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Form 8.3 - SKY PLC

11th May 2017 11:44

RNS Number : 8877E

Societe Generale SA

11 May 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	10/05/2017
(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:	43,979,180	2.56	134,812	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,120	0.00	14,407,639	0.84
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	43,980,300	2.56	14,542,451	0.85

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	422	9.98
Ordinary	Purchase	96	9.98
Ordinary	Purchase	561	9.98
Ordinary	Purchase	967	9.98
Ordinary	Purchase	74	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	2,065	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	661	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	1,069	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	970	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	262	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	460	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	572	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	11,473	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	1,317	9.985
Ordinary	Purchase	422	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	19	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	55	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	49	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	225	9.985
Ordinary	Purchase	279	9.985
Ordinary	Purchase	435	9.985
Ordinary	Purchase	33	9.98
Ordinary	Purchase	58	9.985
Ordinary	Purchase	355	9.985
Ordinary	Purchase	21	9.985
Ordinary	Purchase	385	9.985
Ordinary	Purchase	403	9.985
Ordinary	Purchase	76	9.985
Ordinary	Purchase	334	9.985
Ordinary	Purchase	79	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	47	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	283	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	49	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	30	9.98
Ordinary	Purchase	79	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	508	9.985
Ordinary	Purchase	66	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	122	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	282	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	304	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	271	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	60	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	627	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	537	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	12	9.985
Ordinary	Purchase	496	9.985
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	164	9.94
Ordinary	Purchase	422	9.94
Ordinary	Purchase	125	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	406	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	164	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	343	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	435	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	151	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	879	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	111	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	475	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.94
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	492	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	274	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	312	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	94	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	194	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	142	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	486	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	351	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	135	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	129	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	176	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	287	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	123	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	574	9.935
Ordinary	Purchase	305	9.935
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.94
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.94
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	441	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.935
Ordinary	Purchase	544	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	42	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	584	9.98
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	422	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	164	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	37	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	176	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	410	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	549	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	406	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	92	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	494	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.94
Ordinary	Purchase	558	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	28	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	214	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	520	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	372	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	66	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	113	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	556	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	30	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	264	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	213	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	50	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	323	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	73	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	588	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	103	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	115	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	358	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	228	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	117	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	469	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	567	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	404	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	82	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	876	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	539	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	47	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	153	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	255	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	284	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	515	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	312	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	274	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	180	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	113	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	473	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	115	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	471	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	307	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	179	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	406	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	280	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	306	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	30	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	556	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	148	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	731	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.94
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	87	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	399	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	203	9.94
Ordinary	Purchase	383	9.94
Ordinary	Purchase	276	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	310	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	34	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	297	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	255	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	486	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	176	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	410	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	286	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	203	9.97
Ordinary	Purchase	383	9.97
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	442	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	144	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	567	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.94
Ordinary	Purchase	739	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.97
Ordinary	Purchase	528	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	58	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	406	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.97
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	180	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	912	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	553	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	231	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	355	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	164	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	586	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.98
Ordinary	Purchase	334	9.98
Ordinary	Purchase	31	9.98
Ordinary	Purchase	7,609	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	267	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	2,364	9.94
Ordinary	Purchase	352	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	63	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	1,335,208	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	2,887,878	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	476	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	1,351	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	306	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	447	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	267	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	44	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	353	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	413	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	2,065	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	2,065	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	2,065	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	2,065	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	2,065	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	60	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	584	9.98
Ordinary	Sale	4,946	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	217	9.98
Ordinary	Sale	367	9.98
Ordinary	Sale	584	9.975
Ordinary	Sale	123	9.98
Ordinary	Sale	461	9.98
Ordinary	Sale	584	9.98
Ordinary	Sale	584	9.98
Ordinary	Sale	413	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	2,065	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	892	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	661	9.98
	Total Purchases	4,335,164
	Total Sales	26,523

(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:	11/05/2017
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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