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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

11th Jul 2018 10:18

RNS Number : 3038U

Societe Generale SA

11 July 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	10/07/2018
(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:	74,578,410	4.34	81,980	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,000,000	0.58	71,451,231	4.16
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	84,578,410	4.92	71,533,211	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	1,830	15.015
Ordinary	Purchase	28	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	222	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	295	14.99
Ordinary	Purchase	203	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	208	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	88	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	305	14.965
Ordinary	Purchase	135	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	226	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	28	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	217	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	15	15.01
Ordinary	Purchase	489	14.965
Ordinary	Purchase	20	15
Ordinary	Purchase	275	15
Ordinary	Purchase	200	14.95
Ordinary	Purchase	153	14.95
Ordinary	Purchase	297	14.94
Ordinary	Purchase	143	15
Ordinary	Purchase	505	14.98
Ordinary	Purchase	152	15
Ordinary	Purchase	47	15
Ordinary	Purchase	248	15
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.98
Ordinary	Purchase	218	15
Ordinary	Purchase	77	15
Ordinary	Purchase	240	14.985
Ordinary	Purchase	295	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.015
Ordinary	Purchase	238	14.985
Ordinary	Purchase	244	14.985
Ordinary	Purchase	295	14.985
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.98
Ordinary	Purchase	196	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	160	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	197	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	295	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	92	15.01
Ordinary	Purchase	1,516	14.9
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	1,476	14.9
Ordinary	Purchase	295	14.98
Ordinary	Purchase	295	14.98
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15
Ordinary	Purchase	1,732	15
Ordinary	Purchase	306	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.965
Ordinary	Purchase	241	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	259	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	267	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	12	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	260	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	637	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	1,141	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	675	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	579	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	185	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	1,101	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.955
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.95
Ordinary	Purchase	425	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	7	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	280	15.01
Ordinary	Purchase	54	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15
Ordinary	Purchase	438	14.955
Ordinary	Purchase	630	15.02
Ordinary	Purchase	600	15.02
Ordinary	Purchase	56	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	98	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	262	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	252	15.01
Ordinary	Purchase	606	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	304	15.02
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15
Ordinary	Purchase	295	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	295	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	1,117	15
Ordinary	Purchase	1,296	15
Ordinary	Purchase	578	14.96
Ordinary	Purchase	295	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	322	15.02
Ordinary	Purchase	286	14.99
Ordinary	Purchase	9	14.99
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.965
Ordinary	Purchase	439	14.95
Ordinary	Purchase	305	14.98
Ordinary	Purchase	295	14.985
Ordinary	Purchase	315	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	1,638	15
Ordinary	Purchase	439	14.94
Ordinary	Purchase	459	14.945
Ordinary	Purchase	205	15
Ordinary	Purchase	404	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	1,429	14.96
Ordinary	Purchase	349	15.01
Ordinary	Purchase	295	14.98
Ordinary	Purchase	306	14.985
Ordinary	Purchase	28	14.99
Ordinary	Purchase	133	14.99
Ordinary	Purchase	163	14.99
Ordinary	Purchase	314	15.015
Ordinary	Purchase	292	14.915
Ordinary	Purchase	705	14.915
Ordinary	Purchase	267	14.96
Ordinary	Purchase	29	14.96
Ordinary	Purchase	297	14.91
Ordinary	Purchase	306	14.98
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.985
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.98
Ordinary	Purchase	436	14.985
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.01
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.95
Ordinary	Purchase	348	14.95
Ordinary	Purchase	391	14.95
Ordinary	Purchase	456	14.96
Ordinary	Purchase	295	14.99
Ordinary	Purchase	326	14.985
Ordinary	Purchase	366	14.96
Ordinary	Purchase	328	14.91
Ordinary	Purchase	304	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	326	15
Ordinary	Purchase	297	14.915
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.92
Ordinary	Purchase	297	14.925
Ordinary	Purchase	297	14.905
Ordinary	Purchase	43	15
Ordinary	Purchase	820	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	1,346	15
Ordinary	Purchase	200	14.955
Ordinary	Purchase	297	14.91
Ordinary	Purchase	297	14.915
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	295	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	224	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	96	14.955
Ordinary	Purchase	102	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	193	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	295	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	406	14.965
Ordinary	Purchase	114	14.965
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.96
Ordinary	Purchase	264	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	230	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	295	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	457	14.95
Ordinary	Purchase	223	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	280	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	78	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	1,261	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	396	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	350	14.95
Ordinary	Purchase	295	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	271	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	484	14.96
Ordinary	Purchase	295	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	295	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	28	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	267	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	103	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	192	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	24	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	243	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	52	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	305	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	203	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	49	15.02
Ordinary	Purchase	396	14.985
Ordinary	Purchase	200	14.965
Ordinary	Purchase	161	15.02
Ordinary	Purchase	381	15.02
Ordinary	Purchase	400	14.985
Ordinary	Purchase	227	15.01
Ordinary	Purchase	97	15.02
Ordinary	Purchase	128	15.02
Ordinary	Purchase	128	14.955
Ordinary	Purchase	155	14.955
Ordinary	Purchase	283	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	97	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	252	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	72	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	104	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	187	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	216	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	128	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	310	15.015
Ordinary	Purchase	101	15.02
Ordinary	Purchase	116	15.02
Ordinary	Purchase	153	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	227	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	128	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15
Ordinary	Purchase	153	14.96
Ordinary	Purchase	716	15
Ordinary	Purchase	289	14.915
Ordinary	Purchase	86	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	83	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	595	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	113	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	332	14.965
Ordinary	Purchase	27	14.965
Ordinary	Purchase	266	14.965
Ordinary	Purchase	216	14.91
Ordinary	Purchase	76	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	99	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	251	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	149	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	3	14.98
Ordinary	Purchase	175	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	175	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	327	14.99
Ordinary	Purchase	301	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	252	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	462	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	182	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	226	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	358	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	819	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	3	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	298	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	651	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	651	14.97
Ordinary	Purchase	168	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	412	15
Ordinary	Purchase	226	15
Ordinary	Purchase	170	14.985
Ordinary	Purchase	274	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	5	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	226	15
Ordinary	Purchase	139	15
Ordinary	Purchase	236	14.96
Ordinary	Purchase	199	14.965
Ordinary	Purchase	737	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	93	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	747	15.015
Ordinary	Purchase	468	15.015
Ordinary	Purchase	4,115	15.015
Ordinary	Purchase	55	14.985
Ordinary	Purchase	57	14.985
Ordinary	Purchase	71	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	99	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	69	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	33	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	71	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	65	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	45	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	27	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	15	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	31	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	73	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	204,714	14.913943
Ordinary	Purchase	45,286	14.913942
Ordinary	Purchase	128,299	14.992813
Ordinary	Purchase	206,492	14.849834
Ordinary	Purchase	293,508	14.849835
Ordinary	Purchase	204,714	14.843901
Ordinary	Purchase	45,286	14.8439
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000,000	14.853338
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	14.999307
Ordinary	Purchase	169,711	14.925591
Ordinary	Purchase	130,289	14.925592
Ordinary	Purchase	69,657	14.970933
Ordinary	Purchase	18,468	14.970934
Ordinary	Sale	18	15.005
Ordinary	Sale	449	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	262	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	400	14.995
Ordinary	Sale	133	14.995
Ordinary	Sale	162	14.995
Ordinary	Sale	298	14.885
Ordinary	Sale	600	15.005
Ordinary	Sale	295	14.97
Ordinary	Sale	600	14.995
Ordinary	Sale	121	14.995
Ordinary	Sale	297	14.895
Ordinary	Sale	600	15.005
Ordinary	Sale	159	14.92
Ordinary	Sale	297	14.9
Ordinary	Sale	297	14.905
Ordinary	Sale	200	14.92
Ordinary	Sale	297	14.9
Ordinary	Sale	332	14.9
Ordinary	Sale	482	14.9
Ordinary	Sale	599	14.9
Ordinary	Sale	33	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	33	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	666	14.895
Ordinary	Sale	26	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	32	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	26	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	26	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	26	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	26	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	32	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	26	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	26	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	13	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	824	14.905
Ordinary	Sale	14	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	65	14.995
Ordinary	Sale	9	15.005
Ordinary	Sale	93	15.005
Ordinary	Sale	144,940	14.986158
Ordinary	Sale	3,000	14.99622
Ordinary	Sale	140,000	14.985279
	Total Purchases	2,700,628
	Total Sales	296,834

(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	204,714	14.913943
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	45,286	14.913942
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	128,299	14.992813
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	206,492	14.849834
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	293,508	14.849835
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	204,714	14.843901
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	45,286	14.8439
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,000,000	14.853338
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	100,000	14.99930715
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	169,711	14.925591
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	130,289	14.925592
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	69,657	14.970933
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	18,468	14.970934
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	144,940	14.986158
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	3,000	14.99622
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	140,000	14.985279

(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:	11/07/2018
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 news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.rns.com.

END

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