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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

12th Mar 2018 11:24

RNS Number : 4207H

Societe Generale SA

12 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	09/03/2018
(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:	60,239,001	3.50	1,269,057	0.07
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	45,107,880	2.62
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	60,807,510	3.54	46,376,937	2.70

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	206	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	460	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	206	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	410	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	83	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	4	13.345
Ordinary	Purchase	11	13.345
Ordinary	Purchase	79	13.372532
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	186	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	445	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	16	13.345
Ordinary	Purchase	56	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	153	13.3775
Ordinary	Purchase	266	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	794	13.35
Ordinary	Purchase	963	13.35
Ordinary	Purchase	732	13.35
Ordinary	Purchase	238	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	13,790	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	294	13.345
Ordinary	Purchase	82	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	254	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	27,886	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	76	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	289	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	225	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	34	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	174	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	142	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	9	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	560	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	434	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	646	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	340	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	309	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	802	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	802	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	1,203	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	1,203	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	802	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	1,203	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	1,002	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	1,002	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	82	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	302	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	925	13.35
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	193	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	668	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	267	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	78	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	360	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	353	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	488	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	1,039	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	345	13.35
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	794	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	345	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	358	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	358	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	442	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	530	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	448	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.35
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	504	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	177	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	236	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.355
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	451	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	345	13.35
Ordinary	Purchase	396	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	533	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	923	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.355
Ordinary	Purchase	345	13.35
Ordinary	Purchase	192	13.345
Ordinary	Purchase	167	13.345
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.395
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	231	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	114	13.39
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.36
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	14	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	97	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	257	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.365
Ordinary	Purchase	313	13.37
Ordinary	Purchase	55	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.375
Ordinary	Purchase	17	13.345
Ordinary	Purchase	212	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	4	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.38
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	658	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	427	13.37
Ordinary	Sale	428	13.37
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	243	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	248	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	71	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	245	13.365
Ordinary	Sale	358	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	71	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	249	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	14	13.35
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.35
Ordinary	Sale	281	13.35
Ordinary	Sale	305	13.375
Ordinary	Sale	750	13.375
Ordinary	Sale	116	13.375
Ordinary	Sale	316	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	601	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	1,952	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	430	13.335
Ordinary	Sale	141	13.375
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.375
Ordinary	Sale	531	13.375
Ordinary	Sale	560	13.365
Ordinary	Sale	604	13.37
Ordinary	Sale	120	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	258	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	475	13.375
Ordinary	Sale	404	13.345
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	367	13.35
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	396	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	1,175	13.345
Ordinary	Sale	469	13.345
Ordinary	Sale	616	13.375
Ordinary	Sale	359	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	1,850	13.37
Ordinary	Sale	834	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	410	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	386	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	150	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	350	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	164	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	250	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	750	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	501	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	925	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	340	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	340	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	681	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	1,850	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	606	13.365
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.375
Ordinary	Sale	409	13.345
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.39
Ordinary	Sale	346	13.345
Ordinary	Sale	359	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	589	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	794	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	346	13.35
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	181	13.375
Ordinary	Sale	184	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.375
Ordinary	Sale	70	13.375
Ordinary	Sale	378	13.375
Ordinary	Sale	372	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.345
Ordinary	Sale	369	13.345
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	41	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	215	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	154	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	288	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	41	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	385	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	292	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	429	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	814	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	610	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.37
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	420	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	100	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	41	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	191	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	41	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	106	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	270	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	134	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	91	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	36	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	61	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	224	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	240	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	96	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	160	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	126	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	290	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	134	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	385	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	161	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	182	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	888	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	112	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	253	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	112	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	112	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	267	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	358	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	473	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	434	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	110	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	112	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	89	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	315	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	688	13.36
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	239	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	390	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	103	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	112	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	76	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	205	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	112	13.365
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.365
Ordinary	Sale	16	13.35
Ordinary	Sale	50,000	13.36
	Total Purchases	138,926
	Total Sales	104,362

(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:	12/03/2018
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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