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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

13th Apr 2018 10:05

RNS Number : 8629K

Societe Generale SA

13 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	12/04/2018
(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:	64,856,064	3.77	140,823	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	*45,017,445	2.62
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	65,424,573	3.81	45,158,268	2.63

*The change in the holding of 1,500,000 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	332	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	156	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	826	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.01
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.01
Ordinary	Purchase	984	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	350	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	49	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	435	13.005
Ordinary	Purchase	525	13.03
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.035
Ordinary	Purchase	4,483	13.15
Ordinary	Purchase	372	13.04
Ordinary	Purchase	172	13.04
Ordinary	Purchase	395	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	227	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	472	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	172	13.035
Ordinary	Purchase	68	13.035
Ordinary	Purchase	411	13.005
Ordinary	Purchase	412	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	413	13.01
Ordinary	Purchase	2,631	13.01
Ordinary	Purchase	2,477	13.01
Ordinary	Purchase	1,270	13.01
Ordinary	Purchase	1,281	13.01
Ordinary	Purchase	4,913	13.01
Ordinary	Purchase	347	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	38	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	385	13.015
Ordinary	Purchase	923	13.035
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	208	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	201	13.05
Ordinary	Purchase	428	13.005
Ordinary	Purchase	422	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	611	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	64	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	116	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	405	13.005
Ordinary	Purchase	437	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	491	13.035
Ordinary	Purchase	381	13.01
Ordinary	Purchase	231	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	939,000	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	2,650	13.01
Ordinary	Sale	391	13.125
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	345	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.03
Ordinary	Sale	475	13.13
Ordinary	Sale	423	13.135
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	344	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	152	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	1,162	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.135
Ordinary	Sale	314	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	242	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.045
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	153	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	339	13.02
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.125
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	349	13.025
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.02
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.035
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.045
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.03
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	1,053	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	344	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	217	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	117	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	358	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	380	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	353	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	344	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	646	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	661	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.145
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	482	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.035
Ordinary	Sale	435	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	375	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	618	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	265	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	711	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	217	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	289	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	602	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	67	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	1,864	13.13
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	40	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	276	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	255	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	428	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	91	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	200	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	342	13.045
Ordinary	Sale	230	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	174	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	147	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	168	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	187	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	241	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	651	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	27	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	644	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	243	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	169	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	356	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	173	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	414	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	405	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	389	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	225	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	229	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	566	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	704	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	116	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	156	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	314	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	263	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.045
Ordinary	Sale	662	13.01
Ordinary	Sale	261	13.01
Ordinary	Sale	343	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	239	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	241	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	411	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	394	13.045
Ordinary	Sale	7	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	7,202	13.01
Ordinary	Sale	5	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	191	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	210	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	45	13.065
	Total Purchases	974,360
	Total Sales	49,022

(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

Equity Linked Swap

Increasing a short position

939,000

13.055

(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:	13/04/2018
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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