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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

4th Aug 2017 08:43

RNS Number : 1331N

Societe Generale SA

04 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	03/08/2017
(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:	38,096,918	2.22	64,588	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,110	0.00	12,858,058	0.75
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	38,098,028	2.22	12,922,646	0.75

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	641	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	514	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	648	9.6925
Ordinary	Purchase	1,296	9.6925
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	364	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	284	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	166	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	118	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	66	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	160	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	384	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	104	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	648	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	648	9.6925
Ordinary	Purchase	648	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	346	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	302	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	437	9.6925
Ordinary	Purchase	470	9.6925
Ordinary	Purchase	178	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	211	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	413	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	235	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	972	9.6925
Ordinary	Purchase	648	9.6925
Ordinary	Purchase	648	9.6925
Ordinary	Purchase	2	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	464	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	171	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	415	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	6	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	237	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	642	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	248	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	514	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	648	9.6925
Ordinary	Purchase	462	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	602	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	507	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	648	9.6925
Ordinary	Purchase	464	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	1,409	9.6975
Ordinary	Purchase	450	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	438	9.6925
Ordinary	Purchase	210	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	648	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	148	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	648	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	32	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	648	9.6925
Ordinary	Purchase	432	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	116	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	623	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	462	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	111	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	37	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	184	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	462	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	425	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	223	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	94	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	54	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	148	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	48	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	648	9.6925
Ordinary	Purchase	648	9.6925
Ordinary	Purchase	648	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	969	9.6975
Ordinary	Purchase	648	9.6925
Ordinary	Purchase	648	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	630	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	1,443	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	1,225	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	81	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	1,368	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	1,113	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	2,114	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	2,495	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	13,705	9.675
Ordinary	Purchase	587	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	2,760	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	1,123	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	679	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	805	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	680	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	629	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	222	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	463	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	230	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	218	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	468	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	333	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	212	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	148	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	1,570	9.67
Ordinary	Purchase	402	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	402	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	805	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	402	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	805	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	402	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	21	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	68	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	467	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	22	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	722	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	292	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	580	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	324	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	462	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	200	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	116	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	462	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	362	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	324	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	440	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	364	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	108	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	196	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	444	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	23	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	105	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	341	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	215	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	442	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	471	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	108	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	312	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	289	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	18	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	776	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	1,217	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	13	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	762	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	412	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	858	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	287	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	304	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	25,061	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	324	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	734	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	772	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	170	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	664	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	664	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	433	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	389	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	573	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	374	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.685
Ordinary	Purchase	72	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	252	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	1,232	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	392	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	337	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	57	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	114	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	462	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	510	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	166	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	124	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	285	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	109	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	183	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	56	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	2	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	392	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	460	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	243	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	648	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	61	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	423	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	73	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	462	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	508	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	140	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	537	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	462	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	466	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	82	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	59	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	43	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	426	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	374	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	4	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	462	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	191	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	85	9.695
Ordinary	Purchase	146	9.69
Ordinary	Purchase	337	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	402	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	65	9.68
Ordinary	Purchase	2,012	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	1,101	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	386	9.675
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	546	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	80	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	2,012	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	414	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	150	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	2,086	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	523	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	712	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	724	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	258	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	781	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	196	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	122	9.685
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	805	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	805	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	805	9.69
Ordinary	Sale	1,006	9.68
Ordinary	Sale	8,220	9.6854167
Ordinary	Sale	5,780	9.6854167
	Total Purchases	139,162
	Total Sales	29,412

(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:	04/08/2017
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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