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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

14th May 2018 09:13

RNS Number : 9404N

Societe Generale SA

14 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	11/05/2018
(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:	82,340,926	4.79	112,952	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	69,278,735	4.03
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	82,909,435	4.82	69,391,687	4.04

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	275	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	18	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	43	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	16	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	43	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	540	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	506	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	680	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	850	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	165	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	1,336	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	231	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	154	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	69	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	905	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	276	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	492	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	129	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	68	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	292	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	279	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	280	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	26	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	142	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	61	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	16	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	97	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	113	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	201	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	247	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	29	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	179	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	283	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	734	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	104	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	171	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	434	13.535
Ordinary	Purchase	1,017	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	123	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	135	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	137	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	310	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	137	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	138	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.53
Ordinary	Purchase	484	13.53
Ordinary	Purchase	901	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	921	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	864	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	178	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	519	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	751	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	103	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	316	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	43	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	224	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	102	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	182	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	420	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	238	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	126	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	441	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	351	13.485
Ordinary	Purchase	685	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	2,003	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	520	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	366	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,361	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	248	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	78	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.505
Ordinary	Purchase	393	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	338	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	1,318	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	922	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	561	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	325	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	403	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	697	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	208	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	327	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	594	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	1,144	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	487	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	223	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.525
Ordinary	Purchase	103	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	659	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	267	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	223	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	117	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	821	13.5
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	438	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	2,003	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	363	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	801	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	2,003	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	49	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	137	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	268	13.53
Ordinary	Purchase	146	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	289	13.53
Ordinary	Purchase	37	13.53
Ordinary	Purchase	100	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	43	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	221	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	20	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	17	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	176	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	109	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	924	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	924	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	154	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	409	13.525
Ordinary	Purchase	462	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	616	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	828	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	446	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	459	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	33	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	59	13.495
Ordinary	Purchase	185	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	278	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	167	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	49	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	50	13.52
Ordinary	Purchase	16	13.515
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	13.543557
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	13.4987435
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	9	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	18,737	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	271	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	60	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	124	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	6,441	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	1,332	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	942	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	35	13.52
Ordinary	Sale	291	13.52
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.5
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.515
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.495
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.51
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.515
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.515
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.495
Ordinary	Sale	88	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	240	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	38	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	49	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	594	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	9	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	10	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	98	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	98	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	99	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	389	13.6
Ordinary	Sale	3	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	14	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	8,547	13.52
	Total Purchases	266,380
	Total Sales	42,945

(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

Increasing a short position

100,000

13.543557

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

100,000

13.4987435

(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:	14/05/2018
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

END

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