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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

12th Apr 2017 12:00

RNS Number : 3428C

Societe Generale SA

12 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	11/04/2017
(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:	27,240,431	1.58	218,124	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:	34,847,851	2.03	17,278,814	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	6	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	129	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	83	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	1,477	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	726	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	610	9.725
Ordinary	Purchase	610	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	1,239	9.72
Ordinary	Purchase	117	9.72
Ordinary	Purchase	493	9.72
Ordinary	Purchase	612	9.675
Ordinary	Purchase	612	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	612	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	310	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	700	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	265	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	612	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	777	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	1,065	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	284	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	612	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	743	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	477	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	479	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	131	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	210	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	228	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	933	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	545	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	226	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.725
Ordinary	Purchase	200	9.725
Ordinary	Purchase	692	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	590	9.725
Ordinary	Purchase	806	9.725
Ordinary	Purchase	466	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	67	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	25	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	146	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	104	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	710	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	700	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	440	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	21	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	550	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	156	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	50	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	1,759	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	792	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	243	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	215	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	128	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	295	9.705
Ordinary	Purchase	492	9.705
Ordinary	Purchase	371	9.705
Ordinary	Purchase	601	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	204	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	200	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	220	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	1,550	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	482	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	506	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	48	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	1,191	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	394	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	360	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	318	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	442	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	3,891	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	1,362	9.725
Ordinary	Purchase	364	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	619	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	520	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	269	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	269	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	270	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	204	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	226	9.705
Ordinary	Purchase	15	9.705
Ordinary	Purchase	260	9.705
Ordinary	Purchase	81	9.705
Ordinary	Purchase	98	9.705
Ordinary	Purchase	143	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	77	9.705
Ordinary	Purchase	1,470	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	584	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	279	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	785	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.71
Ordinary	Purchase	416	9.71
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.71
Ordinary	Purchase	163	9.71
Ordinary	Purchase	60	9.71
Ordinary	Purchase	549	9.675
Ordinary	Purchase	549	9.675
Ordinary	Purchase	94	9.705
Ordinary	Purchase	208	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	395	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.73
Ordinary	Purchase	1,143	9.705
Ordinary	Purchase	184	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	496	9.725
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.725
Ordinary	Purchase	369	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	31	9.7051613
Ordinary	Purchase	1,032	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	1,032	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	4,128	9.7
Ordinary	Purchase	41,282	9.710662
Ordinary	Sale	1,356	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	1,646	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	418	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	708	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	1,459	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	93	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	67	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	43	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	736	9.71
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.71
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	329	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	18	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	24	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	190	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.705
Ordinary	Sale	1,030	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	420	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	362	9.705
Ordinary	Sale	248	9.705
Ordinary	Sale	200	9.71
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	528	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	82	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	239	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	608	9.705
Ordinary	Sale	410	9.71
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.705
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	210	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.705
Ordinary	Sale	508	9.705
Ordinary	Sale	315	9.71
Ordinary	Sale	295	9.71
Ordinary	Sale	420	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	608	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	510	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	190	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	80	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	530	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.705
Ordinary	Sale	241	9.705
Ordinary	Sale	19,374	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	318	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	395	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	215	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	192	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	45	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.705
Ordinary	Sale	510	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	251	9.705
Ordinary	Sale	16	9.705
Ordinary	Sale	481	9.71
Ordinary	Sale	376	9.71
Ordinary	Sale	128	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	482	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	351	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	157	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	453	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	62	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	455	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	244	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	366	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.715
Ordinary	Sale	110	9.715
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.71
Ordinary	Sale	543	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.705
Ordinary	Sale	139	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	516	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	108	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.705
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	700	9.705
Ordinary	Sale	610	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	800	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	454	9.705
Ordinary	Sale	283	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	171	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	289	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.725
Ordinary	Sale	454	9.705
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	331	9.695
Ordinary	Sale	454	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	575	9.7
Ordinary	Sale	389	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	23	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	1	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	1,086	9.6815682
	Total Purchases	102,474
	Total Sales	58,812

(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:	12/04/2017
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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