	Sale	195	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	416	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	301	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	608	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.75
Ordinary	Sale	136	9.75
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.75
Ordinary	Sale	435	9.75
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.75
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.75
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	478	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	136	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	2,763	9.75
Ordinary	Sale	589	9.795
Ordinary	Sale	64	9.75
Ordinary	Sale	524	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	550	9.75
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.81
Ordinary	Sale	912	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	583	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	24	9.805
Ordinary	Sale	316	9.805
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	282	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	330	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.795
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	1,220	9.78
Ordinary	Sale	608	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	728	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	22	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	483	9.78
Ordinary	Sale	127	9.78
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	308	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	204	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	720	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	200	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	708	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	608	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	375	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	221	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	387	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	237	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	551	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	63	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	921	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	217	9.825
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	600	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	12	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.775
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	134	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	420	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	364	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	410	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	85	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	113	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	235	9.795
Ordinary	Sale	375	9.795
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	116	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	411	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	215	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	589	9.795
Ordinary	Sale	511	9.805
Ordinary	Sale	1,228	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	1,220	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.76
Ordinary	Sale	399	9.765
Ordinary	Sale	502	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	110	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.8
Ordinary	Sale	309	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.755
Ordinary	Sale	612	9.795
Ordinary	Sale	438	9.795
Ordinary	Sale	176	9.795
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.79
Ordinary	Sale	598	9.77
Ordinary	Sale	25	9.795
Ordinary	Sale	256	9.77
Ordinary	Sale	67	9.785
Ordinary	Sale	21	9.785
	Total Purchases	45,376
	Total Sales	66,399

(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:	31/03/2017
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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