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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

26th Feb 2018 10:48

RNS Number : 9168F

Societe Generale SA

26 February 2018

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	23/02/2018
(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"	NO

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:	50,017,480	2.91	592,276	0.03
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	26,002,945	1.51
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	50,017,480	2.91	26,595,221	1.55

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	278	10.975
Ordinary	Purchase	457	11.045
Ordinary	Purchase	646	10.975
Ordinary	Purchase	610	10.98
Ordinary	Purchase	250	10.98
Ordinary	Purchase	401	10.975
Ordinary	Purchase	402	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	401	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	7,680	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	8,686	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	2,528	10.965
Ordinary	Purchase	6,475	10.965
Ordinary	Purchase	989	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.965
Ordinary	Purchase	5,070	10.965
Ordinary	Purchase	1,194	10.965
Ordinary	Purchase	589	10.965
Ordinary	Purchase	401	10.995
Ordinary	Purchase	2,637	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	401	10.97
Ordinary	Purchase	402	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	401	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	401	10.97
Ordinary	Purchase	402	10.975
Ordinary	Purchase	402	10.975
Ordinary	Purchase	928	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	402	10.97
Ordinary	Purchase	401	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	401	10.995
Ordinary	Purchase	130	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	402	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	1,859	10.975
Ordinary	Purchase	1,105	10.975
Ordinary	Purchase	1,341	10.975
Ordinary	Purchase	402	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	402	10.97
Ordinary	Purchase	3	10.97
Ordinary	Purchase	9	10.98
Ordinary	Purchase	2	10.97
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.975
Ordinary	Purchase	169	10.975
Ordinary	Purchase	262	10.97
Ordinary	Purchase	58	10.97
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.975
Ordinary	Purchase	310	10.975
Ordinary	Purchase	9	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	9	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	401	11.025
Ordinary	Purchase	418	11.025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,582	11.02
Ordinary	Purchase	132	11.025
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	11.045
Ordinary	Purchase	57	11.03
Ordinary	Purchase	562	11.03
Ordinary	Purchase	134	11.03
Ordinary	Purchase	103	11.03
Ordinary	Purchase	310	11.03
Ordinary	Purchase	652	11.025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,482	11.045
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	11.045
Ordinary	Purchase	14,374	11.045
Ordinary	Purchase	168	11.035
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	11.045
Ordinary	Purchase	836	11.045
Ordinary	Purchase	7,551	11.045
Ordinary	Purchase	124	11.025
Ordinary	Purchase	124	11.025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	11.045
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	11.045
Ordinary	Purchase	402	11.045
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	11.045
Ordinary	Purchase	335	11.03
Ordinary	Purchase	200	11.03
Ordinary	Purchase	403	11.025
Ordinary	Purchase	18	11.03
Ordinary	Purchase	372	11.035
Ordinary	Purchase	124	11.025
Ordinary	Purchase	452	11.035
Ordinary	Purchase	603	11.045
Ordinary	Purchase	431	11.03
Ordinary	Purchase	355	11.03
Ordinary	Purchase	73	11.03
Ordinary	Purchase	20	11.03
Ordinary	Purchase	484	11.035
Ordinary	Purchase	506	11.035
Ordinary	Purchase	381	11.02
Ordinary	Purchase	19	11.03
Ordinary	Purchase	226	11.02
Ordinary	Purchase	240	11.02
Ordinary	Purchase	39	11.045
Ordinary	Purchase	1,163	10.975
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.965
Ordinary	Purchase	711	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	29	10.97
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.97
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.98
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.975
Ordinary	Purchase	28	10.975
Ordinary	Purchase	11,644	11.045
Ordinary	Sale	67	11.015
Ordinary	Sale	73	11.025
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	1,303	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	403	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.03
Ordinary	Sale	83	11.03
Ordinary	Sale	574	11.03
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	11.045
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	11.045
Ordinary	Sale	80	11.045
Ordinary	Sale	1,482	11.045
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	11.045
Ordinary	Sale	446	11.045
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	11.045
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	11.045
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.01
Ordinary	Sale	193	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	56	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	1,256	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	295	11.01
Ordinary	Sale	401	11.025
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.005
Ordinary	Sale	105	11.01
Ordinary	Sale	401	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.02
Ordinary	Sale	418	11.025
Ordinary	Sale	303	10.97
Ordinary	Sale	210	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	209	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	439	10.995
Ordinary	Sale	85	11.03
Ordinary	Sale	86	11.03
Ordinary	Sale	854	10.97
Ordinary	Sale	21	11.03
Ordinary	Sale	401	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.01
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.015
Ordinary	Sale	480	10.995
Ordinary	Sale	401	10.995
Ordinary	Sale	401	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	400	11.015
Ordinary	Sale	459	11
Ordinary	Sale	439	11.005
Ordinary	Sale	1,018	11.045
Ordinary	Sale	797	11.035
Ordinary	Sale	867	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	161	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	566	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	193	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	418	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	1,018	11.045
Ordinary	Sale	221	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	180	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	50	11.01
Ordinary	Sale	409	11.01
Ordinary	Sale	2,368	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	1,075	11.025
Ordinary	Sale	403	11.025
Ordinary	Sale	165	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	117	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	450	11.005
Ordinary	Sale	529	11.005
Ordinary	Sale	261	11.005
Ordinary	Sale	1,855	11.005
Ordinary	Sale	487	10.97
Ordinary	Sale	204	10.97
Ordinary	Sale	100	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	307	11.01
Ordinary	Sale	524	11.01
Ordinary	Sale	208	11.01
Ordinary	Sale	467	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	577	10.97
Ordinary	Sale	336	11.035
Ordinary	Sale	559	11.035
Ordinary	Sale	254	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	26	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	286	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	491	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	465	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	83	11.025
Ordinary	Sale	637	11.025
Ordinary	Sale	232	11.01
Ordinary	Sale	703	10.97
Ordinary	Sale	987	11.045
Ordinary	Sale	85	11.045
Ordinary	Sale	1,205	11.045
Ordinary	Sale	402	11.045
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	11.045
Ordinary	Sale	1,283	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	417	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	211	10.97
Ordinary	Sale	500	11.01
Ordinary	Sale	906	11.01
Ordinary	Sale	885	11.01
Ordinary	Sale	559	10.97
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	366	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	452	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	334	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	728	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	240	11.03
Ordinary	Sale	572	11.03
Ordinary	Sale	166	11.03
Ordinary	Sale	522	11.03
Ordinary	Sale	354	11.03
Ordinary	Sale	531	11.025
	Total Purchases	113,820
	Total Sales	63,738

(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:	26/02/2018
Contact name:	Olivier Vero
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 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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