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Form 8.3 - SKY PLC

25th Apr 2018 08:49

RNS Number : 0556M

Societe Generale SA

25 April 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	24/04/2018
(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:	65,379,391	3.80	122,187	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	45,287,445	2.63
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	65,947,900	3.84	45,409,632	2.64

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	306	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	869	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	146	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	50	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	50	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	50	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	150	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	149	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	54	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	51	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	1	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	304	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	746	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	8,734	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	389	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	2,840	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	3,272	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	29,767	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	965	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	1,706	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	2,003	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	1,528	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	1,703	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	9,799	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	4,426	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	5,210	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	316	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	933	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	24	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	311	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	424	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	17	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	77	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	281	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	118	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	231	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	105	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	222	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	3	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	469	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	248	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	70	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	239	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	91	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	349	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	18	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	202	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	203	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	201	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	78	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	97	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	36	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	205	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	370	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	161	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	420	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	111	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	166	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	77	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	165	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	169	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	311	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	350	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	16	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	285	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	144	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	390	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	146	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	608	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	608	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	301	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	45	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	11	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	33	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	286	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	1,160	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	462	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	539	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	539	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	1,078	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	536	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	3	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	27	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	462	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	539	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	617	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	462	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	154	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	617	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	668	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	403	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	1,236	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	800	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	154	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	462	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	164	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	3,021	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	300	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	1	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	45	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	238	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	176	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	181	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	89	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	172	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	45	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	45	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	130	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	1	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	1	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	160	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	194	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	46	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	358	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	420	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	83	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	586	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	85	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	45	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	222	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	158	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	379	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	698	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	274	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	72	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	120	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	50	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	56	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	351	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	66	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	565	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	230	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	388	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	150	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	871	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	348	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	469	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	388	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	348	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	225	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	17	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	486	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	171	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	179	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	376	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	206	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	129	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	394	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	344	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	388	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	98	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	346	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	181	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	460	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	363	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	481	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	211	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	195	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	346	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	389	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	361	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	779	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	289	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	1,012	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	388	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	91	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	30	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	806	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	230	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	664	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	131	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	930	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	257	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	348	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	105	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	178	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	752	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	411	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	531	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	536	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	70	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	487	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	138	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	56	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	219	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	132	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	339	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	349	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	205	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	961	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	647	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	349	13.05
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.05
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	3,525	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	5,224	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	3,499	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	800	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	120	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	57	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	302	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	390	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	111	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	580	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	174	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	304	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	672	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	1,039	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	111	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	953	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	263	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	97	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	1,038	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	111	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	97	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	111	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	68	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	113	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	484	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	355	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	111	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	520	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	228	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	121	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	172	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	905	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	111	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	258	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	1,118	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	1,021	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	246	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	100	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	180	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	100	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	1,807	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	2,003	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	241	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	1,052	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	338	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	62	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	203	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	133	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	502	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	680	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	375	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	348	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	508	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	611	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	900	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	416	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	284	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	27	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	280	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	36	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	317	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	734	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	546	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	220	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	119	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	18	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	62	13.085
	Total Purchases	183,335
	Total Sales	17,132

(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:	25/04/2018
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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