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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

4th May 2017 12:52

RNS Number : 2146E

Societe Generale SA

04 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	03/05/2017
(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:	37,402,496	2.18	296,594	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,120	0.00	14,404,903	0.84
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	37,403,616	2.18	14,701,497	0.86

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	1,775	9.9425
Ordinary	Purchase	1,872	9.9425
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	736	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	433	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	1,475	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	590	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	135	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	375	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	510	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	590	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	340	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	1,447	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	356	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	234	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	423	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	167	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	590	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	345	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	245	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	590	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	380	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	210	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	590	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	408	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	182	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	342	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	101	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	2,064	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	2,064	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	41	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	1,010	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	947	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.9625
Ordinary	Sale	661	9.9425
Ordinary	Sale	619	9.9425
Ordinary	Sale	217	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	190	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	105	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	1,352	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	275	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	315	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	124	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	464	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	34	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	556	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	445	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	1,402	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	285	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	600	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	200	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	685	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	482	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	885	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	435	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	365	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	46	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	542	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	1,180	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	506	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	84	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	885	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	1,180	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	371	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	954	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	411	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	179	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	226	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	160	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	459	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	131	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	430	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	155	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	520	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	339	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	1,176	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	574	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	14	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	882	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	882	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	396	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	192	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	853	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	477	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	1,180	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	113	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	90	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	660	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	467	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	123	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	7,326	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	470	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	120	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	1,180	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	591	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	283	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	78	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	512	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	265	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	163	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	457	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	361	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	229	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	88	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	2	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	198	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	390	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	762	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	1,008	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	882	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	885	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	2,289	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	882	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	191	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	694	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	534	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	56	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	179	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	706	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	461	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	885	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	619	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	286	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	304	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	521	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	499	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	129	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	22	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	531	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	354	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	396	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	194	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	259	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	331	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	108	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	11	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	69	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	1,807	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	8,801	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	785	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	4,400	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	466	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	539	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	175	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	305	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	459	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	590	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	23	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	91	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	680	9.943015
	Total Purchases	24,167
	Total Sales	121,982

(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

680

9.943015

(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:	04/05/2017
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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