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Form 8.3 - Sky PLC

10th Jan 2018 11:57

RNS Number : 5009B

Societe Generale SA

10 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	09/01/2018
(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:	26,012,085	1.51	228,012	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	12,647,811	0.74
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	26,012,085	1.51	12,875,823	0.75

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	10.15
Ordinary	Purchase	435	10.165
Ordinary	Purchase	146	10.16
Ordinary	Purchase	433	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	601	10.16
Ordinary	Purchase	434	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	3,673	10.16
Ordinary	Purchase	451	10.155
Ordinary	Purchase	550	10.15
Ordinary	Purchase	41	10.16
Ordinary	Purchase	430	10.165
Ordinary	Purchase	430	10.16
Ordinary	Purchase	348	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	2	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	238	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	1,172	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	7,221	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	1,841	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	48	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	960	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	250	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	446	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	194	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	250	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	104	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	205	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	294	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	33	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	224	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	17	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	524	10.195
Ordinary	Sale	78	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	128	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	900	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	72	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	1,028	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	6	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	564	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	248	10.195
Ordinary	Sale	220	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	225	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	662	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	494	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	88	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	633	10.195
Ordinary	Sale	410	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	475	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	410	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	1,143	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	663	10.195
Ordinary	Sale	340	10.195
Ordinary	Sale	555	10.195
Ordinary	Sale	996	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	1,188	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	435	10.155
Ordinary	Sale	369	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	78	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	477	10.185
Ordinary	Sale	481	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	668	10.195
Ordinary	Sale	554	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	435	10.155
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	215	10.195
Ordinary	Sale	277	10.195
Ordinary	Sale	59	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	1,263	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	943	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	771	10.195
Ordinary	Sale	434	10.165
Ordinary	Sale	434	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	435	10.155
Ordinary	Sale	1,284	10.195
Ordinary	Sale	47	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	435	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	1,205	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	435	10.175
Ordinary	Sale	736	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	741	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	185	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	740	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	19	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	759	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	526	10.165
Ordinary	Sale	860	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	542	10.205
Ordinary	Sale	676	10.205
Ordinary	Sale	622	10.165
Ordinary	Sale	267	10.175
Ordinary	Sale	539	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	212	10.175
Ordinary	Sale	1,289	10.195
Ordinary	Sale	1,231	10.195
Ordinary	Sale	1,267	10.195
Ordinary	Sale	555	10.195
Ordinary	Sale	173	10.165
Ordinary	Sale	359	10.165
Ordinary	Sale	562	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	711	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	100	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	11	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	834	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	174	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	379	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	384	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	821	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	863	10.155
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	393	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	10	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	275	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	224	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	308	10.155
Ordinary	Sale	352	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	167	10.175
Ordinary	Sale	761	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	93	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	565	10.175
Ordinary	Sale	390	10.175
Ordinary	Sale	8	10.175
Ordinary	Sale	783	10.195
Ordinary	Sale	935	10.195
Ordinary	Sale	281	10.205
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	417	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	222	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	217	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	33	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	21	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	632	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	177	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	749	10.195
Ordinary	Sale	935	10.195
Ordinary	Sale	935	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	481	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	454	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	8	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	92	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	100	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	588	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	2,001	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	2,001	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	585	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	517	10.19501
Ordinary	Sale	334	10.18
	Total Purchases	22,053
	Total Sales	63,046

(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:	10/01/2018
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

END

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