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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

15th Mar 2018 10:52

RNS Number : 8508H

Societe Generale SA

15 March 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	14/03/2018
(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:	56,681,996	3.30	560,792	0.03
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	42,734,732	2.49
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	57,250,505	3.33	43,295,524	2.52

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	324	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	303	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	14	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	43	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	46	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	137	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	65	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	41	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	43	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	317	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	367	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	589	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	199	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	139	13.16
Ordinary	Purchase	137	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	444	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.165
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.17
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	280	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	280	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	112	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.235
Ordinary	Purchase	286	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	362	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	602	13.225
Ordinary	Purchase	60	13.23
Ordinary	Purchase	224	13.23
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	204	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.23
Ordinary	Purchase	139	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	197	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	305	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	650	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	801	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	1,481	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	383	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	441	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	437	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	201	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	358	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	51	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	43	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	281	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	37	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	48	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	402	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	234	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	44	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	112	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	451	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	418	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	15	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.235
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	2	13.28
Ordinary	Purchase	14	13.235
Ordinary	Purchase	293	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	204	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	338	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	62	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	201	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	205	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	410	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	201	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	639	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	93	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	117	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	123	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	402	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	37	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	119	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	281	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	300	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.225
Ordinary	Purchase	91	13.225
Ordinary	Purchase	267	13.225
Ordinary	Purchase	201	13.225
Ordinary	Purchase	900	13.225
Ordinary	Purchase	101	13.225
Ordinary	Purchase	281	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	67	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,731	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	153	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	115	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	234	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	271	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	78	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	614	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	7	13.24
Ordinary	Purchase	317	13.24
Ordinary	Purchase	26	13.24
Ordinary	Purchase	280	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	341	13.24
Ordinary	Purchase	11	13.24
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.23
Ordinary	Purchase	881	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	307	13.225
Ordinary	Purchase	7,923	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	40,091	13.218383
Ordinary	Purchase	169	13.24
Ordinary	Purchase	241	13.24
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	31	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	117	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	16	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	201	13.23
Ordinary	Purchase	201	13.23
Ordinary	Purchase	89	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	86	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	247	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.235
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	103	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000,000	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	24	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	275	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	410	13.185
Ordinary	Sale	180	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	319	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.185
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.18
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	185	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	382	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	270	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	270	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	280	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	769	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	309	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	492	13.185
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.18
Ordinary	Sale	933	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.185
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	1,362	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	337	13.185
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	370	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	337	13.175
Ordinary	Sale	612	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.185
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	366	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	519	13.175
Ordinary	Sale	1,031	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	1,875	13.255
Ordinary	Sale	441	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	482	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	86	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.175
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.18
Ordinary	Sale	113	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	343	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	379	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	399	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	559	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	337	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	375	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	370	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	1,359	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	208	13.185
Ordinary	Sale	72	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	63	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	658	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.175
Ordinary	Sale	533	13.175
Ordinary	Sale	55	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	266	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	54	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	267	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	165	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	52	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	136	13.18
Ordinary	Sale	353	13.18
Ordinary	Sale	146	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	255	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	175	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	226	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	290	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	271	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	271	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	300	13.205
Ordinary	Sale	365	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	156	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	14	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	195	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	261	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	171	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	70,159	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	301	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	5,212	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	1,724	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	230	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	433	13.18
Ordinary	Sale	596	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	4,500,000	13.21
	Total Purchases	1,090,117
	Total Sales	4,610,608

(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

Equity Linked Swap

Expiry

4,500,000

N/A

(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:	15/03/2018
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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