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Form 8.3 - Sky PLC

19th Feb 2018 11:01

RNS Number : 2742F

Societe Generale SA

19 February 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	16/02/2018
(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:	30,976,403	1.80	680,389	0.04
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	14,662,756	0.85	23,978,095	1.39
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	45,639,159	2.65	24,658,484	1.43

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	415	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	1,031	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	1,193	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	1,031	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	1,193	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	918	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	918	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	488	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	261	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.905
Ordinary	Purchase	1,130	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	651	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	367	10.935
Ordinary	Purchase	210	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	1,765	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	87	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	295	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	81	10.885
Ordinary	Purchase	1,913	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	269	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	242	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	91	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	100	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	129	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	46	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	620	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.905
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.905
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.945
Ordinary	Purchase	1,122	10.92
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	671	10.935
Ordinary	Purchase	1,094	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	399	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	313	10.915
Ordinary	Purchase	395	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	80	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	8	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	7,505	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	131	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	3,927	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	306	10.915
Ordinary	Purchase	259	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	259	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	79	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	1,695	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	1,616	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	111	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	442	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	86	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	259	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	446	10.905
Ordinary	Purchase	450	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	38	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	383	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	450	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	413	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	68	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	1,271	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	436	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	1,080	10.92
Ordinary	Purchase	1,218	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	227	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	65	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	259	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	40	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	307	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	293	10.935
Ordinary	Purchase	733	10.935
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	884	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	370	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	622	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	145	10.915
Ordinary	Purchase	244	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,004	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	1,004	11.01
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	287	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	241	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	1,721	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	2,094	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	1,004	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	1,921	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	309	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	1,002	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	289	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	404	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.915
Ordinary	Purchase	612	10.92
Ordinary	Purchase	3,360	10.995
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.935
Ordinary	Purchase	924	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	404	10.995
Ordinary	Purchase	404	10.995
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	251	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	1,014	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	421	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	3,552	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	302	10.885
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	343	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	299	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.905
Ordinary	Purchase	404	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	464	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	406	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	2,024	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	7,222	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	426	10.915
Ordinary	Purchase	5,676	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	404	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.92
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.92
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.92
Ordinary	Purchase	293	10.905
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	406	10.945
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.905
Ordinary	Purchase	720	10.945
Ordinary	Purchase	263	10.945
Ordinary	Purchase	406	10.945
Ordinary	Purchase	404	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.915
Ordinary	Purchase	404	10.995
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	334	10.92
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.92
Ordinary	Purchase	1,299	10.92
Ordinary	Purchase	47	10.92
Ordinary	Purchase	700	10.92
Ordinary	Purchase	302	10.885
Ordinary	Purchase	770	10.885
Ordinary	Purchase	778	10.885
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.92
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	1,607	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	471	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	200	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	1,087	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.935
Ordinary	Purchase	300	10.935
Ordinary	Purchase	280	10.935
Ordinary	Purchase	702	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	404	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.92
Ordinary	Purchase	884	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.915
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	426	10.905
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.915
Ordinary	Purchase	313	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	237	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	630	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	403	10.905
Ordinary	Purchase	2,764	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	585	10.915
Ordinary	Purchase	3,536	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.99
Ordinary	Purchase	117	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.92
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.915
Ordinary	Purchase	880	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.935
Ordinary	Purchase	404	10.985
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.93
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.93
Ordinary	Purchase	404	10.995
Ordinary	Purchase	406	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	406	10.945
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.915
Ordinary	Purchase	269	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	493	10.92
Ordinary	Purchase	2,726	10.92
Ordinary	Purchase	164	10.93
Ordinary	Purchase	243	10.93
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.915
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.92
Ordinary	Purchase	426	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	4,957	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	224	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	182	10.925
Ordinary	Purchase	1,006	10.915
Ordinary	Purchase	1,260	10.915
Ordinary	Purchase	138	10.91
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.915
Ordinary	Purchase	302	10.885
Ordinary	Purchase	302	10.885
Ordinary	Purchase	302	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	486	10.98
Ordinary	Purchase	103	10.98
Ordinary	Purchase	1,916	11
Ordinary	Purchase	1,723	11
Ordinary	Purchase	651	10.93
Ordinary	Purchase	1,965	10.93
Ordinary	Purchase	302	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	402	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	201	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	8,995	11.01
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	11.01
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	11.01
Ordinary	Purchase	1,606	11.01
Ordinary	Purchase	614	11.01
Ordinary	Purchase	6,850	11.01
Ordinary	Purchase	15	10.915
Ordinary	Purchase	48,185	10.94
Ordinary	Purchase	15,000	10.87628
Ordinary	Sale	219	10.94
Ordinary	Sale	519	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	1,305	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	294	10.935
Ordinary	Sale	501	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	73	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	158	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	95	10.995
Ordinary	Sale	600	10.945
Ordinary	Sale	1,281	10.95
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	1,291	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	901	11.005
Ordinary	Sale	58	10.945
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.935
Ordinary	Sale	1,166	10.96
Ordinary	Sale	257	11.005
Ordinary	Sale	9	11.005
Ordinary	Sale	914	10.945
Ordinary	Sale	914	10.945
Ordinary	Sale	321	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	321	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	240	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	160	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	250	11
Ordinary	Sale	212	11
Ordinary	Sale	1,110	11
Ordinary	Sale	225	11
Ordinary	Sale	79	11
Ordinary	Sale	423	11
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	55	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	72	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	177	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	58	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	58	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	200	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	590	10.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	10.945
Ordinary	Sale	590	10.945
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	58	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	1,131	10.945
Ordinary	Sale	852	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	48	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	212	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.935
Ordinary	Sale	29	10.945
Ordinary	Sale	1,027	10.945
Ordinary	Sale	499	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	242	10.97
Ordinary	Sale	84	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	242	10.96
Ordinary	Sale	1,996	11.005
Ordinary	Sale	408	11.005
Ordinary	Sale	183	11.005
Ordinary	Sale	1,153	10.945
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.935
Ordinary	Sale	488	10.935
Ordinary	Sale	152	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	515	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	430	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	388	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	1,004	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	474	11
Ordinary	Sale	252	11
Ordinary	Sale	1,605	11
Ordinary	Sale	1,424	11
Ordinary	Sale	289	11
Ordinary	Sale	500	11
Ordinary	Sale	323	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	1,138	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	129	10.945
Ordinary	Sale	128	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	1,114	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	18	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	128	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	1,145	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	242	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	646	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	524	10.94
Ordinary	Sale	386	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	357	10.98
Ordinary	Sale	234	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	101	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	1,061	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	163	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	392	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	361	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	128	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	242	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.98
Ordinary	Sale	865	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	259	10.995
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.995
Ordinary	Sale	433	10.995
Ordinary	Sale	1,027	10.945
Ordinary	Sale	1,752	11.01
Ordinary	Sale	3,063	10.935
Ordinary	Sale	590	10.94
Ordinary	Sale	2,226	10.94
Ordinary	Sale	624	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	663	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	848	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.97
Ordinary	Sale	770	10.905
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.97
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.97
Ordinary	Sale	2,500	10.94
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.935
Ordinary	Sale	504	10.935
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.935
Ordinary	Sale	1,306	10.935
Ordinary	Sale	397	10.935
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.935
Ordinary	Sale	381	11.005
Ordinary	Sale	24	11.005
Ordinary	Sale	358	10.945
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	993	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	534	10.915
Ordinary	Sale	2,100	10.915
Ordinary	Sale	2,198	10.965
Ordinary	Sale	2,434	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	897	10.98
Ordinary	Sale	5,000	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	3,151	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	4,044	11
Ordinary	Sale	569	11
Ordinary	Sale	175	11
Ordinary	Sale	562	11
Ordinary	Sale	387	11
Ordinary	Sale	4,438	11
Ordinary	Sale	2,118	10.99
Ordinary	Sale	755	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	673	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	673	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	1,821	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	673	10.985
Ordinary	Sale	1,253	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	730	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	750	11.005
Ordinary	Sale	1,134	10.945
Ordinary	Sale	1,147	10.945
Ordinary	Sale	446	10.945
Ordinary	Sale	600	10.995
Ordinary	Sale	178	10.995
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.945
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.945
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.935
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.935
Ordinary	Sale	402	11.01
Ordinary	Sale	803	11.01
Ordinary	Sale	7,941	11.01
Ordinary	Sale	785	11.01
Ordinary	Sale	15	10.975
Ordinary	Sale	15,000	10.995
	Total Purchases	269,092
	Total sales	139,963

(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:	19/02/2018
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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