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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

24th Apr 2018 11:26

RNS Number : 9407L

Societe Generale SA

24 April 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	23/04/2018
(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:	65,255,044	3.80	164,043	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	45,287,445	2.63
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	65,823,553	3.83	45,451,488	2.64

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	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	374	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	353	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	754	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	48	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	449	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	241	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	379	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	172	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	297	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	318	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	145	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	127	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	857	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	292	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	363	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	150	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	3	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	263	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	173	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	883	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	310	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	361	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	662	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	361	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	852	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	659	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	5,806	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	1,619	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	4,726	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	367	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	166	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	1,841	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	1,304	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	339	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	270,000	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	49	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	396	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	337	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	362	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	11	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	934	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	111	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	111	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	11	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	257	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	262	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	111	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	384	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	657	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	51	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	375	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	129	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	304	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	185	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	6	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	34	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	21	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	276	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	24	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	416	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	501	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	403	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	305	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	675	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	644	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	35	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	351	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	362	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	491	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	681	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	230	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	750	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	564	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	227	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	291	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	584	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	790	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	856	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	613	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	276	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	230	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	148	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	677	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	455	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	541	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	629	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	644	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	740	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	191	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	148	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	60	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	197	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	388	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	680	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	376	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	352	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	607	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	380	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	413	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	750	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	663	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	266	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	348	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	653	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	747	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	376	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	476	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	491	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	348	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	454	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	154	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	478	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	246	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	347	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	245	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	838	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	586	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	475	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	588	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	489	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	481	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	410	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	29	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	337	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	160	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	703	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	228	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	45	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	787	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	219	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	210	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	219	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	45	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	242	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	86	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	217	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	804	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	1,245	13.085
	Total Purchases	298,946
	Total Sales	53,818

(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

270,000

13.095

(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:	24/04/2018
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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