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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

27th Jul 2017 11:41

RNS Number : 3066M

Societe Generale SA

27 July 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	26/07/2017
(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:	33,089,558	1.92	69,118	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,070	0.00	13,038,939	0.76
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	33,090,628	1.92	13,108,057	0.76

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	3	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	227	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	106	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	305	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	15	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	262	9.65
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	28	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	292	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	640	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	60	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	21	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	239	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	20	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	281	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	464	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	39	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	101	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	183	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	60	9.65
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	27	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	214	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	73	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	407	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.64
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	172	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	850	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	304	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	640	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	292	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	28	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.65
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.65
Ordinary	Purchase	319	9.65
Ordinary	Purchase	308	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	12	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	224	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.65
Ordinary	Purchase	134	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	380	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	212	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	110	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	188	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	96	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	185	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	342	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	618	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	310	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	257	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.65
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	65	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	151	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	30	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	152	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	331	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	66	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	256	9.645
Ordinary	Purchase	198	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	124	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	105	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	217	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	260	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	60	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	140	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	182	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	135	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	149	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	171	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	14	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	308	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	16	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	467	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	75	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	245	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	6	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	21	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	293	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	274	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	46	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	107	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	213	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	209	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	113	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	95	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	36	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	189	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	185	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	126	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	172	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.6625
Ordinary	Purchase	207	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	297	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	2,052	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	601	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	2,012	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	2,012	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	2,012	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	2,012	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	94	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	563	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	295	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	1,036	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	483	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	483	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	93	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	712	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	620	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	121	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	52	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.635
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.665
Ordinary	Purchase	149	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	9.66
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.65
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	1	9.655
Ordinary	Purchase	322	9.65
Ordinary	Purchase	483	9.6625
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	475	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	5	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	213	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	107	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	174	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	146	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	180	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	140	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	180	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	140	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	45	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	40	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	235	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	70	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.6575
Ordinary	Sale	248	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	60	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	12	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	110	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	210	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	303	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	17	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	78	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	133	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	109	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	1,453	9.655
Ordinary	Sale	2,218	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	57	9.65
Ordinary	Sale	64	9.65
Ordinary	Sale	142	9.65
Ordinary	Sale	2	9.65
Ordinary	Sale	137	9.65
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	320	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	277	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	58	9.66
Ordinary	Sale	59,119	9.658718
	Total Purchases	58,819
	Total Sales	76,007

(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

59,119

9.658718

(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:	27/07/2017
Contact name:	Olivier Vero
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6821 / 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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