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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

12th Sep 2017 12:16

RNS Number : 5218Q

Societe Generale SA

12 September 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	11/09/2017
(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:	47,498,669	2.76	33,142	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,370	0.00	*24,461,609	1.42
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	47,500,039	2.76	24,494,751	1.42

\* The change in the holding of 4,000,000 shares is due to a derivative which is referenced to a basket of securities ceasing to be 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	500	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	5	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	666	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	128	9.485
Ordinary	Purchase	140	9.485
Ordinary	Purchase	625	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	37	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	282	9.485
Ordinary	Purchase	3	9.485
Ordinary	Purchase	57	9.485
Ordinary	Purchase	183	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	273	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	21	9.495
Ordinary	Purchase	283	9.495
Ordinary	Purchase	16	9.495
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.495
Ordinary	Purchase	483	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	164	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	153	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	513	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	157	9.495
Ordinary	Purchase	44	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	622	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	167	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	662	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	151	9.495
Ordinary	Purchase	94	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	666	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	8	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	156	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	153	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	690	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.49
Ordinary	Purchase	42	9.49
Ordinary	Purchase	124	9.49
Ordinary	Purchase	372	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	294	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	1	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	151	9.495
Ordinary	Purchase	131	9.495
Ordinary	Purchase	109	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	993	9.5175
Ordinary	Purchase	557	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	666	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.495
Ordinary	Purchase	164	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	219	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	283	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	15	9.495
Ordinary	Purchase	240	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	315	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	664	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	347	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	107	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	264	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	148	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	480	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	52	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	428	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	20	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	22	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	115	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.485
Ordinary	Purchase	662	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	169	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	366	9.485
Ordinary	Purchase	93	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	134	9.485
Ordinary	Purchase	1,200	9.485
Ordinary	Purchase	302	9.495
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	266	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	202	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	112	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	171	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	297	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	367	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	210	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	271	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	664	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	266	9.49
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.49
Ordinary	Purchase	274	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	390	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	431	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.495
Ordinary	Purchase	112	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	664	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	243	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	399	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	21	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	480	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	511	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	81	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	381	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	510	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	41	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	137	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	349	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	531	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	52	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	33	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	480	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	181	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	480	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	544	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	480	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	483	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	515	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	468	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	140	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	386	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	448	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	24	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	189	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	110	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	114	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	97	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	8	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	439	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	21	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	506	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	9	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	83	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	296	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	504	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	122	9.485
Ordinary	Purchase	779	9.485
Ordinary	Purchase	908	9.485
Ordinary	Purchase	274	9.485
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.485
Ordinary	Purchase	647	9.485
Ordinary	Purchase	260	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	482	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	666	9.495
Ordinary	Purchase	3,500	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,500	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	666	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	664	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	499	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	514	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	561	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	666	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.49
Ordinary	Purchase	999	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	664	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	666	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	993	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	666	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	666	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	276	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	65	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	1,323	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	3	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	212	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	308	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	414	9.495
Ordinary	Purchase	114	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	70	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	11,422	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	1,457	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	517	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	1,260	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	615	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	184	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	3,931	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	184	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	210	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	138	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	342	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.485
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	21	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	316	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	36,644	9.485
Ordinary	Sale	68	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	863	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	227	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	222	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	21	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	579	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	142	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	526	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	43	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	153	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	76	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	11,086	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	1,457	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	561	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	334	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	29	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	1,232	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	487	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	375	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	282	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	423	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	242	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	204	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	5,985,901	9.525
	Total Purchases	129,610
	Total Sales	6,008,933

(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

36,644

9.485

(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:	12/09/2017
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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