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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

30th Apr 2018 09:29

RNS Number : 5399M

Societe Generale SA

30 April 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	27/04/2018
(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:	65,820,306	3.83	144,402	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	638,509	0.04	45,658,033	2.66
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	66,458,815	3.87	45,802,435	2.66

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	106	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	106	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	161	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	238	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	2	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	389	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	55	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	105	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	1,310	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	161	13.68
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	106	13.715
Ordinary	Purchase	115	13.715
Ordinary	Purchase	83	13.675
Ordinary	Purchase	160	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	360	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	139	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	121	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	196	13.73
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.68
Ordinary	Purchase	161	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	241	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	481	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.68
Ordinary	Purchase	222	13.675
Ordinary	Purchase	284	13.715
Ordinary	Purchase	160	13.67
Ordinary	Purchase	15	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	109	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	296	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	306	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	161	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.705
Ordinary	Purchase	318	13.68
Ordinary	Purchase	47	13.715
Ordinary	Purchase	955	13.715
Ordinary	Purchase	160	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	57	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	201	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	441	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	77	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	46	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	37	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	160	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	76	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	39	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	304	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	230	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	44	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	51	13.67
Ordinary	Purchase	217	13.67
Ordinary	Purchase	352	13.69
Ordinary	Purchase	317	13.675
Ordinary	Purchase	131	13.675
Ordinary	Purchase	90	13.675
Ordinary	Purchase	317	13.675
Ordinary	Purchase	269	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	2,783	13.725
Ordinary	Purchase	50	13.725
Ordinary	Purchase	40	13.725
Ordinary	Purchase	4,451	13.725
Ordinary	Purchase	809	13.715
Ordinary	Purchase	330	13.71
Ordinary	Purchase	2,003	13.725
Ordinary	Purchase	2,003	13.725
Ordinary	Purchase	14	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	14	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	143	13.705
Ordinary	Purchase	130	13.705
Ordinary	Purchase	132	13.705
Ordinary	Purchase	907	13.705
Ordinary	Purchase	938	13.725
Ordinary	Purchase	1,648	13.725
Ordinary	Purchase	1,342	13.725
Ordinary	Purchase	626	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	375	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	462	13.72
Ordinary	Purchase	998	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	616	13.715
Ordinary	Purchase	462	13.73
Ordinary	Purchase	539	13.71
Ordinary	Purchase	924	13.69
Ordinary	Purchase	73	13.725
Ordinary	Purchase	801	13.725
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.725
Ordinary	Purchase	984	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	518	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	724	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	742	13.715
Ordinary	Purchase	1,725	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.66
Ordinary	Purchase	498	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	498	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	360	13.66
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.66
Ordinary	Purchase	561	13.72
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.69
Ordinary	Purchase	681	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	801	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	371	13.675
Ordinary	Purchase	534	13.675
Ordinary	Purchase	784	13.705
Ordinary	Purchase	623	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	481	13.705
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	281	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	52	13.715
Ordinary	Purchase	357	13.715
Ordinary	Purchase	48	13.715
Ordinary	Purchase	218	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	63	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.705
Ordinary	Purchase	161	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.68
Ordinary	Purchase	15,837	13.696889
Ordinary	Purchase	400,000	13.587529
Ordinary	Purchase	233,000	13.584407
Ordinary	Purchase	1,588,711	13.559942
Ordinary	Purchase	1,148	13.725
Ordinary	Purchase	1,704	13.700361
Ordinary	Sale	115	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	339	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	101	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	64	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	115	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	241	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	292	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	561	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	480	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	1,855	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	806	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	258	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	316	13.69
Ordinary	Sale	161	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	316	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	229	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	43	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	638	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	203	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	802	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	7	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	112	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	286	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	223	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	163	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	583	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	13	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	580	13.725
Ordinary	Sale	2,003	13.725
Ordinary	Sale	1,052	13.725
Ordinary	Sale	951	13.725
Ordinary	Sale	489	13.68
Ordinary	Sale	350	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	462	13.685
Ordinary	Sale	472	13.68
Ordinary	Sale	624	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	358	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	337	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.685
Ordinary	Sale	135	13.685
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	880	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	144	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	475	13.69
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	524	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	115	13.67
Ordinary	Sale	681	13.675
Ordinary	Sale	308	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	720	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	543	13.67
Ordinary	Sale	89	13.67
Ordinary	Sale	527	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	165	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	513	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	494	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	574	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	579	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	792	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	454	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	943	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	816	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	38	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	663	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	699	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	520	13.725
Ordinary	Sale	459	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	852	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	100	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	189	13.685
Ordinary	Sale	475	13.67
Ordinary	Sale	590	13.67
Ordinary	Sale	543	13.675
Ordinary	Sale	694	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	525	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	233	13.625
Ordinary	Sale	22	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	299	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	503	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	602	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	441	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	593	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	440	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	402	13.725
Ordinary	Sale	450	13.665
Ordinary	Sale	330	13.725
Ordinary	Sale	277	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	90	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.725
Ordinary	Sale	499	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	594	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	611	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	999	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	777	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	360	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	559	13.74
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	385	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	169	13.74
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	588	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	900	13.665
Ordinary	Sale	168	13.74
Ordinary	Sale	252	13.74
Ordinary	Sale	643	13.665
Ordinary	Sale	48	13.665
Ordinary	Sale	752	13.645
Ordinary	Sale	395	13.675
Ordinary	Sale	541	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	730	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	109	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	590	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	714	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	750	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	561	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	137	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	662	13.64
Ordinary	Sale	620	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	909	13.67
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.685
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	377	13.67
Ordinary	Sale	411	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	621	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	60	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	661	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	338	13.675
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	462	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	449	13.69
Ordinary	Sale	71	13.69
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.69
Ordinary	Sale	522	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	285	13.68
Ordinary	Sale	575	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	81	13.68
Ordinary	Sale	408	13.685
Ordinary	Sale	376	13.69
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.685
Ordinary	Sale	554	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	427	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	345	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	472	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	11	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	450	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	130	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	1,106	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	255	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	456	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	556	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	23	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	462	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.68
Ordinary	Sale	465	13.675
Ordinary	Sale	17	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	316	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	203	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	163	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	70,000	13.52572456
Ordinary	Sale	1,148	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	1,588,711	13.559627
Ordinary	Sale	1,704	13.707955
	Total Purchases	2,294,588
	Total Sales	1,735,471

(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 long position	70,000	13.52572456
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	15,837	13.696889
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	400,000	13.587529
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	233,000	13.584407

(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:	30/04/2018
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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