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Form 8.3 - SKY PLC

23rd Jul 2018 09:13

RNS Number : 4228V

Societe Generale SA

23 July 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	20/07/2018
(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:	77,466,704	4.51	77,246	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,000,000	0.58	74,352,618	4.33
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	87,466,704	5.09	74,429,864	4.33

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	3	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	24	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	24	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	30	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	30	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	3,989	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	399	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	13	15.03538462
Ordinary	Purchase	136	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	868	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	370	15.025
Ordinary	Purchase	463	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	355	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	159	15.015
Ordinary	Purchase	532	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	184	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	94	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	57	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	262	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	573	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	173	15.075
Ordinary	Purchase	191	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	492	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	377	15.025
Ordinary	Purchase	159	15.015
Ordinary	Purchase	399	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	175	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	54	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	157	15.075
Ordinary	Purchase	15	15.03533333
Ordinary	Purchase	420	15.02
Ordinary	Purchase	385	15.025
Ordinary	Purchase	178	15.01
Ordinary	Purchase	178	15.01
Ordinary	Purchase	237	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	503	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	1,081	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	192	15.075
Ordinary	Purchase	334	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	235	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	135	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	700	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	100	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	220	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	484	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	156	15.075
Ordinary	Purchase	1,494	15.075
Ordinary	Purchase	346	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	413	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	131	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	200	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	825	15.075
Ordinary	Purchase	373	15.075
Ordinary	Purchase	168	15.075
Ordinary	Purchase	78	15.075
Ordinary	Purchase	187	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	298	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	438	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	455	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	376	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	399	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	387	15.025
Ordinary	Purchase	342	14.96
Ordinary	Purchase	310	15.08
Ordinary	Purchase	824	15.0675
Ordinary	Purchase	350	15.085
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	379	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	379	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	735	15.08
Ordinary	Purchase	307	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	317	15.055
Ordinary	Purchase	297	15.075
Ordinary	Purchase	307	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	724	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	297	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	693	15.0625
Ordinary	Purchase	989	15.01
Ordinary	Purchase	376	15.075
Ordinary	Purchase	472	15.0675
Ordinary	Purchase	297	15.075
Ordinary	Purchase	298	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	359	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	317	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	297	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	694	15.08
Ordinary	Purchase	297	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	603	15.0575
Ordinary	Purchase	628	15.0625
Ordinary	Purchase	328	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	297	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	297	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	774	15.0575
Ordinary	Purchase	137	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	317	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	539	15.01
Ordinary	Purchase	329	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	297	15.055
Ordinary	Purchase	298	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	297	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	430	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	825	15.075
Ordinary	Purchase	348	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	157	15.075
Ordinary	Purchase	929	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	8	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	307	15.045
Ordinary	Purchase	58	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	827	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	600	15.045
Ordinary	Purchase	501	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	534	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	987	15.0725
Ordinary	Purchase	297	15.08
Ordinary	Purchase	2,035	15.075
Ordinary	Purchase	140	15.075
Ordinary	Purchase	297	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	239	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	316	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	480	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	333	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	1,411	15.0725
Ordinary	Purchase	324	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	333	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	269	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	139	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	420	15.0625
Ordinary	Purchase	368	15.0625
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	297	15.075
Ordinary	Purchase	297	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	56	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	83	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	8	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	100	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	262	15.035
Ordinary	Purchase	2,524	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	2,163	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	8	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	9	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	14	15.035
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	15.05266816
Ordinary	Purchase	3,028,153	14.99361
Ordinary	Sale	234	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	391	15.08
Ordinary	Sale	522	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	829	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	371	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	55	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	468	15.055
Ordinary	Sale	98	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	13	14.985
Ordinary	Sale	356	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,638	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,995	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	327	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,668	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,995	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	21	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,995	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	31	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,618	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	326	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	67	15.055
Ordinary	Sale	279	15.055
Ordinary	Sale	370	14.985
Ordinary	Sale	236	15.06
Ordinary	Sale	236	15.06
Ordinary	Sale	190	15.06
Ordinary	Sale	250	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	472	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	351	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	440	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	367	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	240	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	127	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	183	14.985
Ordinary	Sale	194	14.985
Ordinary	Sale	165	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	297	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	830	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	75	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	385	14.985
Ordinary	Sale	101	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	70	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	463	15.06
Ordinary	Sale	127	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	346	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	260	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	104	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	794	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	151	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	130	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	359	15.045
Ordinary	Sale	163	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	298	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	250	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	138	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	763	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	102	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	141	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	7	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	278	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	747	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	179	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	238	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	430	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	522	15.055
Ordinary	Sale	87	15.08
Ordinary	Sale	562	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	259	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	232	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	236	15.08
Ordinary	Sale	426	15.045
Ordinary	Sale	307	15.09
Ordinary	Sale	445	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	442	15.055
Ordinary	Sale	389	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	187	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	130	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	374	14.985
Ordinary	Sale	102	15.055
Ordinary	Sale	195	15.055
Ordinary	Sale	82	15.075
Ordinary	Sale	81	15.08
Ordinary	Sale	533	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	260	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	364	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	52	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	246	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	298	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	285	15.08
Ordinary	Sale	262	15.075
Ordinary	Sale	290	15.075
Ordinary	Sale	297	15.08
Ordinary	Sale	559	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	297	15.08
Ordinary	Sale	328	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	15	15.08
Ordinary	Sale	297	15.075
Ordinary	Sale	479	15.06
Ordinary	Sale	297	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	168	15.06
Ordinary	Sale	433	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	46	15.075
Ordinary	Sale	251	15.075
Ordinary	Sale	129	15.06
Ordinary	Sale	436	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	306	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	104	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	145	15.075
Ordinary	Sale	622	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	152	15.075
Ordinary	Sale	282	15.08
Ordinary	Sale	297	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	12	15.08
Ordinary	Sale	46	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	98	15.075
Ordinary	Sale	297	15.08
Ordinary	Sale	61	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	228	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	277	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	342	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	48	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	249	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	511	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	14	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	220	15.075
Ordinary	Sale	617	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	156	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	195	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	98	15.075
Ordinary	Sale	297	15.075
Ordinary	Sale	94	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	246	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	255	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	662	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	357	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	263	15.06
Ordinary	Sale	317	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	109	15.075
Ordinary	Sale	240	15.055
Ordinary	Sale	44	15.06
Ordinary	Sale	236	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	282	15.075
Ordinary	Sale	44	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	304	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	385	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	297	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	119	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	150	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	255	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	380	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	200	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	733	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	110	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	98	15.06
Ordinary	Sale	98	15.06
Ordinary	Sale	98	15.055
Ordinary	Sale	98	15.055
Ordinary	Sale	875	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	524	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	856	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,995	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,995	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,995	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,995	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,120	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,139	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,471	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	798	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	797	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	4,682	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	3,028,153	14.993202
	Total Purchases	3,190,547
	Total Sales	3,100,159

(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

100,000

15.05266816

(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:	23/07/2018
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 news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.rns.com.

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