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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

14th Mar 2018 11:48

RNS Number : 7211H

Societe Generale SA

14 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	13/03/2018
(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:	60,816,059	3.54	1,174,364	0.07
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	47,234,732	2.75
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	61,384,568	3.57	48,409,096	2.82

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	334	13.17
Ordinary	Purchase	187	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	364	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	201	13.18
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.17
Ordinary	Purchase	59	13.17
Ordinary	Purchase	110	13.17
Ordinary	Purchase	201	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	346	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	241	13.18
Ordinary	Purchase	95	13.18
Ordinary	Purchase	106	13.18
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	347	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	358	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	216	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	28	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	347	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	121	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	214	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	265	13.235
Ordinary	Purchase	362	13.23
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.225
Ordinary	Purchase	343	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.18
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.225
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.225
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.17
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.17
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	307	13.175
Ordinary	Purchase	30	13.175
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	259	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	241	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	139	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.185
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	802	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	802	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	463	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	457	13.28
Ordinary	Purchase	696	13.295
Ordinary	Purchase	470	13.28
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	1,002	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	504	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	120	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	233	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	161	13.17
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.18
Ordinary	Purchase	179	13.18
Ordinary	Purchase	21	13.18
Ordinary	Purchase	15	13.17
Ordinary	Purchase	252	13.17
Ordinary	Purchase	252	13.17
Ordinary	Purchase	17	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	2,126,852	13.165
Ordinary	Purchase	4,992	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	1,092,852	13.175
Ordinary	Sale	1,595	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	75	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	21	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	47	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	689	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	999	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	754	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	1,266	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	105	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	104	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	205	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	32	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	311	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	41	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	441	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	694	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	182	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	964	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	517	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	1,181	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	142	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	157	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	280	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	384	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	116	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	442	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	463	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	605	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	290	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	1,088	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	757	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	2,079	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	873	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	60	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	575	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	265	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	13	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	893	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	418	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	607	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	276	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	1,856	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	165	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	316	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	59	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	358	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	367	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	289	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	737	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	20	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	225	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	227	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	252	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	737	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	382	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	188	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	423	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	348	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.29
Ordinary	Sale	377	13.3
Ordinary	Sale	1,866	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	641	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	488	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	1,087	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	118	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	375	13.295
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.295
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	365	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	347	13.295
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	853	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	379	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	454	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	373	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	276	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	268	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	225	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	14	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	87	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	1,441	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	169	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	3	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	96	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	51	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	180	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	53	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	308	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	184	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	135	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	25	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	286	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	106	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	379	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	113	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	330	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	204	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	374	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	403	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	319	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	274	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	445	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	137	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	13,108	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	259	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	553	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	388	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	188	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	135	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	669	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	812	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	339	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	175	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	272	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	119	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	113	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	88	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	119	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	273	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	117	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	369	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	440	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	135	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	642	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	669	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	113	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	378	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	123	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	135	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	149	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	135	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	113	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	187	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	188	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	381	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	1,303	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	113	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	127	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	1,092,852	13.175
	Total Purchases	3,251,922
	Total Sales	1,175,187

(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

Equity linked Swap

Increasing a short position

2,126,852

13.165

(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:	14/03/2018
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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