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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

2nd Jan 2018 10:14

RNS Number : 6961A

Societe Generale SA

02 January 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	29/12/2017
(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:	11,503,409	0.67	67,194	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,006,310	0.58	12,599,211	0.73
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	21,509,719	1.25	12,666,405	0.74

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	269	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	430	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	450	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	265	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	3	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	59	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	559	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	360	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	891	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	59	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	327	10.07
Ordinary	Purchase	447	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	67	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	313	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	447	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	442	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	252	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	470	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	177	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	1,075	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	405	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	143	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	950	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	242	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	213	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	443	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	1,100	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	1,159	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	6	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	2,106	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	391	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	182	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	951	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	298	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	953	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	48	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	102	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	388	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	191	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	212	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	113	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	97	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	1,001	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	1,001	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	4,002	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.06
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	1,201	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	4,002	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	4,002	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	254	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	146	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	1,586	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	377	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	1,521	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	99	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	2,039	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	989	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	29,903	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	200,000	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	24,291	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	2,100	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	16,757	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	1,139	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	8,038	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	319	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	2,248	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	3,767	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	1,743	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	531	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	889	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	101	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	580	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	447	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	924	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	10	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	827	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	1,175	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	2,457	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	25	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	379	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	720	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	442	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	237	10.07
Ordinary	Purchase	263	10.07
Ordinary	Purchase	442	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	52	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	2,212	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	250	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	443	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	250	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	89	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	1,086	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	974	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	742	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	29	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	26,995	10.066648
Ordinary	Purchase	27,722	10.068073
Ordinary	Purchase	10,000	10.003461
Ordinary	Purchase	234,669	10.12
Ordinary	Sale	414	10.055
Ordinary	Sale	327	10.055
Ordinary	Sale	421	10.055
Ordinary	Sale	401	10.055
Ordinary	Sale	419	10.055
Ordinary	Sale	410	10.055
Ordinary	Sale	401	10.055
Ordinary	Sale	405	10.055
Ordinary	Sale	427	10.055
Ordinary	Sale	467	10.055
Ordinary	Sale	431	10.055
Ordinary	Sale	170	10.055
Ordinary	Sale	418	10.065
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.055
Ordinary	Sale	328	10.055
Ordinary	Sale	401	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	111	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	569	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	431	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	289	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	155	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	208	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	236	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	200	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	244	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	29	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	13	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	57	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	469	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	546	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	445	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	27	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	80	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	364	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	445	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	745	10.1
Ordinary	Sale	540	10.1
Ordinary	Sale	54	10.1
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	52	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	41	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	269	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	401	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	173	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	1	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	24	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	443	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	305	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	328	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	137	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	115	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	359	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	92	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	438	10.1
Ordinary	Sale	5	10.1
Ordinary	Sale	258	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	610	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	174	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	889	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	447	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	10	10.1
Ordinary	Sale	1,113	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	460	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	446	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	29	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	177	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	19	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	128	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	1,521	10.12
Ordinary	Sale	141	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	338	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	443	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	246	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	265	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	251	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	191	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	32	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	114	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	328	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	54	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	274	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	168	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	335	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	107	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	414	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	26	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	28	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	331	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	111	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	2	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	447	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	447	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	85	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	357	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	191	10.1
Ordinary	Sale	252	10.1
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.1
Ordinary	Sale	435	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	254	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	193	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	416	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	26	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	441	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	605	10.1
Ordinary	Sale	595	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	2,880	10.12
Ordinary	Sale	234,669	10.12
	Total Purchases	653,342
	Total Sales	284,226

(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	26,995	10.066648
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	27,722	10.068073
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	10,000	10.003461

(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:	02/01/2018
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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