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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

4th Jun 2018 10:08

RNS Number : 1789Q

Societe Generale SA

04 June 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	01/06/2018
(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:	81,528,880	4.74	73,030	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	67,453,089	3.92
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	82,097,389	4.78	67,526,119	3.93

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	326	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	338	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	212	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	114	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	616	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	338	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	461	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	450	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	338	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	585	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	648	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	257	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	566	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	256	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	566	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	527	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	87	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	1,804	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	436	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	368	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	139	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	466	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	467	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	339	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	483	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	482	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	88	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	363	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	392	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	338	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	189	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	233	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	319	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	440	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	351	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	352	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	440	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	497	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	820	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	351	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	351	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	296	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	353	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	18	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	64	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	464	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	450	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	805	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	364	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	501	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	257	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	178	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	195	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	397	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	117	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	903	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	1,808	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	66	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	92	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	484	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	1,048	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	351	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	338	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	413	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	338	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	559	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	560	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	534	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	360	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	511	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	561	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	274	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	265	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	318	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	408	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	358	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	157	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	1,804	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	171	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	318	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	237	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	191	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	199	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	286	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	199	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	104	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	17	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	17,247	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	15,526	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	69	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	375	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	25	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	160	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	69	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	29	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	69	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	534	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	666	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	856	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	793	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	577	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	279	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	221	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	436	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	230	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	111	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	132	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	111	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	111	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	295	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	241	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	94	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	111	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	28	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	155	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	6,623	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	858	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	10,566	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	207,627	13.4755805
Ordinary	Purchase	300,000	13.5081
Ordinary	Purchase	300,000	13.47230095
Ordinary	Sale	197	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	143	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	376	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.455
Ordinary	Sale	16	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	215	13.455
Ordinary	Sale	449	13.455
Ordinary	Sale	317	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	184	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	149	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	90	13.475
Ordinary	Sale	230	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	186	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	357	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	259	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	294	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	229	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	111	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	363	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	70	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	996	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	308	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	662	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	339	13.5
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	267	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	300	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	256	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	210	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.43
Ordinary	Sale	162	13.43
Ordinary	Sale	407	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	139	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	502	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	92	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	189	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.43
Ordinary	Sale	107	13.475
Ordinary	Sale	157	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.43
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	25	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	242	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	193	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	133	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	124	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	17	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.43
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.455
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.43
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	399	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	273	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	53	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	81	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	266	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	98	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	140	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.475
Ordinary	Sale	81	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	182	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	144	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	165	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	1	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	1	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	1	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	1	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	125	13.475
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	281	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	895	13.485
	Total Purchases	917,135
	Total Sales	23,956

(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	207,627	13.4755805
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	300,000	13.5081
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	300,000	13.47230095

(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:	04/06/2018
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.

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