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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

27th Mar 2018 11:31

RNS Number : 0890J

Societe Generale SA

27 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	26/03/2018
(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:	35,569,273	2.07	247,832	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	20,568,509	1.20	42,701,732	2.48
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	56,137,782	3.27	42,949,564	2.50

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	81	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	81	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	81	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	1,327	13.045
Ordinary	Purchase	732	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	15	13.135
Ordinary	Purchase	23	13.135
Ordinary	Purchase	85	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	9	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	526	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	399	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	258	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	259	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	14	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.05
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	355	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	388	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	213	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	146	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	254	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	213	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	107	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	478	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	523	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	357	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	394	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	1	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	343	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	350	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	504	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	29	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	360	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	451	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	941	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	213	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	706	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	183	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	407	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.045
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	267	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	8	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	371	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	351	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	150	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	185	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	347	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	395	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	137	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	435	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	2,006	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	2,006	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	81	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	105	13.135
Ordinary	Purchase	140	13.135
Ordinary	Purchase	223	13.135
Ordinary	Purchase	120	13.135
Ordinary	Purchase	56	13.135
Ordinary	Purchase	120	13.135
Ordinary	Purchase	281	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	147	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	81	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	215	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	135	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	133	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	885	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	431	13.05
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	2,870	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	2,650	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	57	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	85	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	69	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	831	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	1,835	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	669	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	678	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	700	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	250	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	240	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	241	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	304	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	397	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	174	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	13	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	183	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	760	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	451	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	281	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	260	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	502	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	281	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	189	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	206	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	175	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	236	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	105	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	282	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	282	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	288	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	378	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	1,412	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	387	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	64	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	967	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	2,006	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	5,522	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	693	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	29	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	254	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	26	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	477	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	350	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	93	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	90	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	273	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	342	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	362	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	750	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	116	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	17	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	695	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	613	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	2,002	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	1,385	13.04
Ordinary	Sale	1,244	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	693	13.035
Ordinary	Sale	385	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	429	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	923	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	140	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	202	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	140	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	339	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	442	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	319	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	28	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	1,030	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	547	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	1,383	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	521	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	923	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	641	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	337	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	670	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	562	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	346	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	652	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	768	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	750	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	50	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	533	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	423	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	547	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	214	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	187	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	2,006	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	1,003	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	281	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	221	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	150	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	56	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	270	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	290	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	381	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	262	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	546	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	281	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	169	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	178	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	340	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	175	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	85	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	212	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	352	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	175	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	568	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	65	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	251	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	240	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	218	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	280	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	460	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	10,347	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	429	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	16	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	396	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	410	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	147	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	449	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	359	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	706	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	3,501	13.08
	Total Purchases	39,014
	Total Sales	87,236

(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:	27/03/2018
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

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