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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

8th Mar 2018 11:30

RNS Number : 1372H

Societe Generale SA

08 March 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	07/03/2018
(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:	57,006,172	3.32	1,326,016	0.08
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	41,907,880	2.44
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	57,574,681	3.35	43,233,896	2.52

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	14	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	44	13.3775
Ordinary	Purchase	33	13.3775
Ordinary	Purchase	154	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	15	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.4
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	9	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	315	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	258	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	75	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	84	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	14	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	512	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	272	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	390	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	345	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	393	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	199	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	509	13.355
Ordinary	Purchase	695	13.355
Ordinary	Purchase	184	13.355
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	532	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	176	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	366	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	430	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	50	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	664	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	386	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	785	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	460	13.4
Ordinary	Purchase	384	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	360	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	20	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	300	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	731	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.4
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.4
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.4
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	964	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	577	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	800	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	428	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	342	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	441	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	1,081	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	18	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	585	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	479	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	2	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	677	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	346	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	373	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	439	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	360	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	40	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	106	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	599	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	125	13.4
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.4
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	209	13.4
Ordinary	Purchase	341	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	351	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	367	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	168	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	179	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	191	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	179	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	361	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	121	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	517	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	460	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	175	13.355
Ordinary	Purchase	229	13.355
Ordinary	Purchase	364	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	264	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	392	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	83	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	343	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.4
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	181	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	531	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	230	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	58	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	657	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	374	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	176	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	395	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	78	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	1,175	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	352	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	373	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	418	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	157	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	489	13.4
Ordinary	Purchase	521	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	359	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	385	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	349	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	279	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	54	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	338	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	582	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	293	13.4
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.4
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	549	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	359	13.4
Ordinary	Purchase	781	13.355
Ordinary	Purchase	143	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	642	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	248	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	724	13.355
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	429	13.4
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	314	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	800	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	21	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	377	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	272	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	63	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	498	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	88	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	800	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	379	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	929	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	445	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	545	13.355
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	36	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	211	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	364	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	568	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	137	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	927	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	352	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	346	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	347	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	44	13.355
Ordinary	Purchase	136	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	832	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	388	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	131	13.3625
Ordinary	Purchase	12	13.3775
Ordinary	Purchase	73	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	37	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	542	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	410	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	87	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	382	13.355
Ordinary	Purchase	22	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	1,122	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	716	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	224	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	3	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	175	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	151	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	1,559	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	6	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	71	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	620	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	1,044	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	894	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	151	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	134	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	147	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	229	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	236	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	1,388	13.4
Ordinary	Purchase	167	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	3	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	145	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	40	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	1,820	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	389	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	716	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	370	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	124	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	70	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	17	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	142	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	2	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	346	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	73	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	792	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	256	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	596	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	446	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	3	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	2,796	13.355
Ordinary	Purchase	814	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	228	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	28	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	1,044	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	314	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	58	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	480	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	1,046	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	866	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	818	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	736	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	420	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	204	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	623	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	399	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	340	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	270	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	213	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	460	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	1,043	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	380	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	3	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	545	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	531	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	421	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	73	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	1,862	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	430	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	1,084	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	119	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	460	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	152	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	597	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	410	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	111	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	1,039	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	249	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	23	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	251	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	67	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	88	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	53,319	13.383267
Ordinary	Purchase	12,168	13.383267
Ordinary	Sale	521	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	520	13.4
Ordinary	Sale	521	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	561	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	521	13.405
Ordinary	Sale	1,192	13.405
Ordinary	Sale	381	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	299	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	497	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	613	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	359	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	1,376	13.4
Ordinary	Sale	282	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	188	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	544	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	788	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	442	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	79	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	613	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	1,086	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	41	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	281	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	44	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	156	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	1,842	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	782	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	60	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	281	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	372	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	601	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	41	13.415
Ordinary	Sale	409	13.415
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	362	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	281	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	362	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	211	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	602	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	561	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	590	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	166	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	25	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	240	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	676	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	425	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	452	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	739	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	3	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	123	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	134	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	282	13.475
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	212	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	459	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	1,504	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	390	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	64	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	170	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	660	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	72	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	251	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	168	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	842	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	119	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.375
Ordinary	Sale	132	13.375
Ordinary	Sale	144	13.375
Ordinary	Sale	702	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	145	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	240	13.375
Ordinary	Sale	241	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	198	13.475
Ordinary	Sale	301	13.375
Ordinary	Sale	190	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	185	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	281	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	111	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	90	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	305	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	199	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	3,080	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	4,659	13.44
	Total Purchases	176,547
	Total Sales	42,155

(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

53,319

13.38326747

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

12,168

13.38326734

(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:	08/03/2018
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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