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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

12th Jul 2018 10:10

RNS Number : 4500U

Societe Generale SA

12 July 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	11/07/2018
(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:	74,488,261	4.33	65,496	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,000,000	0.58	71,401,231	4.15
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	84,488,261	4.91	71,466,727	4.16

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	26	14.94
Ordinary	Purchase	7	14.94
Ordinary	Purchase	26	14.94
Ordinary	Purchase	32	14.94
Ordinary	Purchase	33	14.94
Ordinary	Purchase	500	15
Ordinary	Purchase	1,138	15
Ordinary	Purchase	258	15.035
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15
Ordinary	Purchase	251	15
Ordinary	Purchase	145	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	394	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	28	14.96
Ordinary	Purchase	130	14.96
Ordinary	Purchase	400	14.94
Ordinary	Purchase	242	14.905
Ordinary	Purchase	191	14.91
Ordinary	Purchase	157	14.96
Ordinary	Purchase	212	14.98
Ordinary	Purchase	121	14.94
Ordinary	Purchase	375	14.94
Ordinary	Purchase	819	15
Ordinary	Purchase	298	14.87
Ordinary	Purchase	298	14.865
Ordinary	Purchase	297	14.935
Ordinary	Purchase	515	15.005
Ordinary	Purchase	824	14.9
Ordinary	Purchase	306	14.95
Ordinary	Purchase	46	14.895
Ordinary	Purchase	551	14.955
Ordinary	Purchase	527	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	589	14.99
Ordinary	Purchase	403	14.94
Ordinary	Purchase	497	15
Ordinary	Purchase	268	14.715
Ordinary	Purchase	295	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	305	14.8
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15
Ordinary	Purchase	405	14.91
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	347	14.905
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.03
Ordinary	Purchase	301	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	306	15.03
Ordinary	Purchase	208	14.95
Ordinary	Purchase	112	15.095
Ordinary	Purchase	470	15.095
Ordinary	Purchase	43	15.03
Ordinary	Purchase	360	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	367	15.065
Ordinary	Purchase	303	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.055
Ordinary	Purchase	341	14.94
Ordinary	Purchase	768	14.885
Ordinary	Purchase	1,069	14.87
Ordinary	Purchase	407	14.91
Ordinary	Purchase	432	14.905
Ordinary	Purchase	318	14.82
Ordinary	Purchase	318	14.8
Ordinary	Purchase	565	14.795
Ordinary	Purchase	221	14.805
Ordinary	Purchase	187	14.79
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	944	14.865
Ordinary	Purchase	298	14.825
Ordinary	Purchase	298	14.83
Ordinary	Purchase	119	14.79
Ordinary	Purchase	303	15.055
Ordinary	Purchase	308	14.845
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	298	14.86
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.11
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	464	14.895
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.045
Ordinary	Purchase	303	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	227	14.95
Ordinary	Purchase	838	14.89
Ordinary	Purchase	598	14.96
Ordinary	Purchase	537	14.885
Ordinary	Purchase	525	14.89
Ordinary	Purchase	701	14.88
Ordinary	Purchase	69	14.89
Ordinary	Purchase	2	14.955
Ordinary	Purchase	302	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	708	14.91
Ordinary	Purchase	313	14.91
Ordinary	Purchase	501	14.895
Ordinary	Purchase	467	14.95
Ordinary	Purchase	745	15.05
Ordinary	Purchase	319	14.815
Ordinary	Purchase	613	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	343	14.815
Ordinary	Purchase	343	14.82
Ordinary	Purchase	613	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	297	14.93
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.925
Ordinary	Purchase	823	14.935
Ordinary	Purchase	297	14.93
Ordinary	Purchase	44	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	308	14.845
Ordinary	Purchase	548	14.9
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.035
Ordinary	Purchase	249	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	299	14.795
Ordinary	Purchase	297	14.935
Ordinary	Purchase	317	14.925
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.955
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.95
Ordinary	Purchase	182	14.835
Ordinary	Purchase	147	14.835
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.955
Ordinary	Purchase	943	15.04
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.95
Ordinary	Purchase	957	14.9
Ordinary	Purchase	103	14.895
Ordinary	Purchase	111	14.93
Ordinary	Purchase	124	15.11
Ordinary	Purchase	484	14.955
Ordinary	Purchase	234	14.955
Ordinary	Purchase	94	14.89
Ordinary	Purchase	338	14.89
Ordinary	Purchase	386	14.8
Ordinary	Purchase	463	14.87
Ordinary	Purchase	294	14.955
Ordinary	Purchase	1,313	14.95
Ordinary	Purchase	313	14.945
Ordinary	Purchase	821	14.98
Ordinary	Purchase	297	14.93
Ordinary	Purchase	624	14.89
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.905
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.98
Ordinary	Purchase	490	14.975
Ordinary	Purchase	298	14.87
Ordinary	Purchase	499	14.93
Ordinary	Purchase	317	14.9
Ordinary	Purchase	356	14.81
Ordinary	Purchase	600	14.895
Ordinary	Purchase	371	14.88
Ordinary	Purchase	1,048	14.9
Ordinary	Purchase	543	14.89
Ordinary	Purchase	442	14.98
Ordinary	Purchase	356	14.98
Ordinary	Purchase	348	14.89
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	559	14.995
Ordinary	Purchase	298	14.865
Ordinary	Purchase	308	14.86
Ordinary	Purchase	1,283	14.895
Ordinary	Purchase	484	14.85
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.94
Ordinary	Purchase	321	14.8
Ordinary	Purchase	517	14.89
Ordinary	Purchase	746	14.885
Ordinary	Purchase	540	14.93
Ordinary	Purchase	232	14.99
Ordinary	Purchase	343	14.99
Ordinary	Purchase	579	14.985
Ordinary	Purchase	705	14.895
Ordinary	Purchase	398	14.99
Ordinary	Purchase	1,648	14.9
Ordinary	Purchase	186	14.93
Ordinary	Purchase	297	14.935
Ordinary	Purchase	479	14.985
Ordinary	Purchase	639	14.985
Ordinary	Purchase	453	14.895
Ordinary	Purchase	423	14.885
Ordinary	Purchase	461	14.865
Ordinary	Purchase	62	14.955
Ordinary	Purchase	199	14.94
Ordinary	Purchase	1,648	14.9
Ordinary	Purchase	250	15
Ordinary	Purchase	1	15
Ordinary	Purchase	214	14.91
Ordinary	Purchase	250	15.06
Ordinary	Purchase	302	14.79
Ordinary	Purchase	188	14.95
Ordinary	Purchase	202	14.905
Ordinary	Purchase	222	14.895
Ordinary	Purchase	178	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	212	14.91
Ordinary	Purchase	191	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	217	14.935
Ordinary	Purchase	234	14.895
Ordinary	Purchase	189	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	379	14.98
Ordinary	Purchase	661	14.91
Ordinary	Purchase	280	14.91
Ordinary	Purchase	226	14.9
Ordinary	Purchase	3	14.945
Ordinary	Purchase	35	14.905
Ordinary	Purchase	15	14.815
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	14.953042
Ordinary	Sale	246	14.965
Ordinary	Sale	280	15.005
Ordinary	Sale	51	14.995
Ordinary	Sale	243	14.995
Ordinary	Sale	48	14.955
Ordinary	Sale	294	14.96
Ordinary	Sale	33	14.96
Ordinary	Sale	15	15.03
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.035
Ordinary	Sale	117	15.04
Ordinary	Sale	294	14.995
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.04
Ordinary	Sale	384	14.935
Ordinary	Sale	279	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	294	14.975
Ordinary	Sale	122	15.02
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.035
Ordinary	Sale	268	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.02
Ordinary	Sale	84	14.965
Ordinary	Sale	210	14.965
Ordinary	Sale	99	15.01
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	201	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	352	14.785
Ordinary	Sale	160	14.785
Ordinary	Sale	100	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	179	15.055
Ordinary	Sale	194	14.8
Ordinary	Sale	60	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	425	14.805
Ordinary	Sale	284	14.805
Ordinary	Sale	116	14.805
Ordinary	Sale	2,606	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	1,271	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	5,893	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	26	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	5,481	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	726	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	791	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	5,499	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	20,738	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	1,107	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	33	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	294	14.955
Ordinary	Sale	319	14.96
Ordinary	Sale	318	14.935
Ordinary	Sale	14	15.03
Ordinary	Sale	264	14.995
Ordinary	Sale	30	14.995
Ordinary	Sale	112	15.045
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.02
Ordinary	Sale	235	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	833	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	663	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	737	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	299	14.79
Ordinary	Sale	299	14.795
Ordinary	Sale	156	14.965
Ordinary	Sale	320	14.85
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.21
Ordinary	Sale	316	14.985
Ordinary	Sale	296	14.965
Ordinary	Sale	296	14.985
Ordinary	Sale	327	14.99
Ordinary	Sale	163	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	87	14.96
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	647	14.785
Ordinary	Sale	214	14.79
Ordinary	Sale	737	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	183	14.995
Ordinary	Sale	445	15.025
Ordinary	Sale	639	15.025
Ordinary	Sale	248	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	1,482	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	346	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.125
Ordinary	Sale	207	14.96
Ordinary	Sale	306	14.965
Ordinary	Sale	296	14.96
Ordinary	Sale	299	14.785
Ordinary	Sale	248	14.79
Ordinary	Sale	112	14.79
Ordinary	Sale	228	15.035
Ordinary	Sale	345	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	631	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	316	14.79
Ordinary	Sale	600	14.795
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	16	14.995
Ordinary	Sale	126	14.995
Ordinary	Sale	400	14.85
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	328	14.995
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.09
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	400	14.85
Ordinary	Sale	63	14.78
Ordinary	Sale	397	14.995
Ordinary	Sale	167	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	134	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	337	14.995
Ordinary	Sale	1,096	14.78
Ordinary	Sale	1,192	14.79
Ordinary	Sale	304	15.02
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.11
Ordinary	Sale	600	14.81
Ordinary	Sale	296	14.975
Ordinary	Sale	600	15.07
Ordinary	Sale	274	14.975
Ordinary	Sale	921	14.815
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.04
Ordinary	Sale	709	14.875
Ordinary	Sale	367	14.875
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.06
Ordinary	Sale	342	14.875
Ordinary	Sale	207	14.97
Ordinary	Sale	89	14.97
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.135
Ordinary	Sale	316	14.97
Ordinary	Sale	140	14.965
Ordinary	Sale	504	14.805
Ordinary	Sale	647	14.805
Ordinary	Sale	935	14.85
Ordinary	Sale	828	14.85
Ordinary	Sale	107	14.85
Ordinary	Sale	296	14.955
Ordinary	Sale	45	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	296	14.965
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	302	15.125
Ordinary	Sale	296	14.985
Ordinary	Sale	36	14.845
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.015
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	559	14.85
Ordinary	Sale	272	14.805
Ordinary	Sale	225	14.805
Ordinary	Sale	797	14.955
Ordinary	Sale	151	15.02
Ordinary	Sale	241	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	100	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	13	15.03
Ordinary	Sale	8,448	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	296	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	74	15.03
Ordinary	Sale	234	15.03
Ordinary	Sale	296	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	295	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	368	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	177	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	926	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	168	14.945
Ordinary	Sale	233	14.94
Ordinary	Sale	295	14.945
Ordinary	Sale	67	15.035
Ordinary	Sale	50,000	15.044184
Ordinary	Sale	50,000	14.95975096
	Total Purchases	125,063
	Total Sales	198,728

(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	50,000	14.953042
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	50,000	15.044184
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	50,000	14.95975096

(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:	12/07/2018
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.

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