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Form 8.3 - SKY PLC

26th Jul 2018 10:30

RNS Number : 8769V

Societe Generale SA

26 July 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	25/07/2018
(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:	77,816,714	4.53	57,605	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,000,000	0.58	74,659,133	4.34
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	87,816,714	5.11	74,716,738	4.35

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	296	15.055
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.095
Ordinary	Purchase	23	15.1
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.03
Ordinary	Purchase	306	15.025
Ordinary	Purchase	463	15.1
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.02
Ordinary	Purchase	119	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.055
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.095
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	144	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.015
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.055
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.055
Ordinary	Purchase	306	15.045
Ordinary	Purchase	193	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	316	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	648	15.045
Ordinary	Purchase	149	15.045
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.035
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	287	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	20	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	306	15.035
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.055
Ordinary	Purchase	133	15.035
Ordinary	Purchase	163	15.035
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.02
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.055
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.055
Ordinary	Purchase	854	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	316	15.03
Ordinary	Purchase	306	15.025
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.105
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.025
Ordinary	Purchase	676	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	685	15.03
Ordinary	Purchase	137	15.03
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.055
Ordinary	Purchase	314	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	385	15.105
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.03
Ordinary	Purchase	316	15.035
Ordinary	Purchase	306	15.015
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.025
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	84	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	67	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	118	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	178	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.035
Ordinary	Purchase	359	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	329	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.02
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.025
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.03
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.025
Ordinary	Purchase	145	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	600	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	220	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	320	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	430	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	390	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	682	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.025
Ordinary	Purchase	399	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	88	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	137	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	71	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.095
Ordinary	Purchase	119	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	399	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	39	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	305	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	820	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	219	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	272	15.1
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.1
Ordinary	Purchase	376	15.09
Ordinary	Purchase	228	15.09
Ordinary	Purchase	214	15.09
Ordinary	Purchase	179	15.095
Ordinary	Purchase	639	15.095
Ordinary	Purchase	567	15.09
Ordinary	Purchase	1,227	15.1
Ordinary	Purchase	409	15.1
Ordinary	Purchase	1,227	15.1
Ordinary	Purchase	818	15.1
Ordinary	Purchase	1,227	15.1
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.055
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.02
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	2,394	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	1,654	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	439	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	8,885	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	180	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	23	15.105
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.1
Ordinary	Purchase	820	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	9	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	904	15.055
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.045
Ordinary	Purchase	410	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	580	15.105
Ordinary	Purchase	104	15.105
Ordinary	Purchase	771	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	200	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	340	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.055
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.085
Ordinary	Purchase	152	15.1
Ordinary	Purchase	7	15.1
Ordinary	Purchase	100	15.095
Ordinary	Purchase	140	15.095
Ordinary	Purchase	820	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	300	15.105
Ordinary	Purchase	369	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	617	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	203	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	203	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	395	15.1
Ordinary	Purchase	410	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	3	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	529	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	410	15.025
Ordinary	Purchase	760	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	410	15.055
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.085
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.095
Ordinary	Purchase	9	15.095
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.105
Ordinary	Purchase	156	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	1,555	15.073993
Ordinary	Purchase	200,000	15.031459
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	15.095
Ordinary	Purchase	600,000	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	15.06
Ordinary	Sale	335	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	415	15.11
Ordinary	Sale	315	15.09
Ordinary	Sale	304	15.105
Ordinary	Sale	354	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	17	15.09
Ordinary	Sale	799	15.09
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.1
Ordinary	Sale	129	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	127	15.09
Ordinary	Sale	166	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	174	15.09
Ordinary	Sale	273	15.08
Ordinary	Sale	176	15.08
Ordinary	Sale	335	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	308	15.1
Ordinary	Sale	184	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	563	15.095
Ordinary	Sale	233	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	176	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	184	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	430	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	207	15.09
Ordinary	Sale	169	15.09
Ordinary	Sale	281	15.045
Ordinary	Sale	404	15.045
Ordinary	Sale	285	15.09
Ordinary	Sale	10	15.09
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.095
Ordinary	Sale	368	15.09
Ordinary	Sale	640	15.03
Ordinary	Sale	51	15.09
Ordinary	Sale	329	15.08
Ordinary	Sale	154	15.08
Ordinary	Sale	410	15.08
Ordinary	Sale	480	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	263	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.095
Ordinary	Sale	410	15.025
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	147	15.09
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.09
Ordinary	Sale	306	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	117	15.025
Ordinary	Sale	80	15.09
Ordinary	Sale	144	15.125
Ordinary	Sale	876	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	761	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	272	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	489	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	876	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	761	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	490	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	277	15.095
Ordinary	Sale	761	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	761	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.095
Ordinary	Sale	160	15.125
Ordinary	Sale	439	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	117	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	205	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	383	15.11
Ordinary	Sale	23	15.09
Ordinary	Sale	1	15.09
Ordinary	Sale	271	15.09
Ordinary	Sale	429	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.06
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.095
Ordinary	Sale	315	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.06
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.095
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.095
Ordinary	Sale	346	15.06
Ordinary	Sale	304	15.105
Ordinary	Sale	371	15.06
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.06
Ordinary	Sale	396	15.065
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.135
Ordinary	Sale	47	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	256	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	281	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	32	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	628	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	33	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	23	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	24	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	744	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	831	15.035
Ordinary	Sale	105	15.035
Ordinary	Sale	297	15.035
Ordinary	Sale	239	15.035
Ordinary	Sale	297	15.04
Ordinary	Sale	240	15.04
Ordinary	Sale	45	15.095
Ordinary	Sale	104	15.095
Ordinary	Sale	260	15.095
Ordinary	Sale	160	15.03
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.03
Ordinary	Sale	105	15.03
Ordinary	Sale	159	15.02
Ordinary	Sale	160	15.095
Ordinary	Sale	105	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	297	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	121	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	418	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	400	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	400	15.085
Ordinary	Sale	297	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	97	15.005
Ordinary	Sale	142	15.005
Ordinary	Sale	798	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	997	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	2,997	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	22	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	997	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	234	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	255	15.1
Ordinary	Sale	62	15.1
Ordinary	Sale	136	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	24	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	159	15.035
Ordinary	Sale	499	15.1
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.035
Ordinary	Sale	48	15.1
Ordinary	Sale	16	15.1
Ordinary	Sale	160	15.05
Ordinary	Sale	400	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	159	15.035
Ordinary	Sale	160	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	55	15.1
Ordinary	Sale	55	15.1
Ordinary	Sale	157	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	100,000	15.06
Ordinary	Sale	600,000	15.06026
Ordinary	Sale	100,000	15.06
	Total Purchases	1,062,955
	Total Sales	842,385

(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

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,555

15.073993

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

200,000

15.03145865

(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:	26/07/2018
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 news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.rns.com.

END

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