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Form 8.3 - Sky plc

22nd Jan 2018 09:58

RNS Number : 5224C

Societe Generale SA

22 January 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	19/01/2018
(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:	24,828,273	1.44	277,222	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	12,670,811	0.74
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	24,828,273	1.44	12,948,033	0.75

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	388	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	265	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	489	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	489	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	29	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	126	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	453	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	78	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	73	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	424	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	241	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	73	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	60	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	21	10.045
Ordinary	Purchase	17	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	11	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	114	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	17	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	243	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	144	10.025
Ordinary	Purchase	146	10.025
Ordinary	Purchase	353	10.025
Ordinary	Purchase	143	10.025
Ordinary	Purchase	302	10.025
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.045
Ordinary	Purchase	565	10.045
Ordinary	Purchase	228	10.025
Ordinary	Purchase	441	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	441	10.025
Ordinary	Purchase	440	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	180	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	260	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	166	10.025
Ordinary	Purchase	919	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	1,201	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	1,042	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	144	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	361	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	496	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	595	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	441	10.025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,155	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	70	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	275	10.025
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	250	10.04
Ordinary	Purchase	3	10.04
Ordinary	Purchase	706	10.04
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	17	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	285	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	1,644	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	540	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	161	10
Ordinary	Purchase	900	10
Ordinary	Purchase	124	10
Ordinary	Purchase	441	10.025
Ordinary	Purchase	661	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	585	10.025
Ordinary	Purchase	441	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	58	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	668	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	440	10.025
Ordinary	Purchase	440	10.025
Ordinary	Purchase	515	10
Ordinary	Purchase	353	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	241	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	144	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	176	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	448	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	357	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	474	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	144	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	1,069	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	441	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	68	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	1,887	10.04
Ordinary	Purchase	462	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	486	10.015
Ordinary	Purchase	441	10.025
Ordinary	Purchase	39	10
Ordinary	Purchase	463	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	463	10.015
Ordinary	Purchase	440	10.04
Ordinary	Purchase	547	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	213	10.025
Ordinary	Purchase	441	10
Ordinary	Purchase	1,045	10.04
Ordinary	Purchase	441	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	441	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	684	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	456	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	277	10.015
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	145	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	302	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	121	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	610	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	350	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	470	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	283	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	20	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	3	10.015
Ordinary	Purchase	447	10.025
Ordinary	Purchase	152	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	137	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	137	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	114	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	151	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	353	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	479	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	171	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	163	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	253	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	219	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	204	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	165	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	179	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	360	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	618	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	153	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	89	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	137	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	137	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	236	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	144	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	137	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	178	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	105	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	283	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	258	10.04
Ordinary	Purchase	220	9.998
Ordinary	Purchase	427	9.998
Ordinary	Purchase	386	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	430	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	439	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	222	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	181	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	173	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	442	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	150	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	280	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	167	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	203	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	232	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	144	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	141	10
Ordinary	Purchase	67	10
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	19	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	485	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	504	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	181	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	198	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.04
Ordinary	Purchase	214	10.04
Ordinary	Purchase	310	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	171	10.025
Ordinary	Purchase	141	10.025
Ordinary	Purchase	302	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	74	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	172	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	67	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	74	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	67	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	67	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	107	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	147	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	178	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	275	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	233	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	67	10
Ordinary	Purchase	67	10
Ordinary	Purchase	67	10
Ordinary	Purchase	581	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	107	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	100	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	644	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	581	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	207	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	788	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	70	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	238	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	67	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	190	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	67	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	67	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	115	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	70	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	278	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	383	10.035
Ordinary	Purchase	683	10.005
Ordinary	Purchase	75	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	119	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	190	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	12,000	10.021203
Ordinary	Purchase	4,000	10.021203
Ordinary	Sale	18	10.005
Ordinary	Sale	2,450	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	608	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	459	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	361	10.005
Ordinary	Sale	462	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	1,317	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	6,169	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	223	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	402	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	803	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	803	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	803	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	402	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	717	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	1,291	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	712	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	316	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	1,004	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	97	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	970	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	1,004	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	995	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	708	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	1,004	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	1,004	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	874	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	139	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	209	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	63	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	1,004	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	41	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	463	10.025
Ordinary	Sale	335	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	523	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	919	10.005
Ordinary	Sale	826	10.005
Ordinary	Sale	551	10.005
Ordinary	Sale	1,069	10.005
Ordinary	Sale	486	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.005
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.03
Ordinary	Sale	450	10.03
Ordinary	Sale	272	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.015
Ordinary	Sale	1	10.015
Ordinary	Sale	19	10.005
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.005
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.005
Ordinary	Sale	4,015	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	4,015	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	4,015	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	20	10.005
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.005
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	238	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	644	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	4,015	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	385	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	325	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	1,851	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	557	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	312	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	204	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	796	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	5,760	10.02
	Total Purchases	86,613
	Total Sales	85,502

(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

12,000

10.021203

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

4,000

10.021203

(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:	22/01/2018
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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