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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

15th Sep 2017 09:40

RNS Number : 8782Q

Societe Generale SA

15 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	14/09/2017
(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:	40,751,815	2.37	19,924	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:	40,753,185	2.37	17,644,585	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	400	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	992	9.28
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.3
Ordinary	Purchase	242	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.29
Ordinary	Purchase	88	9.29
Ordinary	Purchase	484	9.29
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.295
Ordinary	Purchase	615	9.25
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	879	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.3
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.3
Ordinary	Purchase	2,160	9.3
Ordinary	Purchase	995	9.3
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.295
Ordinary	Purchase	3,471	9.315
Ordinary	Purchase	1,882	9.315
Ordinary	Purchase	80	9.295
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.295
Ordinary	Purchase	614	9.25
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.255
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.255
Ordinary	Purchase	2,004	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	401	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.335
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.33
Ordinary	Purchase	210	9.335
Ordinary	Purchase	207	9.33
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.33
Ordinary	Purchase	495	9.33
Ordinary	Purchase	121	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	2,194	9.2875
Ordinary	Purchase	388	9.29
Ordinary	Purchase	403	9.29
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.29
Ordinary	Purchase	1,164	9.29
Ordinary	Purchase	105	9.29
Ordinary	Purchase	482	9.29
Ordinary	Purchase	764	9.295
Ordinary	Purchase	384	9.295
Ordinary	Purchase	593	9.25
Ordinary	Purchase	405	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	21	9.29
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.29
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.295
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.25
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.26
Ordinary	Purchase	1,018	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	138	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	6,720	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	6,265	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	1,438	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	8,628	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	504	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	3,173	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	830	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	310	9.33
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.33
Ordinary	Purchase	436	9.33
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.33
Ordinary	Purchase	802	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	401	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	1,650	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	2,004	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	2,004	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	354	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	376	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.315
Ordinary	Sale	264	9.315
Ordinary	Sale	288	9.345
Ordinary	Sale	775	9.345
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.345
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.33
Ordinary	Sale	209	9.33
Ordinary	Sale	1,024	9.315
Ordinary	Sale	436	9.305
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.305
Ordinary	Sale	415	9.295
Ordinary	Sale	1,097	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	330	9.33
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.33
Ordinary	Sale	843	9.315
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	305	9.28
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.28
Ordinary	Sale	462	9.28
Ordinary	Sale	276	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	1,543	9.325
Ordinary	Sale	264	9.315
Ordinary	Sale	292	9.3
Ordinary	Sale	722	9.315
Ordinary	Sale	30	9.315
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.315
Ordinary	Sale	645	9.315
Ordinary	Sale	486	9.315
Ordinary	Sale	482	9.315
Ordinary	Sale	571	9.33
Ordinary	Sale	770	9.33
Ordinary	Sale	968	9.33
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.33
Ordinary	Sale	2,375	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	3,758	9.32
Ordinary	Sale	1,665	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	95	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	693	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	561	9.28
Ordinary	Sale	155	9.325
Ordinary	Sale	310	9.325
Ordinary	Sale	536	9.325
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.335
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.335
Ordinary	Sale	324	9.315
Ordinary	Sale	251	9.33
Ordinary	Sale	420	9.33
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.325
Ordinary	Sale	887	9.325
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.325
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.3
Ordinary	Sale	45	9.3
Ordinary	Sale	1,331	9.3175
Ordinary	Sale	324	9.3175
Ordinary	Sale	454	9.325
Ordinary	Sale	893	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	1,388	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	999	9.32
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.32
Ordinary	Sale	407	9.32
Ordinary	Sale	3,766	9.2925
Ordinary	Sale	435	9.335
Ordinary	Sale	391	9.3
Ordinary	Sale	618	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	70	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	5	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	759	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	75	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	203	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	517	9.28
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.28
Ordinary	Sale	584	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	1,942	9.3275
Ordinary	Sale	2,176	9.3275
Ordinary	Sale	1,363	9.3275
Ordinary	Sale	341	9.3175
Ordinary	Sale	341	9.3175
Ordinary	Sale	341	9.3175
Ordinary	Sale	1,363	9.325
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.325
Ordinary	Sale	811	9.3275
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.335
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.335
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.335
Ordinary	Sale	20	9.335
Ordinary	Sale	301	9.335
Ordinary	Sale	115	9.335
Ordinary	Sale	58	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	55	9.325
Ordinary	Sale	340	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.28
Ordinary	Sale	810	9.28
Ordinary	Sale	1,360	9.3275
Ordinary	Sale	321	9.32
Ordinary	Sale	20	9.325
Ordinary	Sale	330	9.325
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.3
Ordinary	Sale	144	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	136	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	7	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	1,457	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	482	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	397	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	486	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	506	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	143	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	1,393	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	1,599	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	2,196	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	2,420	9.31
Ordinary	Sale	2,415	9.33
Ordinary	Sale	2,196	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	802	9.335
Ordinary	Sale	401	9.335
Ordinary	Sale	485	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	467	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	230	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	482	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	24	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	482	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	21	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	395	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	76	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	21	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	482	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	484	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	23	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	578	9.32
	Total Purchases	71,208
	Total Sales	84,707

(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:	15/09/2017
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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