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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

23rd Mar 2017 11:51

RNS Number : 3322A
Societe Generale SA
23 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

22/03/2017

(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:

3,164,287

0.18

9,010,542

0.52

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

22,084,917

1.28

10,180,290

0.59

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

25,249,204

1.47

19,190,832

1.12

 

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

877

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

383

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

610

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

1,276

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

366

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

882

9.845

Ordinary

Purchase

869

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

878

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

247

9.825

Ordinary

Purchase

600

9.845

Ordinary

Purchase

282

9.845

Ordinary

Purchase

400

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

400

9.825

Ordinary

Purchase

313

9.86

Ordinary

Purchase

495

9.86

Ordinary

Purchase

1,711

9.825

Ordinary

Purchase

715

9.825

Ordinary

Purchase

4,501

9.825

Ordinary

Purchase

3,216

9.825

Ordinary

Purchase

2,065

9.825

Ordinary

Purchase

24

9.86

Ordinary

Purchase

139

9.86

Ordinary

Purchase

250

9.86

Ordinary

Purchase

413

9.86

Ordinary

Purchase

486

9.835

Ordinary

Purchase

17

9.835

Ordinary

Purchase

8

9.835

Ordinary

Purchase

90

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

500

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

526

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

7

9.83

Ordinary

Purchase

113

9.83

Ordinary

Purchase

252

9.83

Ordinary

Purchase

290

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

305

9.83

Ordinary

Purchase

93

9.83

Ordinary

Purchase

71

9.83

Ordinary

Purchase

609

9.83

Ordinary

Purchase

500

9.825

Ordinary

Purchase

1,100

9.825

Ordinary

Purchase

405

9.86

Ordinary

Purchase

345

9.865

Ordinary

Purchase

109

9.865

Ordinary

Purchase

627

9.825

Ordinary

Purchase

246

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

5,214

9.86

Ordinary

Purchase

1,239

9.86

Ordinary

Purchase

925

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

934

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

189

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

77

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

23

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

1,594

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

290

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

1,239

9.86

Ordinary

Purchase

400

9.865

Ordinary

Purchase

54

9.865

Ordinary

Purchase

372

9.865

Ordinary

Purchase

867

9.825

Ordinary

Purchase

467

9.835

Ordinary

Purchase

44

9.835

Ordinary

Purchase

963

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

223

9.83

Ordinary

Purchase

577

9.83

Ordinary

Purchase

67

9.83

Ordinary

Purchase

233

9.825

Ordinary

Purchase

983

9.825

Ordinary

Purchase

230

9.825

Ordinary

Purchase

297

9.825

Ordinary

Purchase

248

9.855

Ordinary

Purchase

41,299

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

1,511

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

25

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

67

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

326

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

378

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

250

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

300

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

60

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

435

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

20

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

38

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

500

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

76

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

287

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

700

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

38

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

38

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

187

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

16

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

103

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

495

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

806

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

156

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

156

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

277

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

467

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

203

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

19

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

571

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

298

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

121

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

123

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

370

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

900

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.84

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

500

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

64

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

335

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.86

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

915

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

250

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

300

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

915

9.86

Ordinary

Sale

915

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

500

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

182

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

180

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

250

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

114

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

800

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

67

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

250

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

915

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

178

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

184

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

250

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

233

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.84

Ordinary

Sale

750

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

38

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

500

9.835

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.835

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.84

Ordinary

Sale

129

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

757

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.84

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

202

9.835

Ordinary

Sale

5

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

154

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

92

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

591

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

915

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

18

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

366

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

379

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

235

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

896

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

86

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

122

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

124

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

800

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

491

9.835

Ordinary

Sale

121

9.835

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

285

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

630

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

91

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

398

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

125

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

161

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

302

9.835

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.835

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.835

Ordinary

Sale

531

9.835

Ordinary

Sale

481

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

129

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

93

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

822

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

428

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

186

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

474

9.86

Ordinary

Sale

292

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

915

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

915

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

310

9.835

Ordinary

Sale

300

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

250

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

921

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

594

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

715

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

505

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.84

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.84

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

124

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

490

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

410

9.835

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

35

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

595

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

1,228

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.84

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.86

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

250

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

918

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

10

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

600

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

234

9.84

Ordinary

Sale

1,296

9.84

Ordinary

Sale

131

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

88

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

391

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.86

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

1,525

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

915

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

300

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

314

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

915

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

665

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

500

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

750

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

134

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

476

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.835

Ordinary

Sale

165

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.86

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

583

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

29

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

1,020

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

200

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

92

9.835

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

415

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

300

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

312

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

468

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

450

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

167

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

380

9.835

Ordinary

Sale

140

9.835

Ordinary

Sale

447

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

915

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

430

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

180

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

438

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

151

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

915

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

750

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

750

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

40

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

64

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

614

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.845

Ordinary

Sale

449

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

165

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

51

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

828

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

303

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

97

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

250

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

300

9.855

Ordinary

Sale

203

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

610

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

1,830

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

140

9.85

Ordinary

Sale

177

9.83

Ordinary

Sale

612

9.84

Ordinary

Sale

81

9.835

Ordinary

Sale

3,781

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

748

9.825

Ordinary

Sale

5,859,815

9.86

Ordinary

Sale

4,462,475

9.86

Ordinary

Sale

5,672,180

9.86

Total Purchases

87,659

Total Sales

16,164,206

 

 

(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

Equity linked swap

Increasing a long position

4,462,475

9.86

Ordinary

Equity linked swap

Reducing a short position

5,672,180

9.86

 

 

 (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:

23/03/2017

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.

 

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