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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

12th Oct 2017 10:14

RNS Number : 4372T

Societe Generale SA

12 October 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	11/10/2017
(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:	36,927,401	2.15	45,672	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	17,130	0.00	14,299,287	0.83
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	36,944,531	2.15	14,344,959	0.83

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	117	9.135
Ordinary	Purchase	173	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	307	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	473	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	474	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	410	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	75	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	460	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	151	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	610	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	495	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	324	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	1,905	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	545	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	257	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	469	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	381	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	70	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	48	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	360	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	26	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	151	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	37	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	19	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	339	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	98	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	26	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	581	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	137	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	461	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	449	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	13	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	381	9.14
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	109	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	479	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	53	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	383	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	97	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	78	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	151	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	464	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	449	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	33	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	87	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	460	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	200	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	181	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	2,931	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	1,592	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	433	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	989	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	216	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	179	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	342	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	5	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	554	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	9	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	443	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	918	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	484	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	661	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	207	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	401	9.135
Ordinary	Purchase	802	9.135
Ordinary	Purchase	135	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	323	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	246	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	256	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	184	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	484	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	314	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	4	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	35	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	18	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	174	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	70	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	52	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	603	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	25	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	395	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	86	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	216	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	222	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	114	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	136	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	299	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	125	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	1,700	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	691	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	323	9.135
Ordinary	Purchase	323	9.135
Ordinary	Purchase	301	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	407	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	23	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	17	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	33	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	111	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	139	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	239	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	73	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	819	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	40	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	335	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	126	9.18
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.18
Ordinary	Purchase	516	9.18
Ordinary	Purchase	379	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	1,067	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	2,188	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	290	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	488	9.14
Ordinary	Purchase	494	9.14
Ordinary	Purchase	493	9.14
Ordinary	Purchase	455	9.15
Ordinary	Purchase	965	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	661	9.145
Ordinary	Purchase	266	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	206	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	376	9.155
Ordinary	Purchase	106	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	380	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.18
Ordinary	Purchase	2,582,488	9.16
Ordinary	Purchase	2,582,488	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	415	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	358	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	81	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	12	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	1,352	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	295	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	205	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	122	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	790	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	2,171	9.145
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	268	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	569	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	547	9.14
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	588	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	69	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	207	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	31	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	593	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	372	9.135
Ordinary	Sale	406	9.135
Ordinary	Sale	2,728	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	291	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	138	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	122	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	125	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	16	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	23	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	520	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	428	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	936	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	125	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	77	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	680	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	180	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	114	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	125	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	419	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	125	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	337	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	498	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	138	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	2,202	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	107	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	419	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	297	9.145
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	125	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	6	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	698	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	846	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	680	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	865	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	516	9.18
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.165
Ordinary	Sale	1,358	9.165
Ordinary	Sale	680	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	842	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	167	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	513	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	414	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	266	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	544	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	490	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	557	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	491	9.14
Ordinary	Sale	735	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	716	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	1,823	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	584	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	301	9.165
Ordinary	Sale	428	9.165
Ordinary	Sale	554	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	188	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	248	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	167	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	265	9.15
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	312	9.155
Ordinary	Sale	8,423	9.135
Ordinary	Sale	578	9.135
Ordinary	Sale	323	9.135
Ordinary	Sale	117	9.135
Ordinary	Sale	323	9.135
Ordinary	Sale	9,709	9.135
Ordinary	Sale	8,823	9.135
Ordinary	Sale	753	9.135
Ordinary	Sale	100,000	9.135
Ordinary	Sale	91,113	9.135
Ordinary	Sale	27,311	9.135
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	9.135
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	9.135
Ordinary	Sale	2,582,488	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	2,582,488	9.16
	Total Purchases	5,215,471
	Total Sales	5,462,365

(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:	12/10/2017
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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