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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

10th Nov 2017 10:32

RNS Number : 1722W

Societe Generale SA

10 November 2017

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	09/11/2017
(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:	29,911,245	1.74	112,784	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,172,050	0.59	24,712,878	1.44
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	40,083,295	2.33	24,825,662	1.44

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	588	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	476	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	420	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	247	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	539	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	149	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	329	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,588	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,861	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.195
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	173	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	574	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	746	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,032	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	440	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	645	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	453	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	590	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	467	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,100	9.195
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.195
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.21
Ordinary	Purchase	672	9.195
Ordinary	Purchase	1,144	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	681	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	1,091	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	94	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	220	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	473	9.195
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.195
Ordinary	Purchase	441	9.2025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,562	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	267	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	574	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	1,169	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	579	9.21
Ordinary	Purchase	12	9.21
Ordinary	Purchase	470	9.21
Ordinary	Purchase	480	9.24
Ordinary	Purchase	482	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	787	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	601	9.195
Ordinary	Purchase	482	9.21
Ordinary	Purchase	590	9.21
Ordinary	Purchase	666	9.21
Ordinary	Purchase	887	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	1,439	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	483	9.195
Ordinary	Purchase	483	9.195
Ordinary	Purchase	1,619	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	440	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	2,202	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	241	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	242	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	482	9.21
Ordinary	Purchase	424	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	844	9.195
Ordinary	Purchase	341	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	763	9.19
Ordinary	Purchase	482	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	548	9.21
Ordinary	Purchase	1,505	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,130	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	861	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	572	9.21
Ordinary	Purchase	563	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	66	9.195
Ordinary	Purchase	3,907	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	327	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	578	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	193	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	136	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	153	9.205
Ordinary	Sale	9,584	9.2
Ordinary	Sale	401	9.2
Ordinary	Sale	802	9.2
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.225
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	193	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	364	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	797	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	167	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	258	9.2
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.2
Ordinary	Sale	1,149	9.255
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.265
Ordinary	Sale	382	9.265
Ordinary	Sale	65	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	62	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	108	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	1,268	9.21
Ordinary	Sale	638	9.21
Ordinary	Sale	406	9.24
Ordinary	Sale	459	9.24
Ordinary	Sale	693	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	298	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	550	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	1,163	9.255
Ordinary	Sale	1,086	9.255
Ordinary	Sale	681	9.2
Ordinary	Sale	548	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	75	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	2,091	9.2625
Ordinary	Sale	615	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	417	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	265	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	1,987	9.2575
Ordinary	Sale	279	9.275
Ordinary	Sale	221	9.28
Ordinary	Sale	96	9.28
Ordinary	Sale	8	9.28
Ordinary	Sale	372	9.28
Ordinary	Sale	687	9.225
Ordinary	Sale	441	9.21
Ordinary	Sale	265	9.24
Ordinary	Sale	1,157	9.24
Ordinary	Sale	159	9.24
Ordinary	Sale	120	9.24
Ordinary	Sale	485	9.24
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.24
Ordinary	Sale	316	9.265
Ordinary	Sale	122	9.265
Ordinary	Sale	426	9.225
Ordinary	Sale	23	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	4	9.27
Ordinary	Sale	358	9.27
Ordinary	Sale	478	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	584	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	666	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	151	9.24
Ordinary	Sale	481	9.23
Ordinary	Sale	479	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	659	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	552	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	552	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	481	9.23
Ordinary	Sale	709	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	4	9.27
Ordinary	Sale	478	9.255
Ordinary	Sale	1	9.27
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.215
Ordinary	Sale	1,647	9.225
Ordinary	Sale	568	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	718	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	477	9.265
Ordinary	Sale	477	9.265
Ordinary	Sale	481	9.23
Ordinary	Sale	565	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	307	9.255
Ordinary	Sale	1,036	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	799	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.255
Ordinary	Sale	587	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	587	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	481	9.23
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.235
Ordinary	Sale	507	9.24
Ordinary	Sale	40	9.23
Ordinary	Sale	670	9.255
Ordinary	Sale	1,120	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	478	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	91	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	387	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	441	9.23
Ordinary	Sale	524	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	101	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	387	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	662	9.22
Ordinary	Sale	1,018	9.22
Ordinary	Sale	642	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	539	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	81	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	399	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	481	9.235
Ordinary	Sale	770	9.255
Ordinary	Sale	482	9.205
Ordinary	Sale	481	9.235
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	681	9.2
Ordinary	Sale	625	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	231	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	568	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	249	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	703	9.22
Ordinary	Sale	540	9.225
Ordinary	Sale	58	9.225
Ordinary	Sale	1,181	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	680	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.235
Ordinary	Sale	481	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	330	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	150	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.24
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	276	9.23
Ordinary	Sale	345	9.23
Ordinary	Sale	2,091	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	543	9.265
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.22
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.23
Ordinary	Sale	663	9.265
Ordinary	Sale	481	9.225
Ordinary	Sale	467	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	1,135	9.255
Ordinary	Sale	481	9.23
Ordinary	Sale	478	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.255
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.255
Ordinary	Sale	146	9.24
Ordinary	Sale	361	9.24
Ordinary	Sale	479	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.265
Ordinary	Sale	862	9.27
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.265
Ordinary	Sale	420	9.265
Ordinary	Sale	93	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	387	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	478	9.255
Ordinary	Sale	454	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	478	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	219	9.22
Ordinary	Sale	659	9.215
Ordinary	Sale	733	9.215
Ordinary	Sale	394	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	213	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	153	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	336	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	562	9.24
Ordinary	Sale	468	9.24
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.275
Ordinary	Sale	402	9.275
Ordinary	Sale	267	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	508	9.255
Ordinary	Sale	627	9.24
Ordinary	Sale	177	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	498	9.28
Ordinary	Sale	85	9.24
Ordinary	Sale	719	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	211	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	92	9.27
Ordinary	Sale	18	9.27
	Total Purchases	56,765
	Total Sales	96,323

(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:	10/11/2017
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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