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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

13th Dec 2017 10:05

RNS Number : 2159Z

Societe Generale SA

13 December 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	12/12/2017
(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:	8,583,215	0.50	309,823	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,035,000	0.58	11,969,278	0.70
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	18,618,215	1.08	12,279,101	0.71

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	607	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	523	9.995
Ordinary	Purchase	260	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	340	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	96	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	262	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	247	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	189	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	30	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	13	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	201	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	967	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	250	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	137	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	1,026	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	66	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	187	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	352	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	306	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	76	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	1,215	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	442	10
Ordinary	Purchase	250	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	742	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	498	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	28	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	469	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	436	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	441	10
Ordinary	Purchase	476	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	436	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	83	10.08
Ordinary	Purchase	436	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	86	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	200	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	24	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	198	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	87	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	82	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	1,165	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.07
Ordinary	Purchase	484	10.07
Ordinary	Purchase	437	10.07
Ordinary	Purchase	484	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	829	10
Ordinary	Purchase	305	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	668	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	1,067	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	1,212	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	166	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	261	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	749	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	749	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	91	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	440	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	473	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	486	10
Ordinary	Purchase	345	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	437	10.07
Ordinary	Purchase	558	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	1,254	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	443	9.99
Ordinary	Purchase	240	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	1,189	10.08
Ordinary	Purchase	409	10.08
Ordinary	Purchase	436	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	247	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	189	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	11	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	456	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	189	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	440	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	440	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	134	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	683	10.08
Ordinary	Purchase	436	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	666	10.08
Ordinary	Purchase	442	10
Ordinary	Purchase	749	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	440	10.04
Ordinary	Purchase	357	10.08
Ordinary	Purchase	80	10.08
Ordinary	Purchase	314	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	97	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	437	10.07
Ordinary	Purchase	436	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	1,627	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	366	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	307	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	392	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	133	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	13	10.10538462
Ordinary	Purchase	872	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	248	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	13	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	1,120	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	154	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	192	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	330	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	238	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	604	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	13	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	235	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	238	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	115	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	754	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	248	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	238	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	882	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	330	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	238	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	473	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	612	10
Ordinary	Purchase	1,041	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	644	9.99
Ordinary	Purchase	21	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	753	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	300	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	578	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	772	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	153	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	733	10
Ordinary	Purchase	322	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	102	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	346	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	223	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	942	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	51	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	941	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	152	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	663	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	410	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	339	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	768	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	72	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	2,670	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	40,089	10.08
Ordinary	Purchase	98,214	10
Ordinary	Purchase	196,428	10
Ordinary	Sale	439	10.04
Ordinary	Sale	72	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	679	10.04
Ordinary	Sale	484	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	858	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	1,142	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	514	10.04
Ordinary	Sale	223	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	439	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	172	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	83	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	499	10.05
Ordinary	Sale	437	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	2,540	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	448	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	263	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	437	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	1,130	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	464	9.995
Ordinary	Sale	465	9.995
Ordinary	Sale	795	10
Ordinary	Sale	441	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	893	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	920	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	800	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	455	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	3,140	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	2,165	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	568	10.12
Ordinary	Sale	263	10.12
Ordinary	Sale	1,610	10.12
Ordinary	Sale	580	10.12
Ordinary	Sale	34,697	10.12
Ordinary	Sale	1,551	10.12
Ordinary	Sale	31,750	10.12
Ordinary	Sale	300	10.04
Ordinary	Sale	814	10.04
Ordinary	Sale	458	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	98,214	10
Ordinary	Sale	196,428	10
	Total Purchases	395,596
	Total Sales	389,472

(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:	13/12/2017
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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