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Form 8.3 - SKY PLC

6th Mar 2017 10:48

RNS Number : 6096Y
Societe Generale SA
06 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

03/03/2017

(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:

16,629,437

0.97

194,937

0.01

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

10,362,707

0.60

*15,686,990

0.91

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

26,992,144

1.57

15,881,927

0.92

 

*The change in the holding of 1,085,943 shares is due to a derivative which is referenced to a basket of securities becoming to be disclosable for the purpose of the code

 

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

429

9.975

Ordinary

Purchase

413

9.975

Ordinary

Purchase

16

9.975

Ordinary

Purchase

414

9.985

Ordinary

Purchase

342

9.985

Ordinary

Purchase

73

9.985

Ordinary

Purchase

356

9.985

Ordinary

Purchase

57

9.985

Ordinary

Purchase

21

9.97

Ordinary

Purchase

430

9.975

Ordinary

Purchase

20

9.975

Ordinary

Purchase

429

9.975

Ordinary

Purchase

429

9.975

Ordinary

Purchase

182

9.985

Ordinary

Purchase

237

9.985

Ordinary

Purchase

412

9.9775

Ordinary

Purchase

532

10

Ordinary

Purchase

23

9.975

Ordinary

Purchase

374

9.975

Ordinary

Purchase

1,740

9.975

Ordinary

Purchase

300

9.965

Ordinary

Purchase

300

9.965

Ordinary

Purchase

235

9.965

Ordinary

Purchase

326

9.965

Ordinary

Purchase

3

9.985

Ordinary

Purchase

234

9.985

Ordinary

Purchase

373

9.99

Ordinary

Purchase

349

9.985

Ordinary

Purchase

870

9.985

Ordinary

Purchase

298

9.99

Ordinary

Purchase

217

9.995

Ordinary

Purchase

32

9.995

Ordinary

Purchase

1,508

9.985

Ordinary

Purchase

43

9.98

Ordinary

Purchase

390

9.985

Ordinary

Purchase

273

9.985

Ordinary

Purchase

3,680

9.98

Ordinary

Purchase

4,445

9.98

Ordinary

Purchase

620

9.975

Ordinary

Purchase

331

9.98

Ordinary

Purchase

505

9.98

Ordinary

Purchase

429

9.975

Ordinary

Purchase

70

9.98

Ordinary

Purchase

13,238

9.98

Ordinary

Purchase

620

9.985

Ordinary

Purchase

1,423

9.985

Ordinary

Purchase

252

10

Ordinary

Purchase

546

9.995

Ordinary

Purchase

397

9.97

Ordinary

Purchase

71

9.98

Ordinary

Purchase

5,547

9.98

Ordinary

Purchase

426

9.985

Ordinary

Purchase

183

9.955

Ordinary

Purchase

803

9.955

Ordinary

Purchase

3,633

9.98

Ordinary

Purchase

2,000,000

9.975

Ordinary

Purchase

672,180

9.975

Ordinary

Sale

429

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

20

9.96

Ordinary

Sale

2,783

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

429

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

37

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

170

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

429

9.975

Ordinary

Sale

21

9.96

Ordinary

Sale

19

9.96

Ordinary

Sale

1,983

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

381

9.965

Ordinary

Sale

243

9.965

Ordinary

Sale

1,158

9.965

Ordinary

Sale

79

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

380

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

2,628

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

598

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

144

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

21

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

440

9.965

Ordinary

Sale

257

9.965

Ordinary

Sale

868

9.965

Ordinary

Sale

750

9.975

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

507

9.96

Ordinary

Sale

95

9.96

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.96

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

1,310

9.975

Ordinary

Sale

208

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

392

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

598

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

461

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

139

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

602

9.96

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

598

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

335

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

263

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

897

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

231

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

369

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

284

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

316

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

1,505

9.955

Ordinary

Sale

598

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.975

Ordinary

Sale

629

9.975

Ordinary

Sale

230

9.975

Ordinary

Sale

341

9.975

Ordinary

Sale

602

9.96

Ordinary

Sale

598

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

65

9.96

Ordinary

Sale

537

9.96

Ordinary

Sale

602

9.96

Ordinary

Sale

903

9.95

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

566

9.99

Ordinary

Sale

403

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

18

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

242

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

358

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

598

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

177

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

602

9.96

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

598

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.99

Ordinary

Sale

608

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

289

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.99

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

602

9.955

Ordinary

Sale

250

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

348

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

598

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

602

9.955

Ordinary

Sale

403

9.99

Ordinary

Sale

197

9.99

Ordinary

Sale

505

9.99

Ordinary

Sale

95

9.99

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

478

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

465

9.99

Ordinary

Sale

598

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

598

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

404

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

750

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

736

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

314

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

901

9.965

Ordinary

Sale

196

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.965

Ordinary

Sale

602

9.955

Ordinary

Sale

598

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.975

Ordinary

Sale

602

9.965

Ordinary

Sale

68

9.975

Ordinary

Sale

5,000

9.975

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

250

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

285

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

602

9.96

Ordinary

Sale

594

9.965

Ordinary

Sale

539

9.98

Ordinary

Sale

1,309

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

4,510

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

102

9.96

Ordinary

Sale

372

9.97

Ordinary

Sale

500

9.96

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

372

9.955

Ordinary

Sale

65

9.985

Ordinary

Sale

63

9.965

Ordinary

Sale

200,322

9.9686132

Total Purchases

2,722,079

Total Sales

272,536

 

(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 long position

200,322

9.9686132

Ordinary

Equity linked swap

Increasing a short position

2,672,180

9.975

 

 (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:

06/03/2017

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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