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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

20th Nov 2017 09:31

RNS Number : 9562W

Societe Generale SA

20 November 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	17/11/2017
(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:	22,199,760	1.29	155,951	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	*10,019,550	0.58	*19,981,539	1.16
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	32,219,310	1.87	20,137,490	1.17

*The change in the holding of 10,000,000 & 4,000,000 shares is due to a derivative which is referenced to a basket of securities becoming disclosable for the purpose of the code.

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	93	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	494	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	385	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	97	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	315	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	994	9.355
Ordinary	Purchase	624	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	802	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	2,004	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	2,004	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	1,002	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	1,002	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	2,004	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	1,002	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	2,004	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	2,004	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	13	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	758	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	4,009	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	1,246	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	470	9.34
Ordinary	Purchase	21	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	622	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	898	9.28
Ordinary	Purchase	652	9.385
Ordinary	Purchase	504	9.31
Ordinary	Purchase	254	9.34
Ordinary	Purchase	174	9.34
Ordinary	Purchase	582	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.385
Ordinary	Purchase	671	9.38
Ordinary	Purchase	177	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	1,592	9.235
Ordinary	Purchase	948	9.245
Ordinary	Purchase	105	9.34
Ordinary	Purchase	1,255	9.23
Ordinary	Purchase	2,550	9.245
Ordinary	Purchase	610	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	480	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	269	9.3
Ordinary	Purchase	266	9.3
Ordinary	Purchase	480	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	474	9.295
Ordinary	Purchase	6	9.295
Ordinary	Purchase	477	9.33
Ordinary	Purchase	385	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	476	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	464	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	480	9.29
Ordinary	Purchase	396	9.305
Ordinary	Purchase	396	9.37
Ordinary	Purchase	499	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	1,230	9.23
Ordinary	Purchase	505	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	477	9.38
Ordinary	Purchase	1,760	9.245
Ordinary	Purchase	2,713	9.24
Ordinary	Purchase	1,123	9.235
Ordinary	Purchase	469	9.325
Ordinary	Purchase	503	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	1,561	9.25
Ordinary	Purchase	479	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	479	9.345
Ordinary	Purchase	480	9.315
Ordinary	Purchase	3,792	9.29
Ordinary	Purchase	234	9.35
Ordinary	Purchase	477	9.38
Ordinary	Purchase	281	9.23
Ordinary	Purchase	131	9.275
Ordinary	Purchase	351	9.275
Ordinary	Purchase	479	9.355
Ordinary	Purchase	482	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	421	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	82	9.375
Ordinary	Purchase	477	9.365
Ordinary	Purchase	76	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	404	9.32
Ordinary	Purchase	150,000	9.342459
Ordinary	Sale	200	9.3625
Ordinary	Sale	21	9.3652381
Ordinary	Sale	47	9.305
Ordinary	Sale	159	9.305
Ordinary	Sale	1,643	9.315
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.315
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.275
Ordinary	Sale	395	9.36
Ordinary	Sale	45	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	391	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	352	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	624	9.295
Ordinary	Sale	330	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	197	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	83	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	234	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	340	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	112	9.36
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.36
Ordinary	Sale	420	9.36
Ordinary	Sale	201	9.36
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.36
Ordinary	Sale	621	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	800	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	1,213	9.295
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.255
Ordinary	Sale	582	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.345
Ordinary	Sale	105	9.345
Ordinary	Sale	358	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	403	9.325
Ordinary	Sale	278	9.31
Ordinary	Sale	278	9.31
Ordinary	Sale	97	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	22	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	517	9.375
Ordinary	Sale	433	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.375
Ordinary	Sale	6	9.375
Ordinary	Sale	689	9.36
Ordinary	Sale	605	9.255
Ordinary	Sale	232	9.36
Ordinary	Sale	106	9.36
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	1,689	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	812	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	199	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	1,229	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	245	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	574	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	456	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	550	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	505	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	5	9.36
Ordinary	Sale	628	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	505	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	800	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	280	9.295
Ordinary	Sale	854	9.295
Ordinary	Sale	618	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	281	9.35
Ordinary	Sale	1,016	9.345
Ordinary	Sale	643	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	481	9.31
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	1,443	9.2975
Ordinary	Sale	380	9.3625
Ordinary	Sale	259	9.3
Ordinary	Sale	660	9.375
Ordinary	Sale	240	9.315
Ordinary	Sale	1,380	9.315
Ordinary	Sale	634	9.255
Ordinary	Sale	395	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	720	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	350	9.36
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.36
Ordinary	Sale	589	9.36
Ordinary	Sale	602	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	432	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	251	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	291	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	69	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	11	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	24	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	46	9.375
Ordinary	Sale	46	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	46	9.375
Ordinary	Sale	46	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	648	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	479	9.31
Ordinary	Sale	543	9.375
Ordinary	Sale	477	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	1,331	9.375
Ordinary	Sale	545	9.335
Ordinary	Sale	620	9.33
Ordinary	Sale	477	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.28
Ordinary	Sale	505	9.315
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.375
Ordinary	Sale	479	9.35
Ordinary	Sale	1,260	9.2
Ordinary	Sale	727	9.3
Ordinary	Sale	1,241	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	690	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	682	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	580	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	523	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	497	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	482	9.245
Ordinary	Sale	482	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	482	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	600	9.36
Ordinary	Sale	740	9.255
Ordinary	Sale	701	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	200	9.36
Ordinary	Sale	637	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	113	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	620	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	1,182	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	138	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	550	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	952	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	803	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	541	9.36
Ordinary	Sale	830	9.27
Ordinary	Sale	1,664	9.275
Ordinary	Sale	846	9.265
Ordinary	Sale	2,590	9.3
Ordinary	Sale	1,013	9.295
Ordinary	Sale	979	9.3
Ordinary	Sale	619	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	479	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	479	9.345
Ordinary	Sale	698	9.295
Ordinary	Sale	506	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	481	9.28
Ordinary	Sale	506	9.295
Ordinary	Sale	2,571	9.27
Ordinary	Sale	2,461	9.27
Ordinary	Sale	479	9.335
Ordinary	Sale	479	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	479	9.35
Ordinary	Sale	440	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	39	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	229	9.35
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.295
Ordinary	Sale	481	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	790	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	986	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	1,328	9.295
Ordinary	Sale	497	9.285
Ordinary	Sale	529	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	584	9.295
Ordinary	Sale	542	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.35
Ordinary	Sale	626	9.3
Ordinary	Sale	604	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	502	9.3
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.305
Ordinary	Sale	616	9.255
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	1,026	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	880	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	30	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	512	9.345
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.355
Ordinary	Sale	187	9.355
Ordinary	Sale	191	9.355
Ordinary	Sale	1,982	9.29
Ordinary	Sale	519	9.3
Ordinary	Sale	529	9.3
Ordinary	Sale	482	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	599	9.305
Ordinary	Sale	284	9.375
Ordinary	Sale	315	9.295
Ordinary	Sale	485	9.295
Ordinary	Sale	482	9.295
Ordinary	Sale	700	9.295
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.295
Ordinary	Sale	479	9.35
Ordinary	Sale	72	9.355
Ordinary	Sale	433	9.355
Ordinary	Sale	479	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	505	9.355
Ordinary	Sale	799	9.375
Ordinary	Sale	478	9.355
Ordinary	Sale	489	9.34
Ordinary	Sale	773	9.32
Ordinary	Sale	477	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	268	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	226	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	415	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	890	9.365
Ordinary	Sale	396	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	5,949	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	7,334	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	101	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	528	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	3,000,000	9.16
Ordinary	Sale	8,991	9.394767
	Total Purchases	211,542
	Total Sales	3,141,459

(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

150,000

9.342459

(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:	20/11/2017
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

END

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