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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

31st Aug 2017 13:35

RNS Number : 4699P

Societe Generale SA

31 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	30/08/2017
(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:	51,971,837	3.02	118,173	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,110	0.00	21,178,021	1.23
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	51,972,947	3.02	21,296,194	1.24

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	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	128	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	270	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	124	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	272	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	1,008	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	135	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	496	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	352	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	264	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	321	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	106	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	114	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	306	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	568	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	686	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	284	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	222	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	323	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	672	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	674	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	523	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	545	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	67	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	311	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	700	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	98	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	574	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	2,009	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	2,009	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	804	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	2,009	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	2,009	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	359	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	128	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	44	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	98	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	304	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	167	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	64	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	355	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	317	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	517	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	157	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	674	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	110	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	42	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	130	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	339	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	335	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	66	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	360	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	312	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	780	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	489	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	343	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	183	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	148	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	103	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	672	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	291	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	153	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	218	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	66	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	146	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	174	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	26	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	1	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	172	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	426	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	248	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	536	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	395	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	115	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	94	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	44	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	390	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	33	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	425	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	174	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	672	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	90	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	84	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	292	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	369	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	350	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	172	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	247	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	674	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	172	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	160	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	607	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	485	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	366	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	67	9.5125
Ordinary	Purchase	313	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	5	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	167	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	56	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	326	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	292	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	457	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	31	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	284	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	95	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	84	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	274	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	372	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	548	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	99	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	454	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	121	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	85	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	1,386	9.525974
Ordinary	Purchase	1,332	9.525974
Ordinary	Sale	926	9.57
Ordinary	Sale	150	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	331	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	125	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	672	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	631	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	213	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	617	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	449	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	249	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	474	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	728	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	74	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	156	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	125	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	402	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	436	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	406	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	145	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	244	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	112	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	456	9.5125
Ordinary	Sale	372	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	115	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	372	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	487	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	22	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	487	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	115	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	484	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	64	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	682	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	392	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	148	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	423	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	66	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	467	9.5125
Ordinary	Sale	25	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	395	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	94	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	518	9.5075
Ordinary	Sale	431	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	120	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	369	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	425	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	58	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	205	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	284	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	763	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	4,693	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	705	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	799	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	923	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	234	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	836	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	487	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	314	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	173	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	487	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	249	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	275	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	23	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	487	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	135	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	352	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	487	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	487	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	83	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	410	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	536	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	473	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	340	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	103	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	487	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	430	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	995	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	692	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	487	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	487	9.51
	Total Purchases	58,472
	Total Sales	41,852

(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

(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:	31/08/2017
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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