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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

26th Apr 2018 10:02

RNS Number : 2244M

Societe Generale SA

26 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	25/04/2018
(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:	65,137,816	3.79	114,746	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	45,003,196	2.62
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	65,706,325	3.82	45,117,942	2.62

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	28	13.25
Ordinary	Purchase	1,038	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	34	13.25
Ordinary	Purchase	1,185	13.18
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.25
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.285
Ordinary	Purchase	1,661	13.25
Ordinary	Purchase	343	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	81	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	427	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	317	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	408	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	1	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	95	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	1,001	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	432	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	95	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	57	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.61
Ordinary	Purchase	801	13.615
Ordinary	Purchase	273	13.635
Ordinary	Purchase	328	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	252	13.615
Ordinary	Purchase	549	13.615
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.65
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.605
Ordinary	Purchase	104	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	153	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	23	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	303	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	465	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	435	13.15
Ordinary	Purchase	421	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	406	13.315
Ordinary	Purchase	238	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	415	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	425	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	273	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	249	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	135	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	240	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	120	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	1,287	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	2,148	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	109	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	266	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	750	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	482	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	380	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	61	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	360	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	84	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	392	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	368	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	344	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	323	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	323	13.535
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.53
Ordinary	Purchase	800	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	358	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	376	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	488	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	346	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	323	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	323	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	600	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	346	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	323	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	449	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	324	13.51
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.545
Ordinary	Purchase	916	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	403	13.54
Ordinary	Purchase	596	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	412	13.15
Ordinary	Purchase	761	13.055
Ordinary	Purchase	801	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	642	13.06
Ordinary	Purchase	551	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	544	13.315
Ordinary	Purchase	206	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	556	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	394	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	579	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	518	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	449	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	90	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	466	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	659	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	561	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	306	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	16	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	72	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	250	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	16	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	199	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	558	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	271	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	323	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	52	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	123	13.58
Ordinary	Purchase	1,474	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	134	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	204	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	596	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	235	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	592	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	322	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	88	13.555
Ordinary	Purchase	591	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	323	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	1,733	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	310	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	12	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	274	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	256	13.355
Ordinary	Purchase	3,056	13.355
Ordinary	Purchase	1,481	13.355
Ordinary	Purchase	449	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	289	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	396	13.585
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	800	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	204	13.595
Ordinary	Purchase	177	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	46	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	132	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	354	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	296	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	442	13.15
Ordinary	Purchase	434	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	420	13.315
Ordinary	Purchase	414	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	312	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	405	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	836	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	92	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	142	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	641	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	9	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	109	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	418	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	193	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	219	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	700	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	462	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	800	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	293	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	318	13.56
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	264	13.575
Ordinary	Purchase	303	13.6
Ordinary	Purchase	53	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	842	13.565
Ordinary	Purchase	410	13.15
Ordinary	Purchase	50	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	224	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	26	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	50	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	76	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	425	13.315
Ordinary	Purchase	403	13.3
Ordinary	Purchase	411	13.57
Ordinary	Purchase	172	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	430	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	401	13.48
Ordinary	Purchase	69	13.385
Ordinary	Purchase	11,175	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	3,102	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	4,203	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	2,952	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	16,861	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	3,017	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	2,971	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	8,550	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	1,161	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	1,015	13.59
Ordinary	Purchase	69,246	13.55
Ordinary	Purchase	69,246	13.549999
Ordinary	Sale	505	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	585	13.4
Ordinary	Sale	1,374	13.4
Ordinary	Sale	1,713	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	244	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	91	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	221	13.61
Ordinary	Sale	77	13.61
Ordinary	Sale	27	13.61
Ordinary	Sale	276	13.61
Ordinary	Sale	17	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	25	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	450	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	110	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	540	13.51
Ordinary	Sale	156	13.51
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.625
Ordinary	Sale	319	13.66
Ordinary	Sale	240	13.665
Ordinary	Sale	220	13.665
Ordinary	Sale	61	13.665
Ordinary	Sale	1,002	13.645
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.645
Ordinary	Sale	435	13.145
Ordinary	Sale	226	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	426	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	412	13.32
Ordinary	Sale	122	13.315
Ordinary	Sale	91	13.315
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	502	13.535
Ordinary	Sale	425	13.305
Ordinary	Sale	521	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	129	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.515
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.46
Ordinary	Sale	322	13.62
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.525
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.535
Ordinary	Sale	616	13.43
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.53
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.525
Ordinary	Sale	463	13.44
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.45
Ordinary	Sale	396	13.53
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.53
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	266	13.525
Ordinary	Sale	343	13.525
Ordinary	Sale	359	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.515
Ordinary	Sale	470	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.4
Ordinary	Sale	327	13.405
Ordinary	Sale	195	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	898	13.51
Ordinary	Sale	124	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	393	13.445
Ordinary	Sale	555	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.52
Ordinary	Sale	348	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	16	13.665
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.665
Ordinary	Sale	3,389	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.51
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.515
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.47
Ordinary	Sale	1,004	13.51
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.5
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.51
Ordinary	Sale	387	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.475
Ordinary	Sale	354	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.51
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.52
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	163	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	160	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	346	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	412	13.145
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.52
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.52
Ordinary	Sale	540	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	576	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	30	13.3
Ordinary	Sale	100	13.3
Ordinary	Sale	100	13.3
Ordinary	Sale	100	13.3
Ordinary	Sale	580	13.385
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.54
Ordinary	Sale	371	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	674	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	27	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	594	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	269	13.475
Ordinary	Sale	393	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	409	13.495
Ordinary	Sale	609	13.485
Ordinary	Sale	766	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	202	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.495
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.52
Ordinary	Sale	504	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	523	13.475
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.535
Ordinary	Sale	897	13.535
Ordinary	Sale	614	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	271	13.49
Ordinary	Sale	347	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.545
Ordinary	Sale	418	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	552	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	363	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	350	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	347	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	120	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.505
Ordinary	Sale	323	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	116	13.355
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	314	13.665
Ordinary	Sale	336	13.525
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.525
Ordinary	Sale	587	13.305
Ordinary	Sale	688	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.42
Ordinary	Sale	326	13.425
Ordinary	Sale	663	13.615
Ordinary	Sale	584	13.13
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	974	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	366	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	664	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	335	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	219	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	36	13.56
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	2,307	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	3,087	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	2,483	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	296	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	38	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	37	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	18	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	275	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	59	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	36	13.57
Ordinary	Sale	354	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.595
Ordinary	Sale	373	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	9	13.58
Ordinary	Sale	136	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	168	13.585
Ordinary	Sale	4	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.59
Ordinary	Sale	146	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	398	13.555
Ordinary	Sale	136	13.51
Ordinary	Sale	349	13.51
Ordinary	Sale	104	13.51
Ordinary	Sale	358	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	614	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	136	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	848	13.51
Ordinary	Sale	273	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	254	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	206	13.62
Ordinary	Sale	578	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	442	13.145
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	153	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	12	13.275
Ordinary	Sale	417	13.32
Ordinary	Sale	634	13.535
Ordinary	Sale	892	13.48
Ordinary	Sale	478	13.305
Ordinary	Sale	888	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	43	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	130	13.38
Ordinary	Sale	695	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	16	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	459	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	227	13.51
Ordinary	Sale	410	13.145
Ordinary	Sale	276	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	427	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	417	13.32
Ordinary	Sale	411	13.305
Ordinary	Sale	495	13.41
Ordinary	Sale	79	13.575
Ordinary	Sale	71	13.665
Ordinary	Sale	37	13.565
Ordinary	Sale	64,302	13.515519
Ordinary	Sale	219,947	13.548757
Ordinary	Sale	69,246	13.55
Ordinary	Sale	69,246	13.549999
	Total Purchases	273,704
	Total Sales	507,838

(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 short position

64,302

13.515519

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

219,947

13.548757

(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:	26/04/2018
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

END

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