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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

25th Jun 2018 11:16

RNS Number : 4676S

Societe Generale SA

25 June 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	22/06/2018
(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:	60,525,966	3.52	219,163	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	20,409,326	1.19	*65,454,169	3.81
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	80,935,292	4.71	65,673,332	3.82

\* The change in the holding of 2,578,079 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	682	14.15
Ordinary	Purchase	9	14.03
Ordinary	Purchase	192	14.025
Ordinary	Purchase	3	14.03
Ordinary	Purchase	395	14.03
Ordinary	Purchase	1,845	14.15
Ordinary	Purchase	1,990	14.15
Ordinary	Purchase	995	14.15
Ordinary	Purchase	1,990	14.15
Ordinary	Purchase	3,981	14.15
Ordinary	Purchase	145	14.15
Ordinary	Purchase	9	14.03
Ordinary	Purchase	314	14.125
Ordinary	Purchase	159	14.17
Ordinary	Purchase	353	14.165
Ordinary	Purchase	381	14.045
Ordinary	Purchase	56	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	8	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	56	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	56	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	56	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	56	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	56	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	56	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	199	14.16
Ordinary	Purchase	8	14.03
Ordinary	Purchase	165	14.03
Ordinary	Purchase	207	14.02
Ordinary	Purchase	12	14.025
Ordinary	Purchase	61	14.03
Ordinary	Purchase	72	14.03
Ordinary	Purchase	100	14.015
Ordinary	Purchase	216	14.025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,300,000	14.03
Ordinary	Purchase	137	14.185
Ordinary	Purchase	310	14.17
Ordinary	Purchase	263	14.185
Ordinary	Purchase	321	14.165
Ordinary	Purchase	309	14.185
Ordinary	Purchase	6	14.165
Ordinary	Purchase	310	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	690	14.165
Ordinary	Purchase	690	14.165
Ordinary	Purchase	677	14.165
Ordinary	Purchase	597	14.165
Ordinary	Purchase	310	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	515	14.045
Ordinary	Purchase	310	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	312	14.065
Ordinary	Purchase	323	14.075
Ordinary	Purchase	688	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	311	14.12
Ordinary	Purchase	312	14.07
Ordinary	Purchase	312	14.065
Ordinary	Purchase	323	14.06
Ordinary	Purchase	419	14.07
Ordinary	Purchase	438	14.07
Ordinary	Purchase	310	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	370	14.17
Ordinary	Purchase	258	14.18
Ordinary	Purchase	187	14.18
Ordinary	Purchase	331	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	558	14.155
Ordinary	Purchase	616	14.155
Ordinary	Purchase	311	14.115
Ordinary	Purchase	311	14.105
Ordinary	Purchase	423	14.2
Ordinary	Purchase	310	14.18
Ordinary	Purchase	439	14.195
Ordinary	Purchase	310	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	429	14.19
Ordinary	Purchase	311	14.145
Ordinary	Purchase	796	14.15
Ordinary	Purchase	796	14.15
Ordinary	Purchase	796	14.15
Ordinary	Purchase	1,990	14.15
Ordinary	Purchase	796	14.15
Ordinary	Purchase	25	14.125
Ordinary	Purchase	134	14.125
Ordinary	Purchase	532	14.165
Ordinary	Purchase	310	14.165
Ordinary	Purchase	298	14.165
Ordinary	Purchase	304	14.165
Ordinary	Purchase	296	14.17
Ordinary	Purchase	401	14.045
Ordinary	Purchase	942	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	558	14.155
Ordinary	Purchase	11	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	310	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	532	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	157	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	18	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	832	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	183	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	134	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	65	14.175
Ordinary	Purchase	392	14.045
Ordinary	Purchase	199	14.16
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.15
Ordinary	Purchase	239	14.15
Ordinary	Purchase	1,751	14.15
Ordinary	Purchase	1,274	14.15
Ordinary	Purchase	102,332	14.15
Ordinary	Purchase	27,000	14.13378176
Ordinary	Purchase	488,946	13.80145
Ordinary	Sale	53	14.245
Ordinary	Sale	19,903	14.095
Ordinary	Sale	27	14.105
Ordinary	Sale	81	14.145
Ordinary	Sale	25	14.155
Ordinary	Sale	71	14.185
Ordinary	Sale	2,110	14.15
Ordinary	Sale	2,631	14.15
Ordinary	Sale	159	14.145
Ordinary	Sale	349	14.18
Ordinary	Sale	57	14.165
Ordinary	Sale	24	14.15
Ordinary	Sale	43	14.15
Ordinary	Sale	34	14.15
Ordinary	Sale	39,805	14.17996
Ordinary	Sale	127	14.03
Ordinary	Sale	313	14.04
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.14
Ordinary	Sale	253	14.165
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.165
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.16
Ordinary	Sale	98	14.055
Ordinary	Sale	308	14.255
Ordinary	Sale	308	14.26
Ordinary	Sale	321	14.14
Ordinary	Sale	600	14.155
Ordinary	Sale	213	14.155
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.15
Ordinary	Sale	332	14.145
Ordinary	Sale	311	14.135
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.15
Ordinary	Sale	470	14.05
Ordinary	Sale	34	14.245
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.16
Ordinary	Sale	308	14.245
Ordinary	Sale	313	14.045
Ordinary	Sale	308	14.245
Ordinary	Sale	308	14.24
Ordinary	Sale	255	14.245
Ordinary	Sale	308	14.25
Ordinary	Sale	312	14.06
Ordinary	Sale	323	14.065
Ordinary	Sale	653	14.04
Ordinary	Sale	321	14.165
Ordinary	Sale	209	14.07
Ordinary	Sale	125	14.07
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.155
Ordinary	Sale	498	14.03
Ordinary	Sale	334	14.125
Ordinary	Sale	345	14.13
Ordinary	Sale	313	14.035
Ordinary	Sale	312	14.07
Ordinary	Sale	334	14.09
Ordinary	Sale	361	14.08
Ordinary	Sale	334	14.085
Ordinary	Sale	347	14.095
Ordinary	Sale	422	14.1
Ordinary	Sale	1,068	14.05
Ordinary	Sale	664	14.05
Ordinary	Sale	309	14.22
Ordinary	Sale	312	14.075
Ordinary	Sale	311	14.105
Ordinary	Sale	323	14.105
Ordinary	Sale	309	14.2
Ordinary	Sale	10	14.2
Ordinary	Sale	324	14.2
Ordinary	Sale	322	14.11
Ordinary	Sale	299	14.2
Ordinary	Sale	309	14.2
Ordinary	Sale	312	14.085
Ordinary	Sale	311	14.115
Ordinary	Sale	322	14.125
Ordinary	Sale	322	14.12
Ordinary	Sale	200	14.13
Ordinary	Sale	111	14.13
Ordinary	Sale	387	14.125
Ordinary	Sale	322	14.135
Ordinary	Sale	408	14.14
Ordinary	Sale	378	14.145
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.165
Ordinary	Sale	288	14.16
Ordinary	Sale	22	14.16
Ordinary	Sale	511	14.105
Ordinary	Sale	347	14.16
Ordinary	Sale	230	14.145
Ordinary	Sale	312	14.055
Ordinary	Sale	311	14.14
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.16
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.16
Ordinary	Sale	311	14.15
Ordinary	Sale	370	14.155
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.165
Ordinary	Sale	79	14.16
Ordinary	Sale	80	14.165
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.165
Ordinary	Sale	311	14.115
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.165
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.16
Ordinary	Sale	367	14.165
Ordinary	Sale	358	14.165
Ordinary	Sale	66	14.17
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.17
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.17
Ordinary	Sale	311	14.105
Ordinary	Sale	385	14.17
Ordinary	Sale	403	14.185
Ordinary	Sale	403	14.18
Ordinary	Sale	398	14.19
Ordinary	Sale	312	14.09
Ordinary	Sale	323	14.095
Ordinary	Sale	312	14.055
Ordinary	Sale	916	14.18
Ordinary	Sale	578	14.15
Ordinary	Sale	110	14.185
Ordinary	Sale	171	14.185
Ordinary	Sale	329	14.19
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.16
Ordinary	Sale	25	14.19
Ordinary	Sale	222	14.105
Ordinary	Sale	1,103	14.185
Ordinary	Sale	321	14.165
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.185
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.19
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.16
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.16
Ordinary	Sale	398	14.05
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.13
Ordinary	Sale	300	14.055
Ordinary	Sale	227	14.165
Ordinary	Sale	248	14.165
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.165
Ordinary	Sale	311	14.13
Ordinary	Sale	184	14.045
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.16
Ordinary	Sale	307	14.045
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.165
Ordinary	Sale	332	14.17
Ordinary	Sale	484	14.055
Ordinary	Sale	310	14.155
Ordinary	Sale	334	14.15
Ordinary	Sale	89	14.105
Ordinary	Sale	105	14.03
Ordinary	Sale	88	14.03
Ordinary	Sale	300	14.025
Ordinary	Sale	180	14.15
Ordinary	Sale	400	14.15
Ordinary	Sale	87	14.18
Ordinary	Sale	104	14.18
Ordinary	Sale	199	14.145
Ordinary	Sale	270	14.145
Ordinary	Sale	79	14.15
Ordinary	Sale	924	14.16
Ordinary	Sale	488,946	13.801275
	Total Purchases	1,962,896
	Total Sales	597,577

(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

Reducing a long position

102,332

14.15

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

27,000

14.13378176

(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:	25/06/2018
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.

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