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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

19th Dec 2017 09:38

RNS Number : 7722Z

Societe Generale SA

19 December 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	18/12/2017
(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:	7,875,314	0.46	287,687	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,208,810	0.59	12,053,897	0.70
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	18,084,124	1.05	12,341,584	0.72

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	555	10.25
Ordinary	Purchase	1	10.25
Ordinary	Purchase	14	10.25
Ordinary	Purchase	20	10.25
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	1,835	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	4,064	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	2,558	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	4,231	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	1,910	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	3,540	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	532	10.25
Ordinary	Purchase	33	10.28
Ordinary	Purchase	396	10.28
Ordinary	Purchase	231	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	200	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	72	10.28
Ordinary	Purchase	239	10.28
Ordinary	Purchase	1,492	10.28
Ordinary	Purchase	223	10.28
Ordinary	Purchase	119	10.28
Ordinary	Purchase	423	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	747	10.28
Ordinary	Purchase	433	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	432	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	355	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	238	10.25
Ordinary	Purchase	350	10.25
Ordinary	Purchase	788	10.24
Ordinary	Purchase	432	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	77	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	242	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	474	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	433	10.22
Ordinary	Purchase	885	10.25
Ordinary	Purchase	209	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	433	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	551	10.25
Ordinary	Purchase	2,145	10.27
Ordinary	Purchase	35	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	74	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	148	10.25
Ordinary	Purchase	344	10.24
Ordinary	Purchase	206	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	627	10.24
Ordinary	Purchase	335	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	523	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	106	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	383	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	463	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	78	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	240	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	2,943	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	599	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	4,002	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	2,669	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	460	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	1,333	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	1,441	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	734	10.23
Ordinary	Purchase	4,158	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	414	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	434	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	38	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	434	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	759	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	432	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	398	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	434	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	434	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	49	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	385	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	3	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	781	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	434	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	227	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	449	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	583	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	432	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	434	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	434	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	434	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	431	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	278	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	72	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	21	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	434	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	432	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	298	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	434	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	434	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	434	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	434	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	434	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	396	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	425	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	229	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	320	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	80	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	114	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	453	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	370	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	299	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	26	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	547	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	288	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	779	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	433	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	82	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	4,764	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	966	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	550	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	480	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	258	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	638	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	657	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	619	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	142	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	236	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	19	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	1,238	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	100	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	332	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	480	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	432	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	432	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	432	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	435	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	433	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	20	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	432	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	168	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	264	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	1,338	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	2,088	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	306	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	3,576	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	604	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	292	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	512	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	432	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	430	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	838	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	559	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	4,534	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	1,099	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	99	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	117	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	1,335	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	1,532	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	299	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	432	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	1,377	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	431	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	506	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	429	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	377	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	423	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	864	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	3,000	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	1,138	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	167	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	1,518	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	506	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	717	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	864	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	1,427	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	431	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	474	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	320	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	431	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	431	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	522	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	763	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	949	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	54	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	638	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	50	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	507	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	1,190	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	961	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	173	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	432	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	640	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	503	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	472	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	627	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	111	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	638	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	832	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	1,486	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	1,027	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	1,745	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	917	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	53	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	276	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	760	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	325	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	276	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	297	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	2,095	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	609	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	642	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	657	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	430	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	87	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	1,190	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	671	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	487	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	430	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	132	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	431	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	852	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	431	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	1,008	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	717	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	586	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	84	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	520	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	819	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	957	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	374	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	300	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	875	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	323	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	756	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	11	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	212	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	601	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	629	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	1,615	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	653	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	759	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	1,492	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	143	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	432	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	432	10.24
Ordinary	Sale	432	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	432	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	665	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	432	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	43	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	19	10.22
Ordinary	Sale	3,261	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	12,684	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	9,398	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	799	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	2,373	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	9,274	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	335	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	1,139	10.23
Ordinary	Sale	1,615	10.23
	Total Purchases	54,721
	Total Sales	156,846

(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:	19/12/2017
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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