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Form 8.3 - SKY PLC

27th Apr 2018 10:40

RNS Number : 3935M

Societe Generale SA

27 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	26/04/2018
(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:	65,244,091	3.80	127,304	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	45,009,196	2.62
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	65,812,600	3.83	45,136,500	2.63

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	242	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	131	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	1,932	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	795	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	44	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	1,690	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	613	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	281	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	134	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	53	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	44	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	307	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	139	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	610	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	44	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	262	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	670	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	259	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	1,421	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	269	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	1,085	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	112	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	248	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	94	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	779	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	44	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	261	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	44	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	74	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	310	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	107	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	290	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	394	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	132	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	107	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	239	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	159	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	317	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	122	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	445	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	107	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	433	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	171	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	288	13.615
Ordinary	Purchase	132	13.62
Ordinary	Purchase	44	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	197	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	309	13.62
Ordinary	Purchase	1,780	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	130	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	316	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	153	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	21	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	6	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	107	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	134	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	66	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	312	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	239	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	2,003	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	2,003	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	1,001	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	1,202	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	801	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	545	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	411	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	122	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	230	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	107	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	450	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	140	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	474	13.615
Ordinary	Purchase	600	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	603	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	258	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	10	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	323	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	550	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	323	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	323	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	339	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	700	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	450	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	118	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	467	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	788	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	823	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	734	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	3,298	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	12	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	383	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	94	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	204	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	602	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	323	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	345	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	360	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	612	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	462	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	462	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	1,922	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	385	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	924	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	462	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	1,386	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	1,426	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	616	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	847	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	412	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	569	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	569	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	323	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	32,143	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	101	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	430	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	154	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	100	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	2,916	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	837	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	1,156	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	3,536	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	651	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	305	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	3,200	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	3,200	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	4,734	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	431	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	1,808	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	271	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	154	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	1,191	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	415	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	979	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	124	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	625	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	541	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	261	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	19	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	2,100	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	587	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	997	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	618	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	797	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	460	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	2,082	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	83	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	18,332	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	2,799	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	387	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	305	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	132	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	458	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	221	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	15	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	48	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	77	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	59	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	49	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	452	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	260	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	90	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	6,000	13.554065
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	13.579995
Ordinary	Sale	20,029	13.5682
Ordinary	Sale	94	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	762	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	269	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	231	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	239	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	476	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	161	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	317	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	10	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	28	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	8	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	13	13.57538462
Ordinary	Sale	462	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	60	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	340	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	269	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	131	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	349	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	739	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	11	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	78	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	450	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	161	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	294	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	213	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	869	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	14	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	1,118	13.605
Ordinary	Sale	1,235	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	1,792	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	1,252	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	540	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	256	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	561	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	39	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	585	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	1,695	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	395	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	488	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	1,061	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	1,509	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	344	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	721	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	895	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	513	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	1,792	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	481	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	896	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	98	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	481	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	224	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	445	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	641	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	562	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	611	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	1,792	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	1,784	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	440	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	457	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	442	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	2,973	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	221	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	56	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	14	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	28	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	8	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	1,602	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	883	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	216	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	111	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	106	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	76	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	262	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	119	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	355	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	25	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	239	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	167	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	62	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	108	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	98	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	330	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	338	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	293	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	50,000	13.579995
	Total Purchases	216,023
	Total Sales	122,306

(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

6,000

13.554065

(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:	27/04/2018
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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