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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

10th May 2018 13:45

RNS Number : 6983N

Societe Generale SA

10 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	09/05/2018
(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:	82,073,418	4.77	142,817	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	69,078,735	4.02
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	82,641,927	4.81	69,221,552	4.03

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	300	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	63	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	184	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	308	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	222	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	492	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	376	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	713	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	140	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	461	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	314	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	405	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	263	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	822	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	1,221	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	370	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	28	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	6	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	36	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,483	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	349	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	280	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	1,012	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,351	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	299	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	36	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	384	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	442	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	84	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	241	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	144	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	77	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	101	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	2	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	13	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	684	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	223	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	369	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	800	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	620	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,545	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	1,356	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	360	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	618	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	673	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	643	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	858	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	981	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	378	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	369	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	756	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	1,211	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	481	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	769	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	312	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	212	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	441	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	361	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	601	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	392	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	800	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	235	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	220	13.54
Ordinary	Purchase	220	13.54
Ordinary	Purchase	29	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.54
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	280	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	43	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	43	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	220	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	224	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	223	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	213	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	310	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	97	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	11	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	182	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	138	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	12	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	470	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	362	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	301	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	356	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	583	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	15	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	8	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	134	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	190	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	319	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	354	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	79	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	216	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	108	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	14	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	128	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	196	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	403	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	29	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	71	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	106	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	118	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	427	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	163	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	252	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	205	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	20	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	137	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	434	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	224	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	197	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	323	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	317	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	202	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	193	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	171	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	80,222	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	125,000	13.508581
Ordinary	Purchase	200,000	13.554682
Ordinary	Purchase	840	13.5025
Ordinary	Sale	1,883	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	2,835	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	1,802	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	22	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	289	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	3,332	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	1,470	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	374	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	369	13.51
Ordinary	Sale	1,059	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	302	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	518	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.5
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.5
Ordinary	Sale	611	13.51
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	448	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	645	13.5
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.51
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	257	13.52
Ordinary	Sale	383	13.52
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.535
Ordinary	Sale	635	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	192	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.5
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	358	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.53
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	46	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.495
Ordinary	Sale	686	13.525
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	443	13.53
Ordinary	Sale	659	13.53
Ordinary	Sale	488	13.515
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.5
Ordinary	Sale	534	13.53
Ordinary	Sale	330	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	429	13.515
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	466	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.51
Ordinary	Sale	476	13.51
Ordinary	Sale	572	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	557	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	840	13.5025
	Total Purchases	475,444
	Total Sales	32,022

(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	125,000	13.508581
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	200,000	13.554682
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	31,602	13.49667

(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:	10/05/2018
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

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