Become a Member

Track your favourite stocks
Create & monitor portfolios
Daily portfolio value

Company	Chg	Chg %
Quickpicks
£	%
Add shares to your quickpicks to display them here!

Form 8.3 - SKY PLC

31st Jul 2018 10:05

RNS Number : 2975W

Societe Generale SA

31 July 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	30/07/2018
(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:	80,974,106	4.71	76,122	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,000,000	0.58	77,849,912	4.53
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	90,974,106	5.29	77,926,034	4.53

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	3,617	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	1,122	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	521	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	500	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	220	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	180	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	1,076	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	706	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	370	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	90	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	96	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	739	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	24	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	308	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	142	15.165
Ordinary	Purchase	161	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	217	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	498	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	383	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	198	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	779	15.160118
Ordinary	Purchase	8,697	15.1448
Ordinary	Purchase	15,000	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	560	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	336	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	137	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	157	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	136	15.175
Ordinary	Sale	158	15.175
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	419	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	196	15.175
Ordinary	Sale	196	15.175
Ordinary	Sale	153	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	298	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	426	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	377	15.18
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	50	15.175
Ordinary	Sale	309	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	1,220	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	497	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	229	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	66	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	7	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	455	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	460	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	153	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	133	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	8	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	303	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	324	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	9	15.12
Ordinary	Sale	285	15.12
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.135
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	186	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	303	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	337	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	1,237	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	314	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	117	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	178	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	287	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	13	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	325	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	304	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	363	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	242	15.18
Ordinary	Sale	52	15.18
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	2,392	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	892	15.125
Ordinary	Sale	598	15.125
Ordinary	Sale	480	15.125
Ordinary	Sale	118	15.125
Ordinary	Sale	2,835	15.125
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	1,995	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	70	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	256	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	290	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	600	15.175
Ordinary	Sale	204	15.175
Ordinary	Sale	240	15.175
Ordinary	Sale	563	15.18
Ordinary	Sale	3	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	1,077	15.125
Ordinary	Sale	239	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	326	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	51	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	166	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	160	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	168	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	364	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	728	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	200	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	319	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	47	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	302	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	113	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	400	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	181	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	21	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	392	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	34	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	192	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	15,000	15.165
	Total Purchases	36,633
	Total Sales	57,875

(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

779

15.160118

(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:	31/07/2018
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 news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.rns.com.

END

RETGMGFNLMFGRZG

Related Shares:

FTSE 100 Latest

Value8,442.04

Change26.79