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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

19th Mar 2018 12:59

RNS Number : 1605I

Societe Generale SA

19 March 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	16/03/2018
(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:	55,698,421	3.24	98,284	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	42,729,732	2.49
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	56,266,930	3.27	42,828,016	2.49

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	55	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	16	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	309	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	201	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	133	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	317	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	134	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	173	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	303	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	23	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	81	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	49	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	23	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	77	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	89	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	25	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	23	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.24
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	164	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	126	13.235
Ordinary	Purchase	208	13.235
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	542	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.235
Ordinary	Purchase	346	13.225
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	346	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	84	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	346	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	1,816	13.2125
Ordinary	Purchase	607	13.2125
Ordinary	Purchase	1,483	13.2125
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	683	13.1825
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	2,403	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	15,720	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	153	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	135	13.25
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.25
Ordinary	Purchase	155	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	121	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	882	13.205
Ordinary	Purchase	782	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	343	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	281	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	40,091	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	1,604	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	44,822	13.260727
Ordinary	Purchase	1,082	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	113	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	6	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	141	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	26	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	55	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	165	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	247	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	249	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	1,079	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	578	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	1,033	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	186	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	172	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	195	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	1,070	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	172	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	105	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	501	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	59	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	744	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	242	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	248	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	24	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	12	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	232	13.28
Ordinary	Purchase	543	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	1,070	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	828	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	205	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	23	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	195	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	176	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	195	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	12	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	98	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	244	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	196	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	75	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	73	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	685	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	205	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	203	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	543	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	68	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	248	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	12	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	195	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	734	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	195	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	196	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	24	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	32	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	543	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	489	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	689	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	204	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	10	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	247	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	166	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	246	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	205	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	489	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.275
Ordinary	Purchase	248	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	353	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	543	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	10	13.265
Ordinary	Purchase	244	13.265
Ordinary	Purchase	1,032	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.265
Ordinary	Purchase	172	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	221	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	16	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	245	13.265
Ordinary	Purchase	241	13.265
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.265
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	1,032	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	1,032	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	113	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	800	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	178	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	168	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	1,032	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	1,261	13.265
Ordinary	Purchase	1,032	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	1,033	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	825	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	403	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	103	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	345	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	184	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	161	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	244	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	169	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	113	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	282	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	951	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	107	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	195	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	100	13.26
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	1,002	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	1,002	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	1,002	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	1,002	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	2,005	13.27
Ordinary	Purchase	48	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	7	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	17	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	209	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	147	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	50	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	218	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	117	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	48	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	49	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	99	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	235	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	48	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	815	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	48	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	15	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	188	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	146	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	77	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	11,849	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	300	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	3,511	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	15,720	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	300	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	1,042	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	15,835	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	19,381	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	11,097	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	15,720	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	1,939	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	212	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	5,187	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	79	13.255
Ordinary	Purchase	1,004	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	152	13.2
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.24
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.24
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.22
Ordinary	Purchase	1,062	13.19
Ordinary	Purchase	340	13.21
Ordinary	Purchase	441	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	1,500,000	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	77	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	1,368	13.25
Ordinary	Sale	533	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	491	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	194	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.26
Ordinary	Sale	441	13.26
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.26
Ordinary	Sale	1,204	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.235
Ordinary	Sale	344	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	436	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	122	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	212	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.24
Ordinary	Sale	265	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	470	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	346	13.23
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.235
Ordinary	Sale	498	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.255
Ordinary	Sale	346	13.235
Ordinary	Sale	582	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.185
Ordinary	Sale	1,871	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.255
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.26
Ordinary	Sale	120	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	1,858	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	743	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.255
Ordinary	Sale	789	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	355	13.26
Ordinary	Sale	281	13.25
Ordinary	Sale	747	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	253	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	461	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	55	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	9	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	165	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	44	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	24	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	133	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	174	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	234	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	280	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	994	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	14	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	262	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	308	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	308	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	301	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	695	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	17	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	303	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	23	13.22
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	191	13.26
Ordinary	Sale	316	13.25
Ordinary	Sale	202	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	99	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	150	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	21	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	518	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	72	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	115	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	235	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	45	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	312	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	552	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	210	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	579	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.225
Ordinary	Sale	339	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	457	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	11	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	290	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	188	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	11	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	120	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	191	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	90	13.2
Ordinary	Sale	2,005	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	1	13.195
	Total Purchases	1,821,815
	Total Sales	35,332

(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:	19/03/2018
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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