Become a Member

Track your favourite stocks
Create & monitor portfolios
Daily portfolio value

Company	Chg	Chg %
Quickpicks
£	%
Add shares to your quickpicks to display them here!

Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

15th May 2018 09:29

RNS Number : 1047O

Societe Generale SA

15 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	14/05/2018
(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:	82,615,062	4.81	112,280	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	69,578,735	4.05
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	83,183,571	4.84	69,691,015	4.05

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	43	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	345	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	875	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	152	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	190	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	293	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	457	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	50	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	86	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	51	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	50	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	44	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	23	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	35	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	50	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	67	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	55	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	50	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	44	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	43	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	43	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	82	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	43	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	6	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	46	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	40	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	44	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	442	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	273	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	293	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	678	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	281	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	181	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	28	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	355	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	843	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	206	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	480	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	155	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	477	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	38	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.54
Ordinary	Purchase	458	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	444	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	380	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	191	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	537	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	126	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	906	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.54
Ordinary	Purchase	57	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	202	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	103	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	83	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	132	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	114	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	229	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	188	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	106	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	212	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	280	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	330	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	135	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	113	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	273	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	85	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	13.57836707
Ordinary	Purchase	250,000	13.5892028
Ordinary	Sale	11	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	304	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	237	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	137	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	236	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	59	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	112	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	145	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	100	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	12,051	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	95	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	305	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	2	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	1,934	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	180	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	282	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	277	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	34	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	26	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	299	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	266	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	1,007	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	95	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	386	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	6,886	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	600	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	2,650	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	475	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	14	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	285	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	39	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	72	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	252	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	191	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	318	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	133	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	7	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	172	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	261	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	311	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	94	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	311	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	40	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	16	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	145	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	180	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	348	13.635
Ordinary	Sale	317	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	145	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	8	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	180	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	286	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	318	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	143	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	160	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	182	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	177	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	220	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	105	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	286	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.625
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	33	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	7	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	14	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	300	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	358	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	140	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	185	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	317	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	96	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	137	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	261	13.59
	Total Purchases	319,859
	Total Sales	45,051

(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

50,000

13.57836707

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

250,000

13.5892028

(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:	15/05/2018
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

RETZMGMKRKNGRZG

Related Shares:

FTSE 100 Latest

Value8,463.46

Change46.12