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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

9th Aug 2018 10:07

RNS Number : 3359X

Societe Generale SA

09 August 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	08/08/2018
(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:	91,384,085	5.32	42,656	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	79,552,318	4.63
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	91,384,085	5.32	79,594,974	4.63

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	2,156	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,620	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,995	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,995	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,995	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,995	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,995	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,995	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	3,989	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	123	15.39
Ordinary	Purchase	288	15.355
Ordinary	Purchase	2	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	39	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	891	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	229	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	238	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	300	15.39
Ordinary	Purchase	600	15.35
Ordinary	Purchase	224	15.39
Ordinary	Purchase	556	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	470	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	2	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	742	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	158	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	76	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	558	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	77	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	172	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	231	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	272	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	350	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	78	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	290	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	391	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	2,386	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	96	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	461	15.345
Ordinary	Purchase	1,040	15.35
Ordinary	Purchase	223	15.35
Ordinary	Purchase	390	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	120	15.35
Ordinary	Purchase	314	15.37
Ordinary	Purchase	201	15.35
Ordinary	Purchase	516	15.38
Ordinary	Purchase	116	15.35
Ordinary	Purchase	314	15.37
Ordinary	Purchase	620	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	126	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	132	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	300	15.39
Ordinary	Purchase	221	15.38
Ordinary	Purchase	319	15.34
Ordinary	Purchase	59	15.34
Ordinary	Purchase	160	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	158	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	161	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	105	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	152	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	378	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	105	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	105	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	378	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	230	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	733	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	689	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	274	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	204	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	200	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	374	15.355
Ordinary	Purchase	92	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	31	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	225	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	212	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	1	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	169	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	250	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	27	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	531	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	200	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	1,995	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,995	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,617	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	378	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	798	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,197	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,995	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	260	15.385
Ordinary	Purchase	439	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	93	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	320	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	68	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	132	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	688	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	223	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	330	15.255
Ordinary	Purchase	336	15.355
Ordinary	Purchase	45	15.355
Ordinary	Purchase	285	15.38
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.355
Ordinary	Purchase	284	15.35
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.38
Ordinary	Purchase	223	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	223	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	223	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	223	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	223	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	9	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	223	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	223	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	223	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	211	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	121	15.385
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	303	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	55	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	175	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	511	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	300	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	262	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	243	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	273	15.255
Ordinary	Purchase	199	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	199	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	103	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.37
Ordinary	Purchase	37	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	381	15.355
Ordinary	Purchase	118	15.355
Ordinary	Purchase	173	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	394	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	64	15.355
Ordinary	Purchase	352	15.355
Ordinary	Purchase	867	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	103	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	103	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	136	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	758	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	104	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	118	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	221	15.385
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.265
Ordinary	Purchase	77	15.265
Ordinary	Purchase	216	15.265
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	93	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	150	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	105	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	29	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	93	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	200	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	182	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	176	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	250	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	210	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.385
Ordinary	Purchase	55	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	141	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	91	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.355
Ordinary	Purchase	201	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	269	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	269	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	380	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	416	15.355
Ordinary	Purchase	165	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	200	15.37
Ordinary	Purchase	255	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	367	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	8,000	15.3484
Ordinary	Sale	91	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	47	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	17	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	95	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	1,203	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.355
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	304	15.235
Ordinary	Sale	231	15.39
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.35
Ordinary	Sale	303	15.36
Ordinary	Sale	194	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	101	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	305	15.38
Ordinary	Sale	332	15.375
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.235
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	227	15.225
Ordinary	Sale	351	15.225
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.335
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	35	15.35
Ordinary	Sale	259	15.35
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.34
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	305	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	568	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	205	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.295
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	154	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	142	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	257	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.35
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	430	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.34
Ordinary	Sale	176	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	14	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	272	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	1,138	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	316	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	303	15.365
Ordinary	Sale	313	15.36
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	99	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	196	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	626	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.355
Ordinary	Sale	320	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	194	15.21
Ordinary	Sale	302	15.365
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	406	15.21
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.36
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	78	15.335
Ordinary	Sale	332	15.295
Ordinary	Sale	304	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	314	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	300	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.34
Ordinary	Sale	50	15.325
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	271	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.315
Ordinary	Sale	157	15.37
Ordinary	Sale	145	15.37
Ordinary	Sale	62	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	500	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	332	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	187	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	500	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	225	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	150	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.35
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	314	15.295
Ordinary	Sale	336	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	303	15.32
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.34
Ordinary	Sale	200	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	96	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	1,068	15.36
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	215	15.335
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.265
Ordinary	Sale	305	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.33
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.335
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	118	15.335
Ordinary	Sale	176	15.335
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	435	15.34
Ordinary	Sale	458	15.345
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	514	15.355
Ordinary	Sale	54	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	467	15.35
Ordinary	Sale	2,184	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	104	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	1,842	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	120	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	176	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	302	15.36
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.265
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.35
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.35
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	244	15.325
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	148	15.35
Ordinary	Sale	146	15.35
Ordinary	Sale	128	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	167	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	303	15.335
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	302	15.345
Ordinary	Sale	126	15.355
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	167	15.355
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.345
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.315
Ordinary	Sale	77	15.39
Ordinary	Sale	741	15.225
Ordinary	Sale	272	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.35
Ordinary	Sale	23	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	557	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	160	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	2,455	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	864	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	73	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	29	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	5,900	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	1,568	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	5	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	369	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	464	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	102	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	103	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	355	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	400	15.21
Ordinary	Sale	172	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	557	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	49,039	15.35145
	Total Purchases	79,725
	Total Sales	106,159

(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

8,000

15.3484

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

49,039

15.35145

(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:	09/08/2018
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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