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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

1st Aug 2018 12:22

RNS Number : 5009W

Societe Generale SA

01 August 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	31/07/2018
(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:	81,408,808	4.74	43,493	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,000,000	0.58	78,254,912	4.55
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	91,408,808	5.32	78,298,405	4.55

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	166	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	211	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	305	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	798	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	798	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	798	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	3,349	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	1,995	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	2,190	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	1,799	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	640	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	172	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	234	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	99	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	47	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	133	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	100	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	159	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	79	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	121	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	8	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	137	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	93	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	199	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	206	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	101	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	99	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	101	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	106	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	121	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	42	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	803	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	317	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	532	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	477	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	359	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	303	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	407	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	73	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	424	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	559	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	847	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	552	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	155	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	139	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	303	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	22	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	169	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	103	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	306	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	310	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	856	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	34	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	260	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	385	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	421	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	788	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	598	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	309	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	29	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	351	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	571	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	1,223	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	302	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	257	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	315	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	192	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	36	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	244	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	329	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	139	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	139	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	455	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	469	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	338	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	600	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	24	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	278	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	266	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	525	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	600	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	1,521	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	485	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	517	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	549	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.165
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	529	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	202	15.165
Ordinary	Purchase	270	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	25	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	195	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	102	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	91	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	203	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	164	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	314	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	879	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	146	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	478	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	235	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	349	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	596	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	525	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	240	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	307	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	215	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	209	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	551	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	302	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	376	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	600	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	140	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	115	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	143	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	804	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	134	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	1,995	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	1,995	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	1,995	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	1,995	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	49	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	416	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	11	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	350	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	151	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	151	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	506	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	124	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	200	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	250	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	120	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	139	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	207	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	103	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	360	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	157	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	300	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	385	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	179	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	250	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	44	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	25	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	425	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	96	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	459	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	160	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	620	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	161	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	136	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	305	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	163	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	352	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	464	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	1	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	245	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	450	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	234	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	124	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	2,030	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	3,519	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	54	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	284	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	17	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	39	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	100	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	703	15.235
Ordinary	Purchase	168	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	45	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	290	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	279	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	93	15.165
Ordinary	Purchase	330,000	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	75,000	15.17458
Ordinary	Sale	22	15.235
Ordinary	Sale	28	15.235
Ordinary	Sale	22	15.235
Ordinary	Sale	263	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	12	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	10	15.215
Ordinary	Sale	563	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	508	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	917	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.235
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	312	15.25
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.175
Ordinary	Sale	82	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.235
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.225
Ordinary	Sale	212	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.18
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	303	15.215
Ordinary	Sale	540	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	1,335	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.235
Ordinary	Sale	235	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	9	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	49	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	400	15.225
Ordinary	Sale	778	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	384	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	103	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	384	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	386	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	1,002	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	260	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	109	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	110	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	350	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	282	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	302	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	482	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	8	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	48	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	110	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	100	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	226	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	126	15.18
Ordinary	Sale	296	15.18
Ordinary	Sale	13	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	409	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	312	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	120	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	8	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	58	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	297	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	42	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	51	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	112	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	480	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	12	15.215
Ordinary	Sale	257	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	37	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	240	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	7	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	409	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	9	15.235
Ordinary	Sale	12	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	265	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	2	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	11	15.215
Ordinary	Sale	468	15.235
Ordinary	Sale	547	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	469	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	313	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	547	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	469	15.21
Ordinary	Sale	703	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	312	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	170	15.235
Ordinary	Sale	451	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	233	15.24
Ordinary	Sale	207	15.215
Ordinary	Sale	120	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	333	15.24
	Total Purchases	492,206
	Total Sales	24,875

(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

330,000

15.13

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

75,000

15.17458

(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:	01/08/2018
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

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