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Form 8.3 - SKY PLC

1st Jun 2018 14:28

RNS Number : 0688Q

Societe Generale SA

01 June 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	31/05/2018
(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:	80,655,470	4.69	92,799	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	66,645,462	3.88
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	81,223,979	4.73	66,738,261	3.88

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	29	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	989	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	923	13.53
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.53
Ordinary	Purchase	766	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	4,504	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	361	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	5	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	535	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	532	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	121	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	531	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	128	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	387	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	800	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	589	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	379	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	800	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	800	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	800	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	544	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	1,362	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	521	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	620	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	186	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	649	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	97	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	360	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	280	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	182	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	25	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	100	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	114	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	180	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	100	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	109	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	126	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	203	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	1	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	99	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	111	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	231	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	624	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	67	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	360	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	20	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	20	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	100	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	100	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	4	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	837	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	55	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	522	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	33	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	237	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	281	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	230	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	180	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	620	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	86	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	289	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	447	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	281	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	19	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	122	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	204	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	361	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	34	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	129	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	112	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	213	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	231	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.4895
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	13.46495078
Ordinary	Sale	27	13.455
Ordinary	Sale	1,173	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	54	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	43	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	1,012	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	508	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	9	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	142	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	1,246	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	74	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	757	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	2,003	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	582	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	409	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	85	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	91	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	267	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	103	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	390	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	606	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	173	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	390	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	270	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	607	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	38	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	337	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	319	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	24	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	389	13.43
Ordinary	Sale	487	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	383	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	88	13.455
Ordinary	Sale	211	13.455
Ordinary	Sale	1,496	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	944	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	21,890	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	534	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	178	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.53
Ordinary	Sale	135	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	192	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.455
Ordinary	Sale	40	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	735	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.495
Ordinary	Sale	392	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	698	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	315	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	168	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	352	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	43	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	216	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	145	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.455
Ordinary	Sale	548	13.455
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	150	13.495
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.495
Ordinary	Sale	448	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	765	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	415	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	347	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	386	13.455
Ordinary	Sale	99	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	227	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	339	13.455
Ordinary	Sale	866	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	866	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	467	13.415
Ordinary	Sale	155	13.415
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	638	13.415
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	847	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	250	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	158	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.475
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	221	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	105	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	23	13.52
Ordinary	Sale	385	13.52
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	71	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	9	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	81	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	282	13.5
Ordinary	Sale	82	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	140	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	98	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	108	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	242	13.495
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	339	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	774	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	189	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	7	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	11	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	281	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	563	13.415
Ordinary	Sale	148	13.53
Ordinary	Sale	299	13.53
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	179	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	289	13.545
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	81	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	218	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	711	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	54	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	172	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	420	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	183	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	14	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	470	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	250	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	329	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	640	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	1	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	347	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	27	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	393	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	11	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	23	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	103	13.495
Ordinary	Sale	699	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	723	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	155	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	143	13.495
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	14	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	50	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	209	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	234	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	509	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	484	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	826	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	3,181	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	432	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	1,087	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	4,007	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	4,007	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	14	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	97	13.435
	Total Purchases	80,449
	Total Sales	89,250

(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

50,000

13.46495078

(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:	01/06/2018
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.

END

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