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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

25th Jan 2018 12:35

RNS Number : 9502C

Societe Generale SA

25 January 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	24/01/2018
(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:	9,561,986	0.56	285,507	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	14,662,756	0.85	12,158,811	0.71
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	24,224,742	1.41	12,444,318	0.72

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	611	10.265
Ordinary	Purchase	292	10.29
Ordinary	Purchase	259	10.235
Ordinary	Purchase	760	10.265
Ordinary	Purchase	324	10.265
Ordinary	Purchase	223	10.235
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	10.235
Ordinary	Purchase	1,785	10.235
Ordinary	Purchase	588	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	560	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	428	10.265
Ordinary	Purchase	302	10.265
Ordinary	Purchase	436	10.265
Ordinary	Purchase	182	10.265
Ordinary	Purchase	144	10.265
Ordinary	Purchase	426	10.255
Ordinary	Purchase	428	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	804	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	424	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	495	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	380	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	25,007	10.235
Ordinary	Sale	3,164	10.235
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	26,489	10.235
Ordinary	Sale	9,727	10.235
Ordinary	Sale	262	10.235
Ordinary	Sale	7	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	114	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	72	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	661	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	144	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	78	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	361	10.285
Ordinary	Sale	67	10.285
Ordinary	Sale	320	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	161	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	77	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	340	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	64	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	420	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	120	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	81	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	402	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	953	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	69	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	60	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	92	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	73	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	10	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	220	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	133	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	66	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	227	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	549	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	237	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	341	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	67	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	180	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	591	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	40	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	66	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	430	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	235	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	423	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	24	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	322	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	427	10.245
Ordinary	Sale	402	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	256	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	133	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	94	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	333	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	171	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	282	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	243	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	282	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	216	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	22	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	226	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	201	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	300	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	127	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	277	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	130	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	34	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	122	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	20	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	133	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	606	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	11	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	508	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	20	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	19	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	9	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	49	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	1	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	47	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	61	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	304	10.2575
Ordinary	Sale	1,018	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	1,330	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	870	10.285
Ordinary	Sale	600	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	322	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	175	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	197	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	322	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	383	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	238	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	408	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	776	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	1,096	10.285
Ordinary	Sale	402	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	242	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	240	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	138	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	146	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	170	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	165	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	165	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	212	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	184	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	133	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	133	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	302	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	297	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	360	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	140	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	509	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	69	10.305
Ordinary	Sale	61	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	288	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	887	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	1,470	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	65	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	427	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	427	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	360	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	427	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	428	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	1,348	10.245
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.245
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.29
Ordinary	Sale	220	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	425	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	425	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	414	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.305
Ordinary	Sale	32	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	610	10.305
Ordinary	Sale	320	10.305
Ordinary	Sale	123	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	425	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	514	10.305
Ordinary	Sale	427	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	164	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	40	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	552	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	26	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	466	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	379	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	656	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	425	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	9	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	354	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	303	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	256	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	428	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	833	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	427	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	427	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	1,123	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	425	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	1,180	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	448	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	72	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	430	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	214	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	138	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	314	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	461	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	449	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	263	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	449	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	466	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	427	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.29
Ordinary	Sale	144	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	412	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	112	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	109	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	463	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	328	10.285
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.285
Ordinary	Sale	515	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	68	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	427	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	428	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	446	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	424	10.305
Ordinary	Sale	447	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	425	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	206	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	425	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	424	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	437	10.305
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	52	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	8	10.305
Ordinary	Sale	373	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	427	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	323	10.305
Ordinary	Sale	101	10.305
Ordinary	Sale	385	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	427	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	509	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	427	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	425	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	244	10.305
Ordinary	Sale	428	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	180	10.305
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	212	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	365	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	6	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	425	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	424	10.305
Ordinary	Sale	83	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	77	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	427	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	51	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	424	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	184	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	241	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	3,497	10.235
Ordinary	Sale	7,364	10.235
Ordinary	Sale	3,370	10.235
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	10.235
Ordinary	Sale	1,205	10.235
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	10.235
Ordinary	Sale	803	10.235
Ordinary	Sale	591	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	14,662,756	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	254,000	10.261603
Ordinary	Sale	168,000	10.263146
Ordinary	Sale	5,000	10.256773
Ordinary	Sale	100,000	10.254935
	Total Purchases	9,756
	Total Sales	15,348,355

(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	Reducing a short position	254,000	10.261603
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	168,000	10.263146
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	5,000	10.256773
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	100,000	10.2549348
Ordinary	Equity linked swap	Opening a long position	14,662,756	10.23

(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:	25/01/2018
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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