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Form 8.3 - SKY PLC

13th Feb 2018 12:41

RNS Number : 7616E

Societe Generale SA

13 February 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	12/02/2018
(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:	18,951,881	1.10	797,145	0.05
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	14,662,756	0.85	*14,476,526	0.84
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	33,614,637	1.96	15,273,671	0.89

\* The change in the holding of 2,621,092 shares is due to a derivative which is referenced to a basket of securities ceasing to be disclosable for the purpose of the code.

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	400	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	482	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	188	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	190	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	186	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	557	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	375	10.53
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	557	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	1,227	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	471	10.54
Ordinary	Purchase	494	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	337	10.545
Ordinary	Purchase	358	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	186	10.545
Ordinary	Purchase	300	10.545
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.545
Ordinary	Purchase	593	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	593	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	300	10.53
Ordinary	Purchase	75	10.53
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	247	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	60	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	169	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	216	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	69	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	20,077	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	20,077	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	79	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	87	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	605	10.555
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	194	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	74	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	450	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	384	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	173	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	269	10.53
Ordinary	Purchase	391	10.53
Ordinary	Purchase	692	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	391	10.535
Ordinary	Purchase	482	10.535
Ordinary	Purchase	430	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	179	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.535
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	10.535
Ordinary	Purchase	391	10.535
Ordinary	Purchase	314	10.54
Ordinary	Purchase	376	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.545
Ordinary	Purchase	568	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	317	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	222	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	289	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	297	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	317	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	391	10.53
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.54
Ordinary	Purchase	391	10.54
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.54
Ordinary	Purchase	371	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	334	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	2	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	173	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	428	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	303	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	443	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	634	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	454	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	565	10.535
Ordinary	Purchase	603	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	593	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,067	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	567	10.535
Ordinary	Purchase	423	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	1,137	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	180	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	462	10.53
Ordinary	Purchase	1,089	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	276	10.53
Ordinary	Purchase	567	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	352	10.53
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.535
Ordinary	Purchase	359	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	688	10.53
Ordinary	Purchase	359	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.53
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	894	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	289	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	680	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	131	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	1,792	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	304	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,247	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	276	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	695	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	603	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	367	10.485
Ordinary	Purchase	423	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	932	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	526	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	696	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	442	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	255	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	580	10.525
Ordinary	Purchase	394	10.53
Ordinary	Purchase	203	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	423	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	837	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	325	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	435	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	832	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	493	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	437	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	158	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,047	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	475	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	2,344	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	509	10.525
Ordinary	Purchase	1,776	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	934	10.41
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	296	10.485
Ordinary	Purchase	1,126	10.53
Ordinary	Purchase	364	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	35	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	481	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	699	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	818	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	630	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	1,916	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	553	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	276	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	423	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,036	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	345	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	1,676	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	960	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	525	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	127	10.485
Ordinary	Purchase	59	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	243	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	578	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,218	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	205	10.54
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	166	10.54
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.54
Ordinary	Purchase	944	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	423	10.525
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	908	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.535
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	191	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	200	10.54
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.54
Ordinary	Purchase	680	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	673	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	921	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	670	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	478	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	276	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	560	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	443	10.485
Ordinary	Purchase	602	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	96	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	287	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	513	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	292	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	173	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	394	10.525
Ordinary	Purchase	355	10.525
Ordinary	Purchase	910	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	640	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	644	10.53
Ordinary	Purchase	424	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	503	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	469	10.525
Ordinary	Purchase	627	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	789	10.54
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.54
Ordinary	Purchase	337	10.54
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	264	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	157	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	420	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	560	10.53
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	995	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	442	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	746	10.485
Ordinary	Purchase	1,127	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	423	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	276	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	789	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	105	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	996	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	317	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	582	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,139	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,457	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	276	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	536	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	270	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	260	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	366	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	1,047	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	175	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	307	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	858	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	638	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	909	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	721	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	488	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	15	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	173	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	558	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	635	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	482	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	679	10.53
Ordinary	Purchase	21	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	862	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	842	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	289	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.535
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.535
Ordinary	Purchase	625	10.535
Ordinary	Purchase	410	10.535
Ordinary	Purchase	458	10.54
Ordinary	Purchase	458	10.54
Ordinary	Purchase	377	10.545
Ordinary	Purchase	1,914	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	1,123	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	228	10.54
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	359	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	722	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	722	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	8	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	186	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	283	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	336	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	84	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	433	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	332	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	1,470,000	10.41
Ordinary	Purchase	115,000	10.48752
Ordinary	Purchase	122,000	10.48768
Ordinary	Sale	161	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	464	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	1,332	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	552	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	2,472	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	350	10.525
Ordinary	Sale	1,328	10.525
Ordinary	Sale	10	10.525
Ordinary	Sale	98	10.525
Ordinary	Sale	95	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	86	10.525
Ordinary	Sale	167	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	216	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	110	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.46
Ordinary	Sale	276	10.46
Ordinary	Sale	26	10.46
Ordinary	Sale	2,128	10.515
Ordinary	Sale	1,340	10.515
Ordinary	Sale	788	10.515
Ordinary	Sale	1	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	182	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	76	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	183	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	294	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	60	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	300	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	367	10.54
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	10.555
Ordinary	Sale	159	10.41
Ordinary	Sale	375	10.41
Ordinary	Sale	402	10.41
Ordinary	Sale	7	10.41
Ordinary	Sale	243	10.41
Ordinary	Sale	20	10.41
Ordinary	Sale	582	10.555
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	10.555
Ordinary	Sale	1,004	10.41
Ordinary	Sale	6,316	10.555
Ordinary	Sale	4,211	10.555
Ordinary	Sale	4,223	10.555
Ordinary	Sale	6,334	10.555
Ordinary	Sale	9,124	10.555
Ordinary	Sale	798	10.555
Ordinary	Sale	635	10.555
Ordinary	Sale	390	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	390	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	1,023	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	300	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	531	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	41	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	159	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	251	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	1,115	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	4,554	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	430	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	138	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	346	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	2,525	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	305	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	1,757	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	182	10.525
Ordinary	Sale	1,598	10.525
Ordinary	Sale	195	10.525
Ordinary	Sale	283	10.525
Ordinary	Sale	647	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	194	10.515
Ordinary	Sale	1,268	10.515
Ordinary	Sale	758	10.515
Ordinary	Sale	30	10.515
Ordinary	Sale	303	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	325	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	22	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	828	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	312	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	217	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	218	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	158	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	172	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	135	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	172	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	595	10.54
Ordinary	Sale	188	10.54
Ordinary	Sale	198	10.54
Ordinary	Sale	1,183	10.54
Ordinary	Sale	363	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	1,431	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	66	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	1,022	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	199	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	247	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	1,646	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	462	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	58	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	1,160	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	1,194	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	410	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	815	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	435	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	1,167	10.54
Ordinary	Sale	547	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	1,377	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.455
Ordinary	Sale	4,683	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	1,670	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	1,666	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	2,479	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	5,638	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	6,115	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	188	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	932	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	832	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	423	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	632	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	832	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	853	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	848	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	62	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	128	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	1,269	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	723	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	36	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	158	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	824	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	4	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	174	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	122	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	460	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	267	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	267	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	267	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	267	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	267	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	267	10.445
Ordinary	Sale	267	10.445
Ordinary	Sale	267	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	267	10.45
Ordinary	Sale	267	10.455
Ordinary	Sale	1,124	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	1,124	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	267	10.45
Ordinary	Sale	849	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	810	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	1,242	10.45
Ordinary	Sale	900	10.45
Ordinary	Sale	1,691	10.45
Ordinary	Sale	1,767	10.45
Ordinary	Sale	1,167	10.45
Ordinary	Sale	1,364	10.45
Ordinary	Sale	1,211	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	730	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	3,035	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	769	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	1,046	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	66	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	1,137	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	1,877	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	4,168	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	2,523	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	3,445	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	3,445	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	1,499	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	735	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	290	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	5,000	10.45
Ordinary	Sale	5,000	10.45
Ordinary	Sale	856	10.46
Ordinary	Sale	847	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	150	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	848	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	846	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	225	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	20,523	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	15,101	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	380	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	60	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	263	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	278	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	191	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	76	10.53
Ordinary	Sale	68	10.525
Ordinary	Sale	709	10.525
Ordinary	Sale	1,040	10.515
Ordinary	Sale	810	10.515
Ordinary	Sale	265	10.515
Ordinary	Sale	2,183	10.515
Ordinary	Sale	68	10.515
Ordinary	Sale	364	10.535
Ordinary	Sale	1,124	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	127	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.54
Ordinary	Sale	120	10.54
Ordinary	Sale	437	10.54
Ordinary	Sale	275	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	625,000	10.41
	Total Purchases	1,899,310
	Total sales	857,382

(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	115,000	10.487519
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	122,000	10.48768
Ordinary	Equity Linked Swap	Reducing a short position	625,000	10.41

(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:	13/02/2018
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

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