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Form 8.3 - SKY PLC

30th Jul 2018 10:36

RNS Number : 1586W

Societe Generale SA

30 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	27/07/2018
(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:	80,976,056	4.71	56,830	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,000,000	0.58	77,849,133	4.53
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	90,976,056	5.29	77,905,963	4.53

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	376	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	158	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	340	15.165
Ordinary	Purchase	517	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	40	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	10	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	325	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	519	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	366	15.26
Ordinary	Purchase	678	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	519	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	139	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	383	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	42	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	139	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	680	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	399	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	373	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	359	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	267	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	351	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	526	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	479	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	600	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	302	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	359	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	478	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	390	15.165
Ordinary	Purchase	456	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	317	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	319	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	5,135	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	279	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	199	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	380	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	147	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	177	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	379	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	867	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	320	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	216	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	310	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	500	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	163	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	417	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	112	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	378	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	160	15.165
Ordinary	Purchase	363	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	300	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	231	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	194	15.25
Ordinary	Purchase	200	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	541	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	168	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	199	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	160	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	474	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	291	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	7	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	191	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	88	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	240	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	239	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	279	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	200	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	172	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	377	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	250	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	250	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	150	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	200	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	223	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	229	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	865,000	15.252325
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000,000	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	200,000	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.135
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	349	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	55	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	556	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	527	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	146	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	284	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	340	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	302	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	246	15.325
Ordinary	Sale	166	15.325
Ordinary	Sale	302	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	375	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	303	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	17	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	13	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	272	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	310	15.295
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.265
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	239	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	197	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.265
Ordinary	Sale	38	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	289	15.265
Ordinary	Sale	84	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	301	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	116	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	291	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	603	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	457	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	42	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	311	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	299	15.21
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	553	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.21
Ordinary	Sale	301	15.215
Ordinary	Sale	312	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	302	15.215
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	301	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	192	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	140	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	339	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	331	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	274	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	170	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	220	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	430	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	219	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	178	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	114	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	356	15.295
Ordinary	Sale	301	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	409	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	135	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	302	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	178	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	569	15.21
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	265	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	208	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	49	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	291	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	256	15.215
Ordinary	Sale	614	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	36	15.215
Ordinary	Sale	194	15.215
Ordinary	Sale	882	15.215
Ordinary	Sale	508	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	406	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	387	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	348	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	32	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	159	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	283	15.215
Ordinary	Sale	145	15.215
Ordinary	Sale	291	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	393	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	398	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	373	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	300	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	53	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	8,824	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	73	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	160	15.175
Ordinary	Sale	84	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	950	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	325	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	478	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	27	15.255
Ordinary	Sale	3	15.265
Ordinary	Sale	997	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	200,000	15.14367
	Total Purchases	3,093,738
	Total Sales	241,459

(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

865,000

15.252325

Ordinary

Equity linked swap

Opening a short position

2,000,000

15.2

(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:	30/07/2018
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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