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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

28th Apr 2017 10:00

RNS Number : 6825D

Societe Generale SA

28 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	27/04/2017
(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:	37,332,325	2.17	135,978	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	440	0.00	14,273,812	0.83
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	37,332,765	2.17	14,409,790	0.84

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	670	9.835
Ordinary	Purchase	2,110	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	530	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	1,218	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	645	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	225	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	978	9.885
Ordinary	Purchase	2,064	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	2,064	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	741	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	1,091	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	355	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	2,708	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	650	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	2,064	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	2,064	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	2,064	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	826	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	646	9.86
Ordinary	Purchase	1,031	9.89
Ordinary	Purchase	468	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	1,236	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	95	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	1,314	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	360	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	13	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	11	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	39	9.835
Ordinary	Sale	7	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	65	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	57	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	11	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	141	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	481	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	899	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	22	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	440	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	86	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	630	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	30	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	728	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	441	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	445	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	273	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	264	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	346	9.9
Ordinary	Sale	414	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	429	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	20	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	254	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	1,100	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	991	9.8425
Ordinary	Sale	244	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	1,658	9.8475
Ordinary	Sale	289	9.835
Ordinary	Sale	330	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	39	9.825
Ordinary	Sale	21	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	246	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	256	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	430	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	112	9.835
Ordinary	Sale	273	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	598	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	484	9.835
Ordinary	Sale	596	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	585	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	13	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	40	9.835
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	204	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	296	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	527	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	65	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	298	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	2	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	596	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	197	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	72	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	222	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	294	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	395	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	392	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	517	9.835
Ordinary	Sale	596	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	305	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.825
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.87
Ordinary	Sale	108	9.825
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.87
Ordinary	Sale	572	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	237	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.87
Ordinary	Sale	550	9.865
Ordinary	Sale	44	9.865
Ordinary	Sale	549	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	355	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	16	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	576	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	47	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	596	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	208	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	282	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	232	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	322	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	156	9.87
Ordinary	Sale	438	9.87
Ordinary	Sale	213	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	476	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	379	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	495	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	290	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	304	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	232	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	362	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	891	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	144	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	487	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.865
Ordinary	Sale	155	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	374	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	218	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	532	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	598	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	72	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	39	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	286	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	888	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	644	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	443	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	598	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	165	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	598	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	157	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	50	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	548	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	327	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	147	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	403	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	97	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	350	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	149	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	435	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	587	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	189	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	439	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	155	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	485	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	107	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	598	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	598	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	52	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	306	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	167	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	71	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	1,184	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	276	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	499	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	148	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	7	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	86	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	530	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	68	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	583	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	15	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	596	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	888	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	596	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	337	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	598	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	236	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	262	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	255	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	596	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	40	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	93	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	499	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	1,276	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.875
Ordinary	Sale	52	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	52	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	596	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	32	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	212	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	596	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	412	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	180	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	60	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	536	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	161	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	243	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	138	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	52	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	41	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	596	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	557	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	596	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	574	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	22	9.85
Ordinary	Sale	306	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	121	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	596	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	95	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	486	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	11	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	473	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	596	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	201	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	154	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	241	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	127	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	465	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	254	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	340	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	596	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	344	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	596	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	254	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	596	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	39	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	596	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	92	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	519	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	233	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	361	9.86
Ordinary	Sale	470	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	126	9.845
Ordinary	Sale	86	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	132	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	170	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	596	9.835
Ordinary	Sale	598	9.84
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	508	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	86	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	535	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	61	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	600	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	63	9.83
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	116	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.88
Ordinary	Sale	497	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	386	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	117	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	429	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	283	9.885
Ordinary	Sale	18,899	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	1,401	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	456	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	627	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	683	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	433	9.89
Ordinary	Sale	811	9.895
Ordinary	Sale	124	9.885
	Total Purchases	25,212
	Total Sales	129,201

(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:	28/04/2017
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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