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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

17th Aug 2018 11:03

RNS Number : 1650Y

Societe Generale SA

17 August 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	16/08/2018
(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:	90,570,738	5.27	30,715	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	81,008,330	4.71
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	90,570,738	5.27	81,039,045	4.71

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	292	15.345
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.345
Ordinary	Purchase	459	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	301	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	190	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	619	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	238	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.335
Ordinary	Purchase	21	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	272	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	208	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	85	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.335
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	438	15.345
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	1,620	15.35
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	302	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.34
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	59	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	1,464	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	2,649	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	695	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	195	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	222	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	210	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	141	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	176	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	313	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	519	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	386	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	291	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	824	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	305	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	40	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	8	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	253	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	104	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	3,455	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	391	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	33,574	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	297	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	525	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	30	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	260	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	13	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	257	15.35
Ordinary	Purchase	298	15.345
Ordinary	Purchase	72	15.35
Ordinary	Purchase	812	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	256	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	383	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	91	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	3,697	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	55	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	12	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	819	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	199	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	202	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	1,070	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	254	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	39	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	8	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	380	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	326	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	175	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	118	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	78	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	150	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	230	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	348	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	750	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	657	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	14	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	100	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	252	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	223	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	1,500	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	218	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	150	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	84	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	222	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	218	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	193	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	49	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	265	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	82	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	459	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	208	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	273	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	67	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	529	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	351	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	333	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	143	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	190	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	278	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	830	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	181	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	519	15.295
Ordinary	Sale	459	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.265
Ordinary	Sale	98	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	302	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	205	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	226	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	499	15.33
Ordinary	Sale	303	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.265
Ordinary	Sale	814	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	247	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	451	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	504	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	164	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	600	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	276	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	683	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	600	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	324	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	118	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	600	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	137	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	188	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	600	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	504	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	413	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	372	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	118	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	600	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	379	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.315
Ordinary	Sale	432	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	339	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	47	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	190	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	225	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	120	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	120	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	555	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	841	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	1,383	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	140	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	343	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	336	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	3,377	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	122	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	399	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	600	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	405	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	172	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	104	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	182	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	600	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	186	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	352	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	166	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	186	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	96	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	310	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	428	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	38	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	205	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	88	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	393	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	86	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	347	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	316	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.265
Ordinary	Sale	373	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	305	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	323	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	140	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	386	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	456	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	151	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	651	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	500	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	531	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	116	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	193	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	323	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	276	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	333	15.315
Ordinary	Sale	447	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	130	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	248	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	166	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.265
Ordinary	Sale	1,500	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	378	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	598	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	600	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	307	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	50	15.295
Ordinary	Sale	70	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	283	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	200	15.34
Ordinary	Sale	43	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	328	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	285	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	155	15.315
Ordinary	Sale	155	15.315
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	399	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	1,995	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	399	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	1,995	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	245	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	103	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	127	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	174	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	440	15.33
Ordinary	Sale	894	15.33
Ordinary	Sale	400	15.33
Ordinary	Sale	102	15.33
Ordinary	Sale	175	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	138	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	118	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	290	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	133	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	152	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	144	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	853	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	773	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	257	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	641	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	208	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	176	15.295
Ordinary	Sale	386	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	303	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	359	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	513	15.34
Ordinary	Sale	400	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	185	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	260	15.34
Ordinary	Sale	151	15.265
Ordinary	Sale	350	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	108	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	350	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	103	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	103	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	96	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	199	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	32	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	103	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	686	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	103	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	103	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	103	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	168	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	458	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	376	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	348	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	400	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	38	15.315
Ordinary	Sale	194	15.315
Ordinary	Sale	122	15.315
Ordinary	Sale	278	15.315
Ordinary	Sale	722	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	552	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	13	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	22	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	157	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	1	15.255
	Total Purchases	80,214
	Total Sales	63,357

(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:	17/08/2018
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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