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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

14th Sep 2017 12:37

RNS Number : 7813Q

Societe Generale SA

14 September 2017

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	13/09/2017
(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:	40,756,518	2.37	11,128	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,370	0.00	17,624,661	1.03
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	40,757,888	2.37	17,635,789	1.03

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	598	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	66	9.3625
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	234	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	72	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	67	9.3425
Ordinary	Purchase	420	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	450	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	324	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	76	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	1,274	9.3725
Ordinary	Purchase	62	9.3725
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.385
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	298	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	235	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	402	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	357	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	595	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	471	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	602	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	92	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	937	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	461	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	402	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	590	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	519	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	522	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	544	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	959	9.37
Ordinary	Purchase	959	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	959	9.37
Ordinary	Purchase	961	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	959	9.37
Ordinary	Purchase	2,155	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	577	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	345	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	61	9.3575
Ordinary	Purchase	752	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	193	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	612	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	402	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	148	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	2,554	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.385
Ordinary	Purchase	66	9.3625
Ordinary	Purchase	78	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	345	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	102	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	424	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	450	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	66	9.3425
Ordinary	Purchase	677	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	198	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	772	9.3225
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	430	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	653	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	926	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	480	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	450	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	62	9.3725
Ordinary	Purchase	1,425	9.3725
Ordinary	Purchase	151	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	402	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	2,674	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	70	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	185	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	275	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	1,011	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	446	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	565	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	428	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	126	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	22	9.3275
Ordinary	Purchase	21	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	480	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	480	9.34
Ordinary	Purchase	480	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	956	9.33
Ordinary	Purchase	69	9.33
Ordinary	Purchase	393	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	15,246	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	68	9.33
Ordinary	Purchase	514	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	642	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	69	9.33
Ordinary	Purchase	741	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	131	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.37
Ordinary	Purchase	208	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	478	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	478	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	317	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	303	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	262	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	59	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	59	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	58	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	804	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	160	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	153	9.37
Ordinary	Purchase	66	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	380	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	253	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	324	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	67	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	464	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	378	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	327	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	415	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	3	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	310	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	22	9.37
Ordinary	Purchase	139	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	470	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	270	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	211	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	368	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	313	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	328	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	441	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	22	9.3275
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	20	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	67	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	480	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	75	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	65	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	620	9.34
Ordinary	Purchase	1,338	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	251	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	436	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	165	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	432	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	132	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	1,085	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	479	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	962	9.37
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	587	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	1,336	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	423	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	415	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	224	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	559	9.385
Ordinary	Purchase	1,181	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	1,336	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	902	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	1,774	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	1,336	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	604	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	1,068	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	1,523	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	478	9.37
Ordinary	Purchase	434	9.37
Ordinary	Purchase	1,544	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	1,613	9.385
Ordinary	Purchase	1,773	9.385
Ordinary	Purchase	802	9.385
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.385
Ordinary	Purchase	6,948	9.385
Ordinary	Purchase	2,672	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.37
Ordinary	Purchase	132	9.37
Ordinary	Purchase	273	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	292	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.37
Ordinary	Purchase	169	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	836	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	973	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	527	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	1,372	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	668	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	442	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	990	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	382	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	2,003	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	352	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	749	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	277	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	559	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	88	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	2,520	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	113	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	1,510	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	1,021	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	316	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	219	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	945	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	398	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	1,122	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	851	9.37
Ordinary	Purchase	269	9.37
Ordinary	Purchase	133	9.37
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	847	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	355	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	416	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	11,128	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	214	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	11,003	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	5,501	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	2,092	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	22	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	22	9.3275
Ordinary	Purchase	22	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	453	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	482	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	482	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	482	9.335
Ordinary	Purchase	482	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	482	9.34
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.33
Ordinary	Purchase	4	9.33
Ordinary	Purchase	4	9.33
Ordinary	Purchase	455	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	482	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	425	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	180	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	66	9.3225
Ordinary	Purchase	919	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	5,000	9.327219
Ordinary	Sale	9	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.35
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	150	9.36
Ordinary	Sale	450	9.36
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.35
Ordinary	Sale	451	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	112	9.35
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.35
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.35
Ordinary	Sale	676	9.36
Ordinary	Sale	1,203	9.35
Ordinary	Sale	4,120	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	1,226	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	800	9.35
Ordinary	Sale	659	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	979	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	9.32
Ordinary	Sale	25,000	9.36063
	Total Purchases	194,472
	Total Sales	39,739

(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

5,000

9.327219

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

25,000

9.36063

(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:	14/09/2017
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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