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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

9th May 2018 13:58

RNS Number : 5392N

Societe Generale SA

09 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	08/05/2018
(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:	81,616,065	4.75	128,886	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	68,722,133	4.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	82,184,574	4.78	68,851,019	4.01

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	697	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	233	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	7	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	220	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	169	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	380	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	201	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	135	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	132	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	508	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	109	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	243	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	28	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	413	13.535
Ordinary	Purchase	185	13.53
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.54
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.525
Ordinary	Purchase	479	13.675
Ordinary	Purchase	351	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	172	13.53
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.54
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.455
Ordinary	Purchase	152	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	173	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	146	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	180	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	24	13.53
Ordinary	Purchase	521	13.675
Ordinary	Purchase	377	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	295	13.525
Ordinary	Purchase	800	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	846	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	441	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.54
Ordinary	Purchase	265	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	227	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	557	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	557	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.525
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.525
Ordinary	Purchase	293	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	147	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	403	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	822	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	1,122	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	24	13.525
Ordinary	Purchase	884	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	301	13.525
Ordinary	Purchase	361	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	407	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	492	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	295	13.535
Ordinary	Purchase	323	13.62
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	60	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	720	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	300	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	142	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	183	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	440	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	314	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	527	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	389	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	963	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	98	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	364	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	338	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	314	13.53
Ordinary	Purchase	396	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	410	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	391	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	43	13.535
Ordinary	Purchase	184	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	301	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	165	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	287	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	170	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	470	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	281	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	165	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	262	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	417	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	183	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	281	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	35	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	290	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	43	13.525
Ordinary	Purchase	109	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	6,660	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	10,193	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	498	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	1,141	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	974	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	262	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	21	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	135	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	7	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	96	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	27	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	6	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	656	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.47
Ordinary	Purchase	438	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	462	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	249	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	202	13.53
Ordinary	Purchase	202	13.53
Ordinary	Purchase	876	13.53
Ordinary	Purchase	876	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	171	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	996	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	570	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	2	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	187	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	426	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	16	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	9,313	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	3,724	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	956	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	11	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	5,000,000	13.475
Ordinary	Purchase	250,000	13.549688
Ordinary	Purchase	425,000	13.564604
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	13.502128
Ordinary	Purchase	3,523	13.705
Ordinary	Sale	197	13.495
Ordinary	Sale	262	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	211	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	142	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	33	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	29	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.5
Ordinary	Sale	60	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	138	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	260	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	182	13.455
Ordinary	Sale	24	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.475
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	283	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	37	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.5
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	16	13.5
Ordinary	Sale	232	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	249	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	88	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	381	13.495
Ordinary	Sale	76	13.495
Ordinary	Sale	551	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	209	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	353	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	450	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	88	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.475
Ordinary	Sale	338	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	507	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	237	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	863	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	451	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	1,047	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	339	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	497	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	422	13.53
Ordinary	Sale	122	13.53
Ordinary	Sale	642	13.53
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	426	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	558	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	720	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	749	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	283	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	976	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	720	13.475
Ordinary	Sale	825	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	442	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	271	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	797	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	255	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	220	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	711	13.475
Ordinary	Sale	532	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	256	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	145	13.465
Ordinary	Sale	422	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	30	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	199	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	169	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	256	13.475
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.5
Ordinary	Sale	246	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.455
Ordinary	Sale	16	13.5
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.5
Ordinary	Sale	342	13.455
Ordinary	Sale	392	13.495
Ordinary	Sale	289	13.5
Ordinary	Sale	368	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	7,000,000	13.65
	Total Purchases	5,858,296
	Total Sales	7,028,000

(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	5,000,000	13.475
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	250,000	13.549688
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	425,000	13.564604
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	100,000	13.502128

(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:	09/05/2018
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 company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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