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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

31st May 2018 09:43

RNS Number : 8221P

Societe Generale SA

31 May 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	30/05/2018
(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:	80,666,709	4.69	95,237	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	66,595,462	3.87
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	81,235,218	4.73	66,690,699	3.88

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	350	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	14	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	18	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	302	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	2,404	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	2,404	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	317	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	30	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	21	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	210	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	1	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	72	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	122	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	29	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	72	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	105	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	52	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	8	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	7	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	29	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	75	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	253	13.45
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	761	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	521	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	106	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	220	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	437	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	1,075	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	360	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	40	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	208	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	38	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	217	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	452	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	256	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	548	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	316	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	361	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	461	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	43	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	224	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	111	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	262	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	82	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	494	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	1	13.4
Ordinary	Purchase	319	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	3	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	406	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	255	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	3	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	189	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	43	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	282	13.41
Ordinary	Purchase	116	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	1	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	79	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	57	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	338	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	146	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	163	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	359	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	32	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	276	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	356	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	1	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	66	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	312	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	14	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	83	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	319	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	20	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	15	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	46	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	650	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	209	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	348	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	521	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	175	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	283	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	12,807	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	397	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	197	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	134	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	269	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	25	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	358	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	339	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.42
Ordinary	Purchase	97	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	385	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	20	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	19	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	14	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	75	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	53	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	36	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	268	13.4
Ordinary	Purchase	285	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	427	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	31	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	484	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	309	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	148	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	372	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	122	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	78	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	507	13.44
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	39	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	295	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	161	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	481	13.415
Ordinary	Purchase	300	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	111	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	100	13.435
Ordinary	Purchase	248	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	313	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	162	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	239	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.425
Ordinary	Purchase	278	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	148	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	249	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	330	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	591	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	44	13.4
Ordinary	Purchase	236	13.4
Ordinary	Purchase	276	13.405
Ordinary	Purchase	248	13.43
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.445
Ordinary	Purchase	2,111	13.439677
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	13.43609574
Ordinary	Sale	3	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	295	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.43
Ordinary	Sale	630	13.405
Ordinary	Sale	1,220	13.4
Ordinary	Sale	591	13.405
Ordinary	Sale	417	13.4
Ordinary	Sale	526	13.405
Ordinary	Sale	452	13.415
Ordinary	Sale	611	13.405
Ordinary	Sale	115	13.405
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	432	13.405
Ordinary	Sale	595	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.415
Ordinary	Sale	121	13.42
Ordinary	Sale	309	13.42
Ordinary	Sale	121	13.42
Ordinary	Sale	411	13.405
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	121	13.415
Ordinary	Sale	617	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	418	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	882	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	697	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	265	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	439	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	444	13.415
Ordinary	Sale	357	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	215	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	17	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	17	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	632	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	137	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	688	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	222	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	593	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	23	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	101	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	47	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	115	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	56	13.43
Ordinary	Sale	418	13.43
Ordinary	Sale	17	13.43
Ordinary	Sale	203	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	296	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	16	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	237	13.43
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.4
Ordinary	Sale	720	13.405
Ordinary	Sale	1	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	1,372	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	180	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	300	13.435
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.405
Ordinary	Sale	572	13.405
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.405
Ordinary	Sale	642	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	318	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	300	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	286	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	481	13.43
Ordinary	Sale	245	13.4662
	Total Purchases	103,886
	Total Sales	23,388

(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

2,111

13.439677

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

50,000

13.43609574

(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:	31/05/2018
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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