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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

13th Jul 2017 09:59

RNS Number : 9724K

Societe Generale SA

13 July 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	12/07/2017
(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:	25,210,455	1.47	119,902	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,070	0.00	5,917,322	0.34
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	25,211,525	1.47	6,037,224	0.35

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	77	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	504	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.9575
Ordinary	Purchase	195	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	544	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	471	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	28	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	558	9.9575
Ordinary	Purchase	431	9.9575
Ordinary	Purchase	3,649	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	2,436	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	36,501	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	988	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	309	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	131	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	833	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	218	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	169	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	1,222	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	1,579	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	1,025	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	587	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	129	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	784	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	23,515	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	1,413	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	1,268	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	2,038	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	247	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	5,186	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	13,973	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	465	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	2,038	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	7,016	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	766	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	5,751	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	2,038	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	485	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	1,775	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	388	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	174	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	391	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	85	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	88	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	112	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	848	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	20	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	431	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	21	9.955238095
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	180	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	441	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	133	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	616	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	622	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	148	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	521	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	97	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	547	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	622	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	43	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	43	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	130	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	305	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	312	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	460	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	159	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	312	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	117	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	479	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	337	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	247	9.97
Ordinary	Purchase	611	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	1	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	124	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	143	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	69	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	238	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	333	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	371	9.97
Ordinary	Purchase	277	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	620	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	532	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	345	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	204	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	488	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	374	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	285	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	321	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	153	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	414	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	158	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	154	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.97
Ordinary	Purchase	620	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	463	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	727	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	382	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	240	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	151	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	49	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	582	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	64	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	505	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	616	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	467	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	622	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	89	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	622	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	492	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	611	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	622	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	65	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	61	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	379	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	84	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	66	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	46	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	494	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	128	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	122	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	620	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	536	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	536	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	243	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	92	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	491	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	127	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	927	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	550	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	289	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	622	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	176	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	581	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	37	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	350	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	50	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	28	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	622	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	624	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	312	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	4,323	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	663	9.97
Ordinary	Purchase	302	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	622	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	1,013	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	455	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	302	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	935	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.97
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	581	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	346	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	624	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	221	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	68	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	442	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	278	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	537	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	467	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	1	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	44	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	574	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	298	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	622	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	622	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	125	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	409	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	207	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	493	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	372	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	313	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	614	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	44	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	112	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	430	9.957511628
Ordinary	Purchase	9	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	95	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	472	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	1,456	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	485	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	805	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	252	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	774	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	547	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	547	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	326	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	907	9.95
Ordinary	Purchase	1,718	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	123	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	220	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	628	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	103	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	108	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	638	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	109	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	1,919	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	996	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	223	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	1,026	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	55	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	652	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	955	9.9525
Ordinary	Purchase	551	9.9575
Ordinary	Purchase	875	9.9575
Ordinary	Purchase	326	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	312	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	503	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	774	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	326	9.9575
Ordinary	Purchase	1,638	9.9575
Ordinary	Purchase	950	9.9575
Ordinary	Purchase	41	9.9575
Ordinary	Purchase	509	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	2	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	47	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	683	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	2,788	9.9625
Ordinary	Purchase	2,700	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	200	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	1	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	203,298	9.955054
Ordinary	Sale	28	9.94
Ordinary	Sale	116	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	116	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	194	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	10	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	116	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	147	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	214	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	11	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	67	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	180	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	107	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	2,038	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	2,038	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	2,038	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	9	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	116	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	214	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	247	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	485	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	9	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	2,038	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	448	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	1,304	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	133	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	30	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	774	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	7,016	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	1,398	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	436	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	988	9.955
	Total Purchases	417,487
	Total Sales	23,065

(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:	13/07/2017
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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