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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

1st May 2018 10:42

RNS Number : 7355M

Societe Generale SA

01 May 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	30/04/2018
(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:	66,486,870	3.87	146,907	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	638,509	0.04	46,838,041	2.72
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	67,125,379	3.90	46,984,948	2.73

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	258	13.71
Ordinary	Purchase	463	13.75
Ordinary	Purchase	463	13.75
Ordinary	Purchase	73	13.74
Ordinary	Purchase	105	13.74
Ordinary	Purchase	132	13.73
Ordinary	Purchase	105	13.73
Ordinary	Purchase	379	13.715
Ordinary	Purchase	182	13.73
Ordinary	Purchase	47	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	153	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	1,340	13.725
Ordinary	Purchase	346	13.725
Ordinary	Purchase	54	13.725
Ordinary	Purchase	38	13.725
Ordinary	Purchase	560	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	521	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	441	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	441	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	359	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	161	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	630	13.73
Ordinary	Purchase	681	13.69
Ordinary	Purchase	1,363	13.75
Ordinary	Purchase	308	13.735
Ordinary	Purchase	154	13.72
Ordinary	Purchase	801	13.78
Ordinary	Purchase	801	13.78
Ordinary	Purchase	442	13.78
Ordinary	Purchase	2,882	13.78
Ordinary	Purchase	75,000	13.741975
Ordinary	Purchase	175,349	13.739012
Ordinary	Purchase	4,651	13.739013
Ordinary	Purchase	231,858	13.740774
Ordinary	Purchase	6,150	13.740773
Ordinary	Purchase	520,000	13.577706
Ordinary	Purchase	167,000	13.573149
Ordinary	Sale	294	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	419	13.755
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.75
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.755
Ordinary	Sale	135	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	205	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	17	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	360	13.74
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.74
Ordinary	Sale	182	13.74
Ordinary	Sale	95	13.74
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.74
Ordinary	Sale	866	13.74
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.745
Ordinary	Sale	153	13.745
Ordinary	Sale	190	13.745
Ordinary	Sale	160	13.74
Ordinary	Sale	149	13.745
Ordinary	Sale	11	13.745
Ordinary	Sale	560	13.74
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.73533333
Ordinary	Sale	215	13.75
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.75
Ordinary	Sale	480	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	312	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	394	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	451	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	132	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	308	13.745
Ordinary	Sale	23	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	166	13.74
Ordinary	Sale	788	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	581	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	63	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.74
Ordinary	Sale	98	13.75
Ordinary	Sale	223	13.75
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.745
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	154	13.74
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.75
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.755
Ordinary	Sale	372	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	380	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	371	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.745
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	218	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	103	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.725
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.725
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.725
Ordinary	Sale	344	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.76
Ordinary	Sale	350	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	518	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	372	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.755
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.745
Ordinary	Sale	2,587	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	1,379	13.745
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.725
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.725
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.74
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.725
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.745
Ordinary	Sale	329	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.75
Ordinary	Sale	104	13.78
Ordinary	Sale	12,094	13.78
Ordinary	Sale	4,098	13.78
Ordinary	Sale	70	13.78
Ordinary	Sale	975	13.78
Ordinary	Sale	942	13.78
Ordinary	Sale	61	13.755
Ordinary	Sale	232	13.75
Ordinary	Sale	139	13.75
Ordinary	Sale	16	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.74
Ordinary	Sale	95	13.74
Ordinary	Sale	949	13.75
Ordinary	Sale	266	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	161	13.745
Ordinary	Sale	670	13.745
Ordinary	Sale	480,000	13.7
	Total Purchases	1,194,891
	Total Sales	530,832

(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	75,000	13.741975
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	175,349	13.739012
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	4,651	13.739013
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	231,858	13.740774
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	6,150	13.740773
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	520,000	13.577706
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	167,000	13.573149

(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:	01/05/2018
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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