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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

9th Apr 2018 11:40

RNS Number : 2797K

Societe Generale SA

09 April 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	06/04/2018
(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:	63,917,447	3.72	122,678	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	42,578,445	2.48
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	64,485,956	3.75	42,701,123	2.48

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	2,006	13.155
Ordinary	Purchase	7	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	1,444	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	267	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	131	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	132	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	326	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	214	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	193	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	918	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	193	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	410	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	24	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	499	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.145
Ordinary	Purchase	460	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	346	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	924	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	925	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	598	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	109	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	381	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.135
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	949	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	44	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	345	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	148	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	329	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	4	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	373	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	359	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	689	13.145
Ordinary	Purchase	77	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	263	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	360	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	347	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	11	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	360	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	364	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	236	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	705	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	347	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	494	13.145
Ordinary	Purchase	1,500	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	234	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	229	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	528	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	337	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	654	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	540	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	347	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	355	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	686	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	230	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	62	13.135
Ordinary	Purchase	396	13.135
Ordinary	Purchase	505	13.145
Ordinary	Purchase	44	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	242	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	75	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	509	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	252	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	380	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	966	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	1,277	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	359	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	363	13.135
Ordinary	Purchase	156	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	714	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	601	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	119	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	283	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	51	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	346	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	462	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	209	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	742	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	22	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	554	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	428	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	66	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	232	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	368	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	57	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	6	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	70	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	70	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	7	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	118	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	145	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	17	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	469	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	305	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	423	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	564	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	340	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	188	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	203	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	109	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	263	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	263	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	263	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	229	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	1,220	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	524	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	91	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	280	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	99	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	221	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	562	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	207	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	288	13.135
Ordinary	Purchase	217	13.135
Ordinary	Purchase	608	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	321	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	571	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	7,644	13.155
Ordinary	Purchase	891	13.155
Ordinary	Purchase	2,712	13.155
Ordinary	Purchase	5,553	13.155
Ordinary	Purchase	2,006	13.155
Ordinary	Purchase	245	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	183	13.13
Ordinary	Purchase	20,000,000	13.13
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.135
Ordinary	Sale	250	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.13
Ordinary	Sale	441	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	291	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	750	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	215	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	467	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	423	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	526	13.13
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	750	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	7	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	561	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	372	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	22	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	318	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.13
Ordinary	Sale	232	13.135
Ordinary	Sale	371	13.135
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	65	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	271	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	303	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	27	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	342	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	315	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	229	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	231	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	633	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	449	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	120	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	120	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	500,000	13.14
	Total Purchases	20,072,379
	Total Sales	513,870

(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

Reducing a short position

500,000

13.14

Ordinary

Equity Linked Swap

Expiry

20,000,000

N/A

(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:	09/04/2018
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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