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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

14th Nov 2017 13:51

RNS Number : 4804W

Societe Generale SA

14 November 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	13/11/2017
(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:	30,026,649	1.75	272,880	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,172,050	0.59	*20,712,878	1.20
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	40,198,699	2.34	20,985,758	1.22

\* The change in the holding of 4,000,000 shares is due to a derivative which is referenced to a basket of securities ceasing to be disclosable for the purpose of the code.

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	869	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	174	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	241	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	436	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	471	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	28	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	90	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	59	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	650	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	303	9.105
Ordinary	Purchase	644	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.115
Ordinary	Purchase	65	9.115
Ordinary	Purchase	475	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	639	9.13
Ordinary	Purchase	455	9.13
Ordinary	Purchase	1,071	9.13
Ordinary	Purchase	643	9.13
Ordinary	Purchase	505	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	482	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	104	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	547	9.105
Ordinary	Purchase	907	9.105
Ordinary	Purchase	482	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	281	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	91	9.18
Ordinary	Purchase	310	9.18
Ordinary	Purchase	3	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	2,004	9.1
Ordinary	Purchase	2,004	9.1
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	465	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	489	9.105
Ordinary	Purchase	486	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	430	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	392	9.105
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	437	9.105
Ordinary	Purchase	493	9.105
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	637	9.105
Ordinary	Purchase	99	9.14
Ordinary	Purchase	133	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	87	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	486	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	388	9.14
Ordinary	Purchase	486	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	448	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	489	9.1
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.14
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	57	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	605	9.1
Ordinary	Purchase	825	9.1
Ordinary	Purchase	12	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	475	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	740	9.12
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	2,271	9.1
Ordinary	Purchase	144	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	224	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.14
Ordinary	Purchase	659	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	375	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	488	9.135
Ordinary	Purchase	486	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	109	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	438	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	405	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	225	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	80	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	486	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	142	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	345	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.14
Ordinary	Purchase	381	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	146	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	489	9.1
Ordinary	Purchase	543	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	159	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	362	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	438	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	428	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	125	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	171	9.135
Ordinary	Purchase	317	9.135
Ordinary	Purchase	513	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	115	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	467	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	211	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	21	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	168	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	342	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	570	9.105
Ordinary	Purchase	489	9.105
Ordinary	Purchase	110	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	520	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	696	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	486	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	455	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	39	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	482	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	504	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	79	9.105
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.105
Ordinary	Purchase	51	9.105
Ordinary	Purchase	11	9.105
Ordinary	Purchase	373	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	380	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	256	9.13
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.1
Ordinary	Purchase	819	9.1
Ordinary	Purchase	281	9.1
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.1
Ordinary	Purchase	292	9.125
Ordinary	Purchase	88	9.13
Ordinary	Purchase	293	9.13
Ordinary	Purchase	143	9.13
Ordinary	Purchase	136	9.13
Ordinary	Purchase	432	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	3,682	9.1
Ordinary	Sale	473	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	183	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	1,515	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	340	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	27	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	266	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	360	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	332	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	1,760	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	200	9.1
Ordinary	Sale	882	9.1
Ordinary	Sale	3,305	9.1
Ordinary	Sale	358	9.1
Ordinary	Sale	697	9.1
Ordinary	Sale	135	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	817	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	848	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	899	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	424	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	176	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	475	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	288	9.095
Ordinary	Sale	358	9.095
Ordinary	Sale	114	9.095
Ordinary	Sale	623	9.1
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	9.1
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	9.1
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	9.1
Ordinary	Sale	1,335	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	1,139	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	1,025	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	189	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	555	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	773	9.1
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.12
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.12
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	1,218	9.1
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	577	9.115
Ordinary	Sale	490	9.1
Ordinary	Sale	274	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	243	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	1,461	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.115
Ordinary	Sale	490	9.1
Ordinary	Sale	490	9.095
Ordinary	Sale	617	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.115
Ordinary	Sale	1,054	9.1
Ordinary	Sale	342	9.095
Ordinary	Sale	800	9.095
Ordinary	Sale	738	9.095
Ordinary	Sale	108	9.095
Ordinary	Sale	490	9.1
Ordinary	Sale	202	9.095
Ordinary	Sale	601	9.095
Ordinary	Sale	562	9.095
Ordinary	Sale	494	9.1
Ordinary	Sale	547	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	547	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	334	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	331	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	334	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	205	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	166	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	1,430	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	1,388	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	6,622	9.1
Ordinary	Sale	718	9.1
Ordinary	Sale	838	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	663	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	364	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	571	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	677	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	331	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	340	9.095
Ordinary	Sale	330	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	397	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	726	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	363	9.105
Ordinary	Sale	290	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	1,248	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	373	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	644	9.11
Ordinary	Sale	629	9.11
	Total Purchases	60,535
	Total Sales	64,385

(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:	14/11/2017
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

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