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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

30th May 2018 10:53

RNS Number : 6798P

Societe Generale SA

30 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	29/05/2018
(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:	80,584,118	4.69	93,144	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	66,543,351	3.87
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	81,152,627	4.72	66,636,495	3.88

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	163	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	105	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	505	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	305	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	317	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	227	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	14	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	22	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	83	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	138	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	186	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	665	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	285	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	153	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	345	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	87	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	185	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	903	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	365	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	202	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	913	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	758	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	444	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	527	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	922	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	17	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	225	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	606	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	225	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	167	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	113	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	747	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	145	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	640	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	236	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	539	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	389	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	374	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	100	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	225	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	582	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	820	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	609	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	501	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	225	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	510	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	700	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	725	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	252	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	540	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	473	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	96	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	7	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	427	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	540	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	520	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	221	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	196	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	364	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	40	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	444	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	538	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	225	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	100	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	23	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	176	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	633	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	149	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	302	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	236	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	269	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	359	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	12	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	377	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	103	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	441	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	684	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	475	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	499	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	407	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	137	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	96	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	226	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	142	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	836	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	316	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	464	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	397	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	339	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	562	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	669	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	113	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	217	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	115	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	141	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	420	13.355
Ordinary	Purchase	103	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	213	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	227	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	229	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	89	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	804	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	225	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	225	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	392	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	1,174	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	620	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	829	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	125	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	338	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	249	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	489	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	391	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	344	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	693	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	465	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	465	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	288	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	267	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	721	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	433	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	256	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	4	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	816	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	349	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	398	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	197	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	515	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	1,723	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	76	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	236	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	283	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	323	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	291	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	34	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	258	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	100	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	88	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	236	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	87	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	90	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	48	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	3	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	236	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	150	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	55	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	79	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	143	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	181	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	16	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	294	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	134	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	40	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	273	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	852	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	778	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	90	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	158	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	742	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	157	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	41	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	260	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	201	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	625	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	476	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	268	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	481	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	311	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	345	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	193	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	350	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	438	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	476	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	426	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	421	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	225	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	225	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	352	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	309	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	131	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	398	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	1,514	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	1,605	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	489	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	202	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	287	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	377	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	429	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	356	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	86	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	221	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	609	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	969	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	338	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	338	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	209	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	192	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	98	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	241	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	191	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	270	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	378	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	152	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	154	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	99	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	15	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	13.435469
Ordinary	Purchase	3,039,510	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	662	13.39
Ordinary	Sale	31	13.39
Ordinary	Sale	625	13.39
Ordinary	Sale	16,327	13.39
Ordinary	Sale	489	13.39
Ordinary	Sale	1,514	13.39
Ordinary	Sale	296	13.42
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.42
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.42
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	197	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	130	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	365	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.395
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.4
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	17	13.42
Ordinary	Sale	150	13.405
Ordinary	Sale	778	13.43
Ordinary	Sale	972	13.415
Ordinary	Sale	972	13.43
Ordinary	Sale	972	13.43
Ordinary	Sale	395	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	577	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	306	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	628	13.405
Ordinary	Sale	619	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	353	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	465	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	151	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	16	13.42
Ordinary	Sale	227	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	1,235	13.39
Ordinary	Sale	48	13.39
Ordinary	Sale	1,561	13.39
Ordinary	Sale	4,334	13.39
Ordinary	Sale	624	13.39
	Total Purchases	3,178,280
	Total Sales	39,238

(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	Increasing a short position	3,039,510	13.46
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	238,232	13.43546871
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	188,232	13.43546871

(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:	30/05/2018
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 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.

END

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