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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

7th Apr 2017 10:12

RNS Number : 9272B
Societe Generale SA
07 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

06/04/2017

(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:

27,101,400

1.58

239,330

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:

34,708,820

2.02

17,300,020

1.01

 

 

 

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

346

9.61

Ordinary

Purchase

67

9.61

Ordinary

Purchase

168

9.625

Ordinary

Purchase

437

9.625

Ordinary

Purchase

575

9.62

Ordinary

Purchase

1,157

9.625

Ordinary

Purchase

924

9.625

Ordinary

Purchase

632

9.62

Ordinary

Purchase

144

9.62

Ordinary

Purchase

559

9.595

Ordinary

Purchase

616

9.635

Ordinary

Purchase

618

9.605

Ordinary

Purchase

616

9.63

Ordinary

Purchase

2,065

9.62

Ordinary

Purchase

4,096

9.62

Ordinary

Purchase

5,128

9.62

Ordinary

Purchase

1,897

9.62

Ordinary

Purchase

3,000,000

9.65

Ordinary

Purchase

120,000

9.625786

Ordinary

Sale

496

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

345

9.595

Ordinary

Sale

371

9.63

Ordinary

Sale

412

9.63

Ordinary

Sale

248

9.655

Ordinary

Sale

3

9.61

Ordinary

Sale

25

9.655

Ordinary

Sale

702

9.62

Ordinary

Sale

9,055

9.62

Ordinary

Sale

335

9.62

Ordinary

Sale

698

9.62

Ordinary

Sale

10,482

9.62

Ordinary

Sale

4,527

9.62

Ordinary

Sale

3,908

9.62

Ordinary

Sale

4,131

9.62

Ordinary

Sale

881

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

22

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

515

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

400

9.655

Ordinary

Sale

400

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

1,735

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

3

9.61

Ordinary

Sale

435

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

921

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

218

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

620

9.56

Ordinary

Sale

618

9.6

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

616

9.625

Ordinary

Sale

992

9.62

Ordinary

Sale

620

9.56

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.665

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

1,357

9.565

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.66

Ordinary

Sale

996

9.59

Ordinary

Sale

616

9.625

Ordinary

Sale

240

9.59

Ordinary

Sale

620

9.57

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

618

9.615

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.66

Ordinary

Sale

324

9.625

Ordinary

Sale

292

9.625

Ordinary

Sale

616

9.625

Ordinary

Sale

616

9.625

Ordinary

Sale

493

9.58

Ordinary

Sale

52

9.58

Ordinary

Sale

75

9.58

Ordinary

Sale

589

9.655

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.66

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

660

9.655

Ordinary

Sale

930

9.655

Ordinary

Sale

616

9.62

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.615

Ordinary

Sale

215

9.615

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

451

9.625

Ordinary

Sale

1,163

9.56

Ordinary

Sale

81

9.56

Ordinary

Sale

165

9.625

Ordinary

Sale

618

9.615

Ordinary

Sale

26

9.58

Ordinary

Sale

594

9.58

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

196

9.655

Ordinary

Sale

310

9.655

Ordinary

Sale

918

9.66

Ordinary

Sale

616

9.625

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.63

Ordinary

Sale

618

9.59

Ordinary

Sale

468

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

1,199

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.655

Ordinary

Sale

616

9.62

Ordinary

Sale

392

9.575

Ordinary

Sale

62

9.575

Ordinary

Sale

454

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

751

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

750

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

171

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

14

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

278

9.58

Ordinary

Sale

295

9.58

Ordinary

Sale

47

9.58

Ordinary

Sale

616

9.625

Ordinary

Sale

622

9.56

Ordinary

Sale

370

9.58

Ordinary

Sale

250

9.58

Ordinary

Sale

5,862

9.62

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.63

Ordinary

Sale

620

9.56

Ordinary

Sale

142

9.63

Ordinary

Sale

618

9.615

Ordinary

Sale

1,066

9.63

Ordinary

Sale

6

9.63

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.655

Ordinary

Sale

132

9.615

Ordinary

Sale

486

9.615

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

579

9.62

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.62

Ordinary

Sale

16

9.62

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

703

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

260

9.58

Ordinary

Sale

360

9.58

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.655

Ordinary

Sale

352

9.625

Ordinary

Sale

264

9.625

Ordinary

Sale

1,240

9.56

Ordinary

Sale

618

9.61

Ordinary

Sale

553

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

924

9.625

Ordinary

Sale

168

9.625

Ordinary

Sale

134

9.625

Ordinary

Sale

314

9.625

Ordinary

Sale

413

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

413

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

413

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.595

Ordinary

Sale

468

9.595

Ordinary

Sale

2,084

9.655

Ordinary

Sale

454

9.655

Ordinary

Sale

400

9.595

Ordinary

Sale

330

9.595

Ordinary

Sale

400

9.57

Ordinary

Sale

371

9.63

Ordinary

Sale

1

9.58

Ordinary

Sale

33

9.63

Ordinary

Sale

61

9.61

Ordinary

Sale

31

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

67

9.625

Ordinary

Sale

67

9.57

Ordinary

Sale

67

9.585

Ordinary

Sale

3

9.61

Ordinary

Sale

140,000

9.605587

Ordinary

Sale

130,000

9.605437

 

Total Purchases

3,140,045

 

Total Sales

375,157

 

 

(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

120,000

9.625786

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

140,000

9.605587

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

130,000

9.605437

Ordinary

Equity Linked Swap

Increasing a short position

3,000,000

9.65

 

 

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(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"

 

 

 

 

(c) Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

 

 

Date of disclosure:

07/04/2017

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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