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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

6th Apr 2018 10:00

RNS Number : 1048K

Societe Generale SA

06 April 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	05/04/2018
(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:	44,403,218	2.58	166,958	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	20,568,509	1.20	43,078,445	2.51
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	64,971,727	3.78	43,245,403	2.52

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	333	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	482	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	610	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	138	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	350	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	1,101	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	282	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	282	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	77	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	163	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	172	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	238	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	723	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	2,531	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	4,235	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	1,003	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	6	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	1,417	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	583	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	186	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	30	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	13	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	1,925	13.165
Ordinary	Purchase	693	13.16
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.215
Ordinary	Purchase	210	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	71	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	356	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	206	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	120	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	117	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	117	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	106	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	69	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	275	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	270	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	981	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	181	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	566	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	1,215	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	450	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	765	13.195
Ordinary	Purchase	2,229	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	1,783	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	1,646	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	330	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	29	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	14,530	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	2,006	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	44	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	1,416	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	517	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	8,754	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	99,389	13.16089618
Ordinary	Purchase	7,000,000	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	224	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	305	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	168	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	2,151	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	963	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	478	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	160	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	348	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	346	13.125
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	312	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	105	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.13
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	751	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	116	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	516	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	216	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	929	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	211	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	120	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	848	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.125
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	612	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	441	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	737	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	257	13.18
Ordinary	Sale	74	13.18
Ordinary	Sale	224	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	107	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	113	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	497	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	219	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	344	13.175
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	493	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	289	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	1,569	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	273	13.135
Ordinary	Sale	203	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	129	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	345	13.045
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	684	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	348	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.21
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	695	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.125
Ordinary	Sale	385	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	347	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	314	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.175
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	722	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	370	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	424	13.215
Ordinary	Sale	598	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	248	13.125
Ordinary	Sale	590	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	253	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	1,154	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	17	13.195
Ordinary	Sale	250	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	666	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	141	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	275	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	130	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	46	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	2	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	430	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	44	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	3	13.045
Ordinary	Sale	14	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	522	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	58	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	76	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	212	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	760	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	147	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	1,094	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	613	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	163	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	247	13.145
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.125
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	316	13.175
Ordinary	Sale	66	13.175
Ordinary	Sale	90	13.175
Ordinary	Sale	319	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	342	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	273	13.13
Ordinary	Sale	184	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	61	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	145	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	860	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	102	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	319	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	69	13.175
Ordinary	Sale	41	13.175
Ordinary	Sale	303	13.175
Ordinary	Sale	2,697	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.125
Ordinary	Sale	273	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	154	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	1,700	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	403	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	314	13.125
Ordinary	Sale	209	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	68	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	72	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.19
Ordinary	Sale	107	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	15	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	517	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	16	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	149	13.135
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	484	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	308	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	184	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	27,689	13.15556836
Ordinary	Sale	7,710	13.14
	Total Purchases	7,162,310
	Total Sales	102,145

(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

99,389

13.16089618

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

27,689

13.15556836

(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:	06/04/2018
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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