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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

18th Jul 2018 09:14

RNS Number : 0180V

Societe Generale SA

18 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	17/07/2018
(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:	77,359,829	4.50	75,807	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,000,000	0.58	74,252,618	4.32
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	87,359,829	5.08	74,328,425	4.32

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	159	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	311	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	177	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	30	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	5	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	155	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	99	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	404	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	99	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	93	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	59	15.255
Ordinary	Purchase	13	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	137	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	377	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	259	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	34	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	212	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	80	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	546	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	600	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	335	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	420	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	291	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	569	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	208	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	382	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	359	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	83	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	129	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	163	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	433	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,034	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	291	15.255
Ordinary	Purchase	421	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	122	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	170	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	221	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	117	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	449	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	311	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	319	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.255
Ordinary	Purchase	291	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	36	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	301	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	311	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	260	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	32	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	330	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	700	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	146	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	216	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	122	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	93	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	24	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	562	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	291	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	300	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	144	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	149	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	291	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	155	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	322	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	310	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	321	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	2	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	290	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	215	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	203	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	399	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	98	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	243	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	68	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	288	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	380	15.255
Ordinary	Purchase	114	15.255
Ordinary	Purchase	50	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	489	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	485	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	291	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	10	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	191	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	168	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	4	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	476	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	125	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	405	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	405	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	405	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	245	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	150	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	338	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	328	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	247	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	232	15.255
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	188	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	113	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	1,390	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	577	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	191	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	582	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	662	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	223	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	250	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	42	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	301	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	301	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	265	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	174	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	614	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	628	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	386	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	250	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	309	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	2	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	197	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	199	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	648	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	216	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	191	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	110	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	646	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	18	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	179	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	274	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	265	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	27	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	190	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	430	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	189	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	103	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	604	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	713	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	320	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	551	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	313	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	260	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	291	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	301	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	176	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	399	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	500	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	532	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	23	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	45	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	93	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	91	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	11	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	166	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	299	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	219	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	200	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	160	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	50	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	708	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	204	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	115	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,286	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	154	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	302	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	255	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	101	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	99	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	77	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	557,066	15.23463
Ordinary	Purchase	57,066	15.23698
Ordinary	Purchase	300,000	15.235
Ordinary	Sale	399	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	166	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	4,429	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	51	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	70	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	1,155	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	951	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	399	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	2,996	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	366	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.225
Ordinary	Sale	291	15.225
Ordinary	Sale	80	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	291	15.235
Ordinary	Sale	178	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	638	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	291	15.225
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	72	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.225
Ordinary	Sale	663	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.235
Ordinary	Sale	547	15.225
Ordinary	Sale	557,066	15.2344
Ordinary	Sale	57,066	15.23698
Ordinary	Sale	300,000	15.235
	Total Purchases	973,180
	Total Sales	930,045

(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:	18/07/2018
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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