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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

17th Nov 2017 10:44

RNS Number : 8231W

Societe Generale SA

17 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	16/11/2017
(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:	25,117,253	1.46	143,527	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	19,550	0.00	15,831,539	0.92
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	25,136,803	1.46	15,975,066	0.93

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	305	9
Ordinary	Purchase	57	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	2,405	9.03
Ordinary	Purchase	1,684	9.03
Ordinary	Purchase	1,105	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	524	9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,181	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	652	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	495	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	756	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,239	9.045
Ordinary	Purchase	1,365	9.04
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	243	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	239	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	679	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	1,359	9.005
Ordinary	Purchase	1,235	9.005
Ordinary	Purchase	1,272	9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,084	9
Ordinary	Purchase	653	8.995
Ordinary	Purchase	696	9
Ordinary	Purchase	942	9.005
Ordinary	Purchase	249	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	515	8.995
Ordinary	Purchase	1,027	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	525	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	335	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	254	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	547	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	495	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	114	9.005
Ordinary	Purchase	1,709	9.04
Ordinary	Purchase	762	9.01
Ordinary	Purchase	605	9.005
Ordinary	Purchase	412	9.005
Ordinary	Purchase	355	9.005
Ordinary	Purchase	319	9.01
Ordinary	Purchase	495	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	369	8.995
Ordinary	Purchase	675	8.995
Ordinary	Purchase	913	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	496	9.01
Ordinary	Purchase	1,057	9.01
Ordinary	Purchase	497	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	117	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	118	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,318	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	555	9.005
Ordinary	Purchase	496	9.005
Ordinary	Purchase	193	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	731	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,162	9.03
Ordinary	Purchase	1,144	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,763	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	531	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	307	9
Ordinary	Purchase	545	9.005
Ordinary	Purchase	1,094	9
Ordinary	Purchase	552	9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,106	9
Ordinary	Purchase	554	8.995
Ordinary	Purchase	495	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	684	9.01
Ordinary	Purchase	988	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	785	9.01
Ordinary	Purchase	461	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	34	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	1,318	9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,032	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	79	9
Ordinary	Purchase	523	9.01
Ordinary	Purchase	472	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	868	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	495	9.01
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	393	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	64	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	496	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,407	8.995
Ordinary	Purchase	498	9.01
Ordinary	Purchase	56	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	496	9.01
Ordinary	Purchase	1,818	9.03
Ordinary	Purchase	1,319	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,055	9.005
Ordinary	Purchase	496	9.01
Ordinary	Purchase	708	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	495	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	948	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	96	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	623	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	859	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	496	9.01
Ordinary	Purchase	1,305	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	157	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	1,181	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	1,318	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	643	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	610	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	636	9.01
Ordinary	Purchase	1,177	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	553	9.005
Ordinary	Purchase	584	9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,383	9.035
Ordinary	Purchase	1,069	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	706	9
Ordinary	Purchase	496	9
Ordinary	Purchase	913	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	495	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	1,044	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	1,123	9.04
Ordinary	Purchase	385	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	913	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	1,124	9
Ordinary	Purchase	497	9.01
Ordinary	Purchase	743	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,449	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.03
Ordinary	Purchase	550	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	184	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	263	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	328	9.015
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.03
Ordinary	Purchase	50	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	136	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	557	9.03
Ordinary	Purchase	393	9.03
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.03
Ordinary	Purchase	410	9
Ordinary	Purchase	160	9
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9
Ordinary	Purchase	297	9
Ordinary	Purchase	297	9
Ordinary	Purchase	671	9
Ordinary	Purchase	516	9
Ordinary	Purchase	156	9
Ordinary	Purchase	102	9
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9
Ordinary	Purchase	391	9
Ordinary	Purchase	450	9
Ordinary	Purchase	240	9
Ordinary	Purchase	556	9
Ordinary	Purchase	367	9
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	125	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	106	8.99754717
Ordinary	Purchase	86	9.005
Ordinary	Purchase	86	9.005
Ordinary	Purchase	86	9.005
Ordinary	Purchase	860	9
Ordinary	Purchase	138	9
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9
Ordinary	Purchase	687	9
Ordinary	Purchase	184	9
Ordinary	Purchase	925	9
Ordinary	Purchase	516	9
Ordinary	Purchase	145	9
Ordinary	Purchase	151	9
Ordinary	Purchase	142	9
Ordinary	Purchase	142	9
Ordinary	Purchase	121	9
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9
Ordinary	Purchase	394	9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,018	9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,364	9
Ordinary	Purchase	732	9
Ordinary	Purchase	157	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	879	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	440	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	86	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	207	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	120	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.02
Ordinary	Purchase	439	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	320	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	775	9.025
Ordinary	Purchase	43	9.015
Ordinary	Sale	570	9.03
Ordinary	Sale	5,168	9.03
Ordinary	Sale	80	9.03
Ordinary	Sale	761	9.03
Ordinary	Sale	521	9.03
Ordinary	Sale	1,072	9.03
Ordinary	Sale	4,205	9.03
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	340	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	370	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	498	9.03
Ordinary	Sale	498	9
Ordinary	Sale	498	9.015
Ordinary	Sale	498	9.015
Ordinary	Sale	23	9.015
Ordinary	Sale	498	9.015
Ordinary	Sale	498	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	392	9
Ordinary	Sale	106	9
Ordinary	Sale	91	9
Ordinary	Sale	407	9
Ordinary	Sale	210	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	498	9.015
Ordinary	Sale	498	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	498	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	69	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	429	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	498	9.025
Ordinary	Sale	144	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	144	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	498	9.01
Ordinary	Sale	56	9.01
Ordinary	Sale	10	9.01
Ordinary	Sale	482	9.015
Ordinary	Sale	12	9.01
Ordinary	Sale	11,701	9.03
Ordinary	Sale	2,905	9.03
Ordinary	Sale	30	9.01
Ordinary	Sale	497	9.01
Ordinary	Sale	495	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	495	9.015
Ordinary	Sale	495	9.015
Ordinary	Sale	523	9.04
Ordinary	Sale	1,682	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	494	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	546	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	938	9.025
Ordinary	Sale	1,248	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	559	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	503	9.015
Ordinary	Sale	482	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	157	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	1,118	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	374	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	495	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	496	9.015
Ordinary	Sale	839	9.03
Ordinary	Sale	707	9.025
Ordinary	Sale	889	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	19	9.015
Ordinary	Sale	2	9.015
Ordinary	Sale	8	9.005
Ordinary	Sale	8	9.01
Ordinary	Sale	22	9.015
Ordinary	Sale	211	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	179	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	729	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	350	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	50	9.015
Ordinary	Sale	558	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	1,852	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	105	9.005
Ordinary	Sale	9	9.005
Ordinary	Sale	768	9.005
Ordinary	Sale	239	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	442	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	520	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	1,029	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	1,335	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	962	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	264	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	1,485	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	98	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	951	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	224	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	560	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	537	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	193	9.015
Ordinary	Sale	1,088	9.015
Ordinary	Sale	1,087	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	1,775	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	130	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	68	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	247	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	11	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	448	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	1,469	9.035
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.015
Ordinary	Sale	1,176	9.015
Ordinary	Sale	289	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	292	9.02
Ordinary	Sale	244	9
	Total Purchases	109,581
	Total Sales	76,391

(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:	17/11/2017
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

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