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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

10th Apr 2017 13:48

RNS Number : 0819C

Societe Generale SA

10 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	07/04/2017
(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:	27,199,821	1.58	211,078	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	7,607,420	0.44	17,060,690	0.99
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	34,807,241	2.02	17,271,768	1.00

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	31	9.64
Ordinary	Purchase	445	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	4	9.64
Ordinary	Purchase	441	9.64
Ordinary	Purchase	18	9.62
Ordinary	Purchase	206	9.62
Ordinary	Purchase	239	9.62
Ordinary	Purchase	13	9.62
Ordinary	Purchase	15	9.64
Ordinary	Purchase	502	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	1	9.595
Ordinary	Purchase	416	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	228	9.625
Ordinary	Purchase	445	9.625
Ordinary	Purchase	442	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	445	9.64
Ordinary	Purchase	445	9.67
Ordinary	Purchase	445	9.64
Ordinary	Purchase	445	9.64
Ordinary	Purchase	156	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	135	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	154	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	23	9.67
Ordinary	Purchase	217	9.625
Ordinary	Purchase	437	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	2	9.64
Ordinary	Purchase	20	9.6
Ordinary	Purchase	353	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	63	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	267	9.625
Ordinary	Purchase	178	9.625
Ordinary	Purchase	445	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	445	9.635
Ordinary	Purchase	612	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	445	9.65
Ordinary	Purchase	445	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	445	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	403	9.6
Ordinary	Purchase	1	9.595
Ordinary	Purchase	31	9.63
Ordinary	Purchase	19	9.6
Ordinary	Purchase	2,064	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	59	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	497	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	137	9.65
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.65
Ordinary	Purchase	416	9.65
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.65
Ordinary	Purchase	9	9.65
Ordinary	Purchase	330	9.65
Ordinary	Purchase	65	9.6
Ordinary	Purchase	513	9.6
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.635
Ordinary	Purchase	352	9.595
Ordinary	Purchase	28	9.595
Ordinary	Purchase	422	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	502	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	649	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	49	9.6
Ordinary	Purchase	5,114	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	6,958	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	22	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	467	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	418	9.6
Ordinary	Purchase	129	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	1	9.595
Ordinary	Purchase	1,135	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	25	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	18	9.6
Ordinary	Purchase	59	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	59	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	15	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	578	9.6425
Ordinary	Purchase	310	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	6	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	551	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	2,567	9.6725
Ordinary	Purchase	3,209	9.6725
Ordinary	Purchase	37	9.65
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.65
Ordinary	Purchase	578	9.6
Ordinary	Purchase	627	9.635
Ordinary	Purchase	481	9.635
Ordinary	Purchase	620	9.6
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	716	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	578	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	620	9.6
Ordinary	Purchase	1,009	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	616	9.63
Ordinary	Purchase	240	9.615
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.625
Ordinary	Purchase	927	9.63
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.63
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.595
Ordinary	Purchase	1,938	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	620	9.6
Ordinary	Purchase	408	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	214	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.62
Ordinary	Purchase	620	9.6
Ordinary	Purchase	867	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	1,545	9.63
Ordinary	Purchase	1,240	9.59
Ordinary	Purchase	620	9.6
Ordinary	Purchase	620	9.6
Ordinary	Purchase	767	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	77	9.59
Ordinary	Purchase	620	9.6
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.63
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.59
Ordinary	Purchase	290	9.59
Ordinary	Purchase	550	9.605
Ordinary	Purchase	224	9.605
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.62
Ordinary	Purchase	647	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.615
Ordinary	Purchase	585	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	620	9.6
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.635
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.64
Ordinary	Purchase	620	9.6
Ordinary	Purchase	491	9.605
Ordinary	Purchase	127	9.605
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.615
Ordinary	Purchase	202	9.635
Ordinary	Purchase	644	9.635
Ordinary	Purchase	655	9.635
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.635
Ordinary	Purchase	187	9.635
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.635
Ordinary	Purchase	1,699	9.635
Ordinary	Purchase	616	9.635
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.63
Ordinary	Purchase	924	9.64
Ordinary	Purchase	616	9.635
Ordinary	Purchase	517	9.64
Ordinary	Purchase	99	9.64
Ordinary	Purchase	566	9.64
Ordinary	Purchase	358	9.64
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.635
Ordinary	Purchase	206	9.61
Ordinary	Purchase	134	9.61
Ordinary	Purchase	24	9.61
Ordinary	Purchase	49	9.61
Ordinary	Purchase	261	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	367	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	12,508	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	4,771	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	142	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	6,253	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	994	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	1,498	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	20,641	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	194	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	41,282	9.665
Ordinary	Sale	387	9.61
Ordinary	Sale	413	9.61
Ordinary	Sale	294	9.61
Ordinary	Sale	145	9.61
Ordinary	Sale	376	9.6
Ordinary	Sale	826	9.65
Ordinary	Sale	498	9.65
Ordinary	Sale	451	9.65
Ordinary	Sale	535	9.6025
Ordinary	Sale	578	9.64
Ordinary	Sale	207	9.625
Ordinary	Sale	469	9.6825
Ordinary	Sale	459	9.6825
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	470	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	567	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	46	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	248	9.61
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.685
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.675
Ordinary	Sale	528	9.675
Ordinary	Sale	564	9.675
Ordinary	Sale	486	9.6
Ordinary	Sale	331	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	593	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	233	9.625
Ordinary	Sale	464	9.625
Ordinary	Sale	114	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	171	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	445	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	307	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	428	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	800	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	616	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	134	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	482	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	268	9.63
Ordinary	Sale	60	9.63
Ordinary	Sale	28	9.63
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.63
Ordinary	Sale	160	9.63
Ordinary	Sale	1,385	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	516	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	98	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	826	9.605
Ordinary	Sale	921	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	1,228	9.685
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.715
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.735
Ordinary	Sale	90	9.735
Ordinary	Sale	1,593	9.745
Ordinary	Sale	422	9.735
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.65
Ordinary	Sale	315	9.65
Ordinary	Sale	169	9.65
Ordinary	Sale	34	9.65
Ordinary	Sale	614	9.67
Ordinary	Sale	305	9.61
Ordinary	Sale	319	9.735
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.65
Ordinary	Sale	1,032	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	546	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	1,581	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	1,032	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	1,032	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	486	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	487	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	2,065	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	1,576	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	1,184	9.69
	Total Purchases	168,105
	Total Sales	41,432

(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:	10/04/2017
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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