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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

7th Aug 2018 10:05

RNS Number : 0556X

Societe Generale SA

07 August 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	06/08/2018
(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:	91,413,069	5.32	22,037	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	79,588,357	4.63
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	91,413,069	5.32	79,610,394	4.63

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	97	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	41	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	79	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	75	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	81	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	76	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	310	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	272	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	14	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	283	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	1,995	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	88	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.11
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	315	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	399	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	65	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.11
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.11
Ordinary	Purchase	319	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	265	15.11
Ordinary	Purchase	311	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	31	15.11
Ordinary	Purchase	500	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	455	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	139	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	315	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	500	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	304	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	303	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	147	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	149	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	578	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	429	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	402	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	391	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	376	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	324	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	600	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	354	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	118	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	142	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	818	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	570	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	728	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	146	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	40	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	177	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	375	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	439	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	348	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	373	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	472	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	184	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	313	15.105
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	145	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	297	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	150	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	479	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	598	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	331	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	134	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.11
Ordinary	Purchase	42	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	84	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	457	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	44	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	413	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	251	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	310	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	600	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	380	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	305	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	328	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	148	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	245	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.11
Ordinary	Purchase	356	15.08
Ordinary	Purchase	172	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	123	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	385	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	225	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	198	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	364	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	149	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	149	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	504	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	280	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	367	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	16	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	404	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	180	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	540	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	524	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	164	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	636	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	213	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	83	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	58	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	236	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	246	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	393	15.08
Ordinary	Purchase	84	15.075
Ordinary	Purchase	310	15.075
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	113	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	516	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	191	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	467	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	13	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	282	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.11
Ordinary	Purchase	305	15.105
Ordinary	Purchase	602	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	379	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	304	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	500	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	350	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	445	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	320	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	125	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	445	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	199	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	346	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	128	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	381	15.07
Ordinary	Purchase	103	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	189	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	76	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	54	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	36	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	14	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	239	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	100	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	121	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	310	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	1	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	310	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	1,755	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	1,442	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	1,242	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	6,106	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	469	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	3,182	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	1	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	13	15.11538462
Ordinary	Purchase	77	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	44	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	23	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	226	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	350	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	111	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	3	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	290	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	256	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	600	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	322	15.125
Ordinary	Purchase	930	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	2,484	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	1,267	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	14,604	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	49	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	1,995	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	743	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	53	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	199	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	160	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	10	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	150	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	124	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	242	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	310	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	32	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	239	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	551	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	7	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	153	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	280	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	290	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	542	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	8	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	392	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	1,132	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	100	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	211	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	211	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	280	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	200	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	450	15.115
Ordinary	Purchase	47	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	160	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	41	15.115
Ordinary	Sale	498	15.115
Ordinary	Sale	432	15.125
Ordinary	Sale	412	15.125
Ordinary	Sale	798	15.115
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.115
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.115
Ordinary	Sale	180	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	62	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.125
Ordinary	Sale	77	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.12
Ordinary	Sale	356	15.115
Ordinary	Sale	452	15.12
Ordinary	Sale	425	15.115
Ordinary	Sale	44	15.12
Ordinary	Sale	755	15.115
Ordinary	Sale	695	15.115
Ordinary	Sale	101	15.115
Ordinary	Sale	432	15.11
Ordinary	Sale	389	15.11
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.115
Ordinary	Sale	598	15.115
Ordinary	Sale	579	15.115
Ordinary	Sale	598	15.105
Ordinary	Sale	252	15.12
Ordinary	Sale	448	15.11
Ordinary	Sale	239	15.10502092
Ordinary	Sale	633	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	1,640	15.115
Ordinary	Sale	114	15.11
Ordinary	Sale	327	15.11
Ordinary	Sale	276	15.11
Ordinary	Sale	10	15.155
	Total Purchases	103,138
	Total Sales	13,343

(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:	07/08/2018
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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