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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

22nd Mar 2018 08:49

RNS Number : 5713I

Societe Generale SA

22 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	21/03/2018
(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:	55,585,906	3.23	63,494	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	42,719,732	2.49
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	56,154,415	3.27	42,783,226	2.49

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	329	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	225	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	1,085	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	13,535	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	86	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	2	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	341	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	186	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	14,358	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.15
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	280	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	293	13.23
Ordinary	Purchase	355	13.235
Ordinary	Purchase	369	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	2	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	343	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	178	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	153	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	330	13.235
Ordinary	Purchase	280	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	152	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	330	13.24
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	226	13.16
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.16
Ordinary	Purchase	307	13.16
Ordinary	Purchase	317	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	14	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	179	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	2,735	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	560	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	560	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	560	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	120	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	476	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	2,006	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.18
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.16
Ordinary	Purchase	340	13.25
Ordinary	Purchase	312	13.25
Ordinary	Purchase	15	13.225
Ordinary	Purchase	181	13.18
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.16
Ordinary	Purchase	5	13.16
Ordinary	Purchase	195	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	97	13.28
Ordinary	Purchase	16	13.225
Ordinary	Purchase	96	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	99	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	14	13.225
Ordinary	Purchase	782	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	203	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	27	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	2,870	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	1,556	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	282	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	439	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	330	13.245
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	344	13.175
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	78	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	136	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	372	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	352	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	386	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	423	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	635	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	462	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	529	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	176	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	66	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	263	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	329	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	330	13.245
Ordinary	Sale	371	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	329	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	329	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	341	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	339	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	398	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	1,211	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	47	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	568	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	762	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	733	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	676	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	462	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	250	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	329	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	374	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	193	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	330	13.24
Ordinary	Sale	812	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	499	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	240	13.235
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	385	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	425	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	107	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	693	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	924	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	882	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	726	13.24
Ordinary	Sale	422	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	433	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	217	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	313	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	173	13.24
Ordinary	Sale	241	13.235
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	256	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	213	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	192	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	156	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	245	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	215	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	314	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	754	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	191	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	105	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	430	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	135	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	114	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	240	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	16	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	266	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	99	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	14	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	250	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	750	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	1,111	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	276	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	273	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	474	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	750	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	499	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	495	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	1,067	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	19	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	47	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	10,000	13.218631
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.22
	Total Purchases	54,187
	Total Sales	53,193

(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

Reducing a short position

10,000

13.218631

(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:	22/03/2018
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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