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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

21st May 2018 08:36

RNS Number : 6940O

Societe Generale SA

21 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	18/05/2018
(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:	84,203,652	4.90	108,709	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	71,404,365	4.15
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	84,772,161	4.93	71,513,074	4.16

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	1	13.655
Ordinary	Purchase	538	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	63	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	302	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	120	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	75	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	920	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	438	13.665
Ordinary	Purchase	636	13.66
Ordinary	Purchase	260	13.66
Ordinary	Purchase	2,003	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	172	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	120	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	161	13.665
Ordinary	Purchase	390	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	110	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	480	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	13	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	42	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	164	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	1,194	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	57	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	1,344	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	286	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	2,930	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	32,867	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	2,659	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	312	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	309	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	342	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	153	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	243	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	395	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	300	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	1,861	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	271	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	530	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	801	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	610	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	801	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	801	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	1,393	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	1,202	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	801	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	408	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	15	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	305	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	625	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	304	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	299	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	303	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	3	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	293	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	360	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	52	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	293	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	292	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	32	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	299	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	45	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	255	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	578	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	16	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	392	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	35	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	274	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	99	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	99	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	120	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	4,007	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	893	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	601	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	178	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	161	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	99	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	99	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	99	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	15	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	393	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	298	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	707	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	120	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	120	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	161	13.63
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.645
Ordinary	Purchase	490	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	94	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	770	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	161	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	485	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	189	13.645
Ordinary	Purchase	148	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.635
Ordinary	Purchase	834	13.525
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	801	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	60	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	262	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.53
Ordinary	Purchase	141	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.63
Ordinary	Purchase	344	13.63
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	357	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	410	13.635
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	70	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	564	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	564	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	728	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	838	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	96	13.64
Ordinary	Purchase	486	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	440	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.655
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	403	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	509	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	431	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	431	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	304	13.64
Ordinary	Purchase	535	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	651	13.645
Ordinary	Purchase	601	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.64
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	601	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	1,790	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.62
Ordinary	Purchase	323	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.635
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.66
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	323	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	600	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	632	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	921	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	885	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	361	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	1,772	13.49
Ordinary	Purchase	399	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	766	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.615
Ordinary	Purchase	360	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	347	13.665
Ordinary	Purchase	615	13.635
Ordinary	Purchase	402	13.635
Ordinary	Purchase	264	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	59	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	1,402	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	320	13.665
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.63
Ordinary	Purchase	125	13.63
Ordinary	Purchase	497	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	637	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	1,362	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	802	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	115	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	174	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	193	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	13.58221974
Ordinary	Purchase	45,095	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	1,202	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	801	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	4,007	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	8,013	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	222	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	1,754	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	2,003	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	2,003	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	250	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	1,753	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	10	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	2,003	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	2,003	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	17	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	2,003	13.65
Ordinary	Sale	371	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	2,717	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	891	13.63
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	45,095	13.585
	Total Purchases	216,695
	Total Sales	78,687

(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

50,000

13.58221974

(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:	21/05/2018
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 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.

END

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