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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

10th Aug 2017 13:50

RNS Number : 6858N

Societe Generale SA

10 August 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	09/08/2017
(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:	43,954,405	2.56	66,006	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,110	0.00	16,123,942	0.94
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	43,955,515	2.56	16,189,948	0.94

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	97	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	731	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	119	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	455	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	92	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	620	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	311	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	823	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	42	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	498	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	458	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	832	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	588	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	40,248	9.556049
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	96	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	427	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	371	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	818	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	238	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	692	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	347	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	782	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	202	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	318	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	282	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	178	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	392	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	255	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	557	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	276	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	257	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	387	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	580	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	121	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	99	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	1,247	9.5225
Ordinary	Purchase	74	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	178	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	110	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	656	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	644	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	316	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	170	9.58
Ordinary	Purchase	102	9.58
Ordinary	Purchase	234	9.58
Ordinary	Purchase	9	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	328	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	334	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	284	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	192	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	412	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	82	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	46	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	1,661	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	668	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	180	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	384	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	2,012	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	2,012	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	2,012	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	2,012	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	1,196	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	816	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	304	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	805	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	805	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	476	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	1,018	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	426	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	2,012	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	805	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000,000	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	800	9.58
Ordinary	Sale	518	9.575
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	608	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	1,191	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	459	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	833	9.575
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.58
Ordinary	Sale	134	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.575
Ordinary	Sale	404	9.575
Ordinary	Sale	297	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	84	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	9.58
Ordinary	Sale	150	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	543	9.575
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	305	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	150	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	201	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	430	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	321	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	8	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	327	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	327	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	150	9.58
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.58
Ordinary	Sale	327	9.57
Ordinary	Sale	327	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	329	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	215	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	324	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	4	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	561	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	512	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	23	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	215	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	398	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	43	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	114	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	328	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	181	9.5675
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.57
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	984	9.5525
Ordinary	Sale	654	9.57
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.575
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	800	9.5675
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	484	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	172	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.58
Ordinary	Sale	154	9.58
Ordinary	Sale	136	9.575
Ordinary	Sale	18	9.575
Ordinary	Sale	542	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	139	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	361	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	277	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	138	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	85	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	659	9.5675
Ordinary	Sale	48	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	1,926	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	605	9.57
Ordinary	Sale	5	9.575
Ordinary	Sale	558	9.575
Ordinary	Sale	91	9.575
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	156	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	49	9.57
Ordinary	Sale	181	9.5725
Ordinary	Sale	800	9.5725
Ordinary	Sale	87	9.57
Ordinary	Sale	479	9.57
Ordinary	Sale	654	9.57
Ordinary	Sale	654	9.5725
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	328	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.575
Ordinary	Sale	2	9.575
Ordinary	Sale	4	9.575
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.575
Ordinary	Sale	654	9.57
Ordinary	Sale	598	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	43	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	15	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	408	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	509	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	84	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	142	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	91	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	328	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	429	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	687	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	1,634	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	31,610	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	895	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	234	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	233	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	977	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	1,059	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	22	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	438	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	211	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	879	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	387	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	56	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	231	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	177	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	294	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	457	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	24	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	448	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	471	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	402	9.575
Ordinary	Sale	79	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	71	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	570	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	269	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	166	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	260	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	112	9.5225
Ordinary	Sale	274	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	523	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	499	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	306	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	399	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	25	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	196	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	25	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	99	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	471	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	553	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	452	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	470	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	395	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	392	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	196	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	280	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	297	9.57
Ordinary	Sale	278	9.57
	Total Purchases	2,086,961
	Total Sales	89,515

(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:	10/08/2017
Contact name:	Olivier Vero
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6821 / 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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