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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

22nd Dec 2017 13:25

RNS Number : 2694A

Societe Generale SA

22 December 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	21/12/2017
(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:	10,965,916	0.64	148,629	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,006,310	0.58	12,327,644	0.72
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	20,972,226	1.22	12,476,273	0.73

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	850	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	380	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	256	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,625	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	276	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	4,408	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	90	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	272	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	227	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	296	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	46	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	1,459	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	2,079	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	549	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	330	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	3,005	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	1,890	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	244	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	357	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	1,425	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	285	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	139	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	1,492	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	97	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	162	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	179	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	617	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	1,625	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	1,039	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	564	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	3,394	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	50	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	2,830	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	150	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	90	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	479	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	1,625	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	797	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,492	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,389	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	150	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	67	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	565	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	581	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	6,547	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	3,765	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	250	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	3,300	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	437	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	1,183	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	436	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	2,416	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	150	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	172	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	529	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	810	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	550	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	1,492	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	100	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	12	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	1,379	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	75	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	360	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	601	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	197	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	4,045	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	3,236	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	4,854	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,980	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	3,142	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	4,713	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,570	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	376	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	3,927	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,618	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	2,427	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	780	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	272	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,469	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	450	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	276	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	77	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	2,603	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	296	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	200	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	2,603	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	77	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	106	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	550	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	108	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	77	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	269	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	601	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	550	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	1,445	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	580	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	1,241	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	445	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	30	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	380	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	320	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	158	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	77	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	2,149	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	138,827	10.197861
Ordinary	Purchase	131,920	10.197802
Ordinary	Sale	55	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	2,001	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	376	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	1,570	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	63	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	206	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	163	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	942	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	138	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	104	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	104	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	270	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	24	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	31	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	151	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	566	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	436	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	29	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	729	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	988	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	19	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	786	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	173	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	84	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	148	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	16	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	455	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	419	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	414	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	869	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	431	10.225
Ordinary	Sale	436	10.225
Ordinary	Sale	408	10.225
Ordinary	Sale	16,162	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	2,137	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	780	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	10,695	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	2,125	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	5,843	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	1,920	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	1,893	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	2,427	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	1,618	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	5,127	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	457	10.19
	Total Purchases	392,557
	Total Sales	65,982

(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

138,827

10.197861

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

131,920

10.197802

(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:	22/12/2017
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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