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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

5th Mar 2018 12:09

RNS Number : 7066G

Societe Generale SA

05 March 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	02/03/2018
(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:	58,179,136	3.38	825,290	0.05
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	*43,693,072	2.54
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	58,747,645	3.42	44,518,362	2.59

*The change in the holding of 6,276,763 shares is due to a derivative which is referenced to a basket of securities becoming disclosable for the purpose of the Code.

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	2,008	13.735
Ordinary	Purchase	935	13.735
Ordinary	Purchase	1,073	13.735
Ordinary	Purchase	35	13.76
Ordinary	Purchase	313	13.77
Ordinary	Purchase	301	13.765
Ordinary	Purchase	559	13.735
Ordinary	Purchase	34	13.765
Ordinary	Purchase	1	13.765
Ordinary	Purchase	15	13.75
Ordinary	Purchase	51	13.675
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.665
Ordinary	Purchase	306	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	1,442	13.67
Ordinary	Purchase	3	13.67
Ordinary	Purchase	800	13.75
Ordinary	Purchase	286	13.75
Ordinary	Purchase	114	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	87	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	568	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	278	13.645
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	1,655	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	773	13.66
Ordinary	Purchase	274	13.665
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.665
Ordinary	Purchase	1,018	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	149	13.685
Ordinary	Purchase	443	13.685
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.685
Ordinary	Purchase	185	13.67
Ordinary	Purchase	161	13.67
Ordinary	Purchase	286	13.75
Ordinary	Purchase	556	13.67
Ordinary	Purchase	323	13.67
Ordinary	Purchase	268	13.75
Ordinary	Purchase	257	13.75
Ordinary	Purchase	537	13.75
Ordinary	Purchase	912	13.775
Ordinary	Purchase	370	13.775
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.775
Ordinary	Purchase	14	13.775
Ordinary	Purchase	8	13.775
Ordinary	Purchase	145	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.69
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.77
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.665
Ordinary	Purchase	339	13.66
Ordinary	Purchase	224	13.66
Ordinary	Purchase	296	13.665
Ordinary	Purchase	427	13.66
Ordinary	Purchase	222	13.66
Ordinary	Purchase	355	13.66
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.665
Ordinary	Purchase	1,053	13.67
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.72
Ordinary	Purchase	281	13.735
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.755
Ordinary	Purchase	224	13.75
Ordinary	Purchase	319	13.75
Ordinary	Purchase	429	13.675
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.665
Ordinary	Purchase	196	13.665
Ordinary	Purchase	349	13.745
Ordinary	Purchase	733	13.775
Ordinary	Purchase	434	13.665
Ordinary	Purchase	140	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	330	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	1,009	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	480	13.615
Ordinary	Purchase	442	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	184	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	354	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	362	13.74
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.67
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.76
Ordinary	Purchase	203	13.67
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.745
Ordinary	Purchase	606	13.75
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	352	13.665
Ordinary	Purchase	391	13.77
Ordinary	Purchase	649	13.765
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.745
Ordinary	Purchase	887	13.775
Ordinary	Purchase	640	13.77
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.77
Ordinary	Purchase	330	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	281	13.735
Ordinary	Purchase	1,061	13.775
Ordinary	Purchase	481	13.76
Ordinary	Purchase	735	13.775
Ordinary	Purchase	8	13.775
Ordinary	Purchase	639	13.755
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	475	13.775
Ordinary	Purchase	485	13.775
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.765
Ordinary	Purchase	908	13.77
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	471	13.64
Ordinary	Purchase	447	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	506	13.645
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.69
Ordinary	Purchase	723	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	644	13.7
Ordinary	Purchase	1,082	13.665
Ordinary	Purchase	48	13.665
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.765
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.765
Ordinary	Purchase	323	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	480	13.72
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.77
Ordinary	Purchase	415	13.755
Ordinary	Purchase	338	13.73
Ordinary	Purchase	101	13.765
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.765
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.76
Ordinary	Purchase	100	13.765
Ordinary	Purchase	206	13.765
Ordinary	Purchase	525	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.675
Ordinary	Purchase	359	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	144	13.685
Ordinary	Purchase	2	13.685
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.685
Ordinary	Purchase	454	13.75
Ordinary	Purchase	800	13.75
Ordinary	Purchase	188	13.75
Ordinary	Purchase	256	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	201	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	374	13.775
Ordinary	Purchase	711	13.775
Ordinary	Purchase	2	13.66
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	13.735
Ordinary	Purchase	1,164,244	13.67
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	318	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	103	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	484	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.685
Ordinary	Sale	399	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	1,263	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	41	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	165	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	460	13.64
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	675	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	241	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	1,508	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	127	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	97	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	497	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	438	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	194	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	387	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	195	13.675
Ordinary	Sale	113	13.675
Ordinary	Sale	470	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	194	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	371	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	118	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	111	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	111	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	125	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	132	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	277	13.76
Ordinary	Sale	44	13.76
Ordinary	Sale	133	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	111	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	194	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	111	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	140	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	10	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	196	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	111	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	424	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	160	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	256	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	55	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	243	13.745
Ordinary	Sale	359	13.745
Ordinary	Sale	1,054	13.655
Ordinary	Sale	380	13.655
Ordinary	Sale	132	13.75
Ordinary	Sale	115	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	193	13.64
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	13.75
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.75
Ordinary	Sale	194	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	193	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	459	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	194	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	132	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	132	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	545	13.78
Ordinary	Sale	876	13.78
Ordinary	Sale	483	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	478	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	718	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	379	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.645
Ordinary	Sale	1,480	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	905	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	427	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	266	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	130	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	596	13.68
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.68
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.665
Ordinary	Sale	339	13.685
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.67
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	347	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.62
Ordinary	Sale	442	13.745
Ordinary	Sale	742	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	461	13.685
Ordinary	Sale	723	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	666	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	1,888	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.7
Ordinary	Sale	16	13.69
Ordinary	Sale	422	13.69
Ordinary	Sale	477	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	340	13.665
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.685
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.76
Ordinary	Sale	345	13.765
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	329	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	425	13.765
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.605
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	763	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.67
Ordinary	Sale	494	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	298	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	920	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	257	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	417	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	202	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	796	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	423	13.755
Ordinary	Sale	329	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	215	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	750	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	364	13.67
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.665
Ordinary	Sale	579	13.655
Ordinary	Sale	195	13.655
Ordinary	Sale	503	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.645
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	530	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	3,724	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	228	13.605
Ordinary	Sale	101	13.605
Ordinary	Sale	775	13.75
Ordinary	Sale	341	13.61
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	386	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	92	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.67
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.655
Ordinary	Sale	157	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	147	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	1,231	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	254	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.67
Ordinary	Sale	275	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	410	13.655
Ordinary	Sale	478	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	582	13.725
Ordinary	Sale	194	13.725
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.725
Ordinary	Sale	291	13.655
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.665
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	269	13.655
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	480	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	750	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.72
Ordinary	Sale	351	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.615
Ordinary	Sale	16,638	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	1,073	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	26	13.67
Ordinary	Sale	66,613	13.735
Ordinary	Sale	402	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	46	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	387	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	408	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	83	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	44	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	406	13.73
Ordinary	Sale	907	13.695
Ordinary	Sale	114	13.775
Ordinary	Sale	101	13.775
Ordinary	Sale	1,002	13.775
Ordinary	Sale	260	13.775
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.715
Ordinary	Sale	23	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	63	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	190	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	54	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	310	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	41	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	833	13.75
Ordinary	Sale	83	13.71
Ordinary	Sale	822	13.71
	Total Purchases	1,222,462
	Total Sales	158,073

(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

Equity Linked Swap

Increasing a short position

1,164,244

13.67

(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:	05/03/2018
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 company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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