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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

11th Aug 2017 09:00

RNS Number : 7641N

Societe Generale SA

11 August 2017

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	10/08/2017
(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:	45,952,097	2.67	65,337	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,110	0.00	19,139,542	1.11
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	45,953,207	2.67	19,204,879	1.12

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	483	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	765	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	550	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	483	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	365	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	156	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	1,499	9.5325
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	156	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	158	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	158	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	282	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	3,000,000	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	15,600	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	15,600	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	532	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	168	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	560	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	109	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	358	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	216	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	114	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	329	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	282	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	817	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	200	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	29	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	475	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	25	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	1,640	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	1,305	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	3,228	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	1,192	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	520	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	110	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	1,312	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	800	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	170	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	1,090	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	369	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	483	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	775	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	1,968	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	56	9.5325
Ordinary	Sale	473	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	435	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	473	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	38	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	274	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	55	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	144	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	25	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	417	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	56	9.5325
Ordinary	Sale	24	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	156	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	156	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	454	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	204	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	55	9.5375
Ordinary	Sale	275	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	156	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	156	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	715	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	542	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	55	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	102	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	168	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	467	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	112	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	296	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	494	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	479	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	177	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	479	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	17	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	13	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	138	9.5375
Ordinary	Sale	145	9.5375
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	520	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	9	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	44	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	605	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	76	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	332	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	486	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	170	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	275	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	658	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	218	9.5375
Ordinary	Sale	550	9.5375
Ordinary	Sale	279	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	233	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	144	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	599	9.5525
Ordinary	Sale	57	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	650	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	6	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	332	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	324	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	443	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	213	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	146	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	439	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	456	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	200	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	391	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	210	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	57	9.5375
Ordinary	Sale	658	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	256	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	658	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	94	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	314	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	156	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	629	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	27	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	158	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	260	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	605	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	307	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	156	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	658	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	156	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	201	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	455	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	283	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	125	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	483	9.5375
Ordinary	Sale	658	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	306	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	352	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	216	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	737	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	442	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	437	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	219	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	658	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	379	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	56	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	56	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	338	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	18	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	310	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	23	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	109	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	281	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	663	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	663	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	314	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	530	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	42	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	12	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	12	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	11	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	7,533	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	473	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	436	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	10	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	1,914	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	4,163	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	2,012	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	22	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	87,564	9.5371
Ordinary	Sale	851,309	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	15,600	9.535
	Total Purchases	3,039,055
	Total Sales	1,040,694

(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

15,600

9.535

Ordinary

Equity Linked Swap

Increasing a short position

3,000,000

9.525

(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:	11/08/2017
Contact name:	Olivier Vero
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6821 / 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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