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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

18th May 2018 10:01

RNS Number : 5581O

Societe Generale SA

18 May 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	17/05/2018
(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:	84,084,479	4.89	127,544	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	71,354,365	4.15
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	84,652,988	4.92	71,481,909	4.16

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	5	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	405	13.63
Ordinary	Purchase	561	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	957	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.655
Ordinary	Purchase	317	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	513	13.625
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	76	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	549	13.64
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.615
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.625
Ordinary	Purchase	357	13.625
Ordinary	Purchase	521	13.62
Ordinary	Purchase	449	13.62
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	38	13.64
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	260	13.655
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.66
Ordinary	Purchase	246	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.62
Ordinary	Purchase	420	13.63
Ordinary	Purchase	133	13.63
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.625
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.62
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.635
Ordinary	Purchase	721	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	508	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	226	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	136	13.64
Ordinary	Purchase	271	13.64
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.645
Ordinary	Purchase	470	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	364	13.665
Ordinary	Purchase	210	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	61	13.655
Ordinary	Purchase	20	13.64
Ordinary	Purchase	466	13.64
Ordinary	Purchase	226	13.645
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.655
Ordinary	Purchase	165	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	75	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	13.63626931
Ordinary	Purchase	1,125,000	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	85	13.615
Ordinary	Sale	47	13.605
Ordinary	Sale	9	13.635
Ordinary	Sale	403	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	597	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	2	13.615
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.61
Ordinary	Sale	443	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	274	13.605
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	330	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	367	13.605
Ordinary	Sale	454	13.61
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.605
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.605
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.61
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.615
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.635
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.64
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.615
Ordinary	Sale	118	13.615
Ordinary	Sale	767	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.645
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	1	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	351	13.63
Ordinary	Sale	16	13.625
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.62
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.635
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.63
Ordinary	Sale	16	13.64
Ordinary	Sale	264	13.63
Ordinary	Sale	9,322	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	1,697	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	86	13.635
Ordinary	Sale	120	13.61
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.63
Ordinary	Sale	17	13.625
Ordinary	Sale	231	13.635
Ordinary	Sale	142	13.635
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.62
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.635
Ordinary	Sale	202	13.625
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.625
Ordinary	Sale	8	13.625
Ordinary	Sale	231	13.625
Ordinary	Sale	138	13.625
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.63
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	177	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	1	13.635
Ordinary	Sale	141	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	71	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.625
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	17	13.64
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.64
Ordinary	Sale	356	13.635
Ordinary	Sale	58	13.615
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.62
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.63
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.625
Ordinary	Sale	188	13.62
Ordinary	Sale	114	13.62
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.62
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.635
Ordinary	Sale	90	13.63
Ordinary	Sale	238	13.63
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.63
Ordinary	Sale	290	13.63
Ordinary	Sale	304	13.625
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.64
Ordinary	Sale	311	13.625
Ordinary	Sale	32	13.625
Ordinary	Sale	265	13.64
Ordinary	Sale	353	13.63
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.63
Ordinary	Sale	50	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	463	13.605
Ordinary	Sale	246	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	303	13.625
Ordinary	Sale	565	13.615
Ordinary	Sale	5,138	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	8,036	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	228	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.635
Ordinary	Sale	137	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	218	13.615
Ordinary	Sale	32	13.61
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.625
Ordinary	Sale	273	13.64
Ordinary	Sale	155	13.625
Ordinary	Sale	302	13.64
Ordinary	Sale	2	13.61
	Total Purchases	1,189,912
	Total Sales	48,660

(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 short position

50,000

13.63626931

Ordinary

Equity Linked Swap

Opening a short position

1,125,000

13.6

(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:	18/05/2018
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

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