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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

7th Mar 2018 11:22

RNS Number : 9775G

Societe Generale SA

07 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	06/03/2018
(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:	56,934,783	3.31	1,389,019	0.08
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	41,842,393	2.43
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	57,503,292	3.35	43,231,412	2.51

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	101	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	660	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	145	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	171	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	43	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	176	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	410	13.63
Ordinary	Purchase	318	13.63
Ordinary	Purchase	92	13.63
Ordinary	Purchase	274	13.625
Ordinary	Purchase	486	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	183	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	287	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	452	13.635
Ordinary	Purchase	136	13.635
Ordinary	Purchase	849	13.635
Ordinary	Purchase	1,231	13.625
Ordinary	Purchase	893	13.625
Ordinary	Purchase	294	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	265	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	64	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	141	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	256	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	1,161	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	3	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	330	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	373	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	19	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.615
Ordinary	Purchase	113	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.62
Ordinary	Purchase	12	13.62
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	663	13.62
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	340	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	340	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	395	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	356	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	414	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	697	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	1,240	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.63
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.615
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	343	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.615
Ordinary	Purchase	594	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	357	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	344	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	476	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	228	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	462	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	546	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.615
Ordinary	Purchase	354	13.535
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.615
Ordinary	Purchase	341	13.54
Ordinary	Purchase	161	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.635
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.62
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	1,226	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.615
Ordinary	Purchase	343	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	490	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	492	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	330	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	408	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	380	13.465
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	402	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	416	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	387	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.625
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.63
Ordinary	Purchase	339	13.615
Ordinary	Purchase	490	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	154	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	278	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	492	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	122	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.46
Ordinary	Purchase	181	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	89	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	243	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.62
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.54
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.63
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.625
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.615
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	437	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	344	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.62
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.615
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.615
Ordinary	Purchase	340	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	342	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	355	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	89	13.63
Ordinary	Purchase	239	13.63
Ordinary	Purchase	353	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	341	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	2,159,321	13.62
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	71	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	138	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	44	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	184	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	2,830	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	34	13.495
Ordinary	Sale	470	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	269	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	28	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	292	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	113	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	999	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	296	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.625
Ordinary	Sale	245	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	642	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	81	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	18	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	86	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	85	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	30	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	36	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	61	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	223	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	75	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	381	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	24	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	110	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	808	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	174	13.495
Ordinary	Sale	564	13.64
Ordinary	Sale	278	13.64
Ordinary	Sale	1,584	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	1,402	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	77	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	27	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	83	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	14,587	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	289	13.51
Ordinary	Sale	28	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	667	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	536	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.475
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	100	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	100	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	667	13.455
Ordinary	Sale	721	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	344	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	153	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	12	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	329	13.475
Ordinary	Sale	329	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	143	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	16	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	329	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	329	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	329	13.495
Ordinary	Sale	329	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	85	13.482471
Ordinary	Sale	31	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	10,000	13.460514
	Total Purchases	2,208,310
	Total Sales	47,491

(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

Reducing a short position

10,000

13.460514

Ordinary

Equity Linked Swap

Increasing a short position

2,159,321

13.62

(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:	07/03/2018
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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