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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

13th Mar 2018 12:22

RNS Number : 5833H

Societe Generale SA

13 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	12/03/2018
(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:	58,712,124	3.42	1,147,164	0.07
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	45,107,880	2.62
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	59,280,633	3.45	46,255,044	2.69

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	51	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.28
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	346	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	360	13.295
Ordinary	Purchase	349	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.345
Ordinary	Purchase	738	13.28
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.335
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.315
Ordinary	Purchase	482	13.295
Ordinary	Purchase	652	13.2825
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.32
Ordinary	Purchase	346	13.315
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.295
Ordinary	Purchase	728	13.295
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.315
Ordinary	Purchase	96	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.315
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.31
Ordinary	Purchase	1,491	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	1,002	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	239	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	504	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	468	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.28
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	346	13.32
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.28
Ordinary	Purchase	4	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.33
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.28
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.295
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.28
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.295
Ordinary	Purchase	170	13.32
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.345
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.28
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.31
Ordinary	Purchase	639	13.32
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.305
Ordinary	Purchase	1,465	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	192	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.295
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.28
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	541	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	1,013	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	702	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.295
Ordinary	Purchase	1,239	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	557	13.295
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.315
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.305
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.305
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.34
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.31
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.28
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.31
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.305
Ordinary	Purchase	206	13.31
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	584	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.34
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	107	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	247	13.305
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.335
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.31
Ordinary	Purchase	360	13.32
Ordinary	Purchase	316	13.28
Ordinary	Purchase	294	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	633	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	18	13.28
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	345	13.295
Ordinary	Purchase	248	13.315
Ordinary	Purchase	86	13.315
Ordinary	Purchase	232	13.28
Ordinary	Purchase	190	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	237	13.295
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	10	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	492	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	738	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	154	13.265
Ordinary	Purchase	463	13.31
Ordinary	Purchase	40,091	13.31
Ordinary	Purchase	66	13.265
Ordinary	Purchase	243	13.265
Ordinary	Purchase	1,351	13.265
Ordinary	Purchase	1,998	13.265
Ordinary	Purchase	674	13.265
Ordinary	Purchase	475	13.265
Ordinary	Purchase	2,450	13.265
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.33
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	714	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	410	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	300	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	886	13.295
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	1,086	13.29
Ordinary	Purchase	40,091	13.308188
Ordinary	Purchase	79	13.295
Ordinary	Sale	715	13.305
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	230	13.29
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.29
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.33
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.295
Ordinary	Sale	1,131	13.29
Ordinary	Sale	641	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	22	13.33
Ordinary	Sale	414	13.33
Ordinary	Sale	661	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	139	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.335
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.345
Ordinary	Sale	276	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	153	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	150	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	24	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	21	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	14	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	416	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	280	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	136	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	47	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	101	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	205	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.33
Ordinary	Sale	235	13.335
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.33
Ordinary	Sale	223	13.33
Ordinary	Sale	41	13.33
Ordinary	Sale	23	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	302	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	490	13.33
Ordinary	Sale	293	13.33
Ordinary	Sale	59	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	338	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	1	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	578	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	374	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	172	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	129	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	132	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	134	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	86	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	329	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	192	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	74	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	143	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	308	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	158	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	49	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	252	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	44	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	209	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	227	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	69	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	147	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	26	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	232	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	101	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	122	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	124	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	134	13.26
Ordinary	Sale	173	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	215	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	90	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	124	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	497	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	170	13.26
Ordinary	Sale	112	13.26
Ordinary	Sale	87	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	216	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	29	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	279	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	375	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	170	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	203	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	532	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	1,413	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	780	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	166	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	258	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	18	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	750	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	271	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	141	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	229	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	103	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	123	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	272	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	21	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	652	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	430	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	100	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	337	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	124	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	170	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	262	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	34	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	13,403	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	3,980	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	1,431	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	2,612	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	351	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	2,825	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	150	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	1,647	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	291	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	3,979	13.27
Ordinary	Sale	7,479	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.265
Ordinary	Sale	445	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	423	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	134	13.33
Ordinary	Sale	781	13.33
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.33
Ordinary	Sale	120	13.33
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	281	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	106	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	264	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	13	13.285
Ordinary	Sale	68	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	1,470,000	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	130	13.28
Ordinary	Sale	316	13.28
	Total Purchases	135,703
	Total Sales	1,540,687

(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:	13/03/2018
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

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