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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

2nd Aug 2018 12:03

RNS Number : 6544W

Societe Generale SA

02 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	01/08/2018
(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:	83,422,640	4.85	21,181	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,000,000	0.58	79,524,912	4.63
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	93,422,640	5.43	79,546,093	4.63

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	13	15.265
Ordinary	Purchase	47	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	91	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	53	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	79	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	93	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	29	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	59	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	587	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	47	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	72	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	890	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	167	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	154	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	58	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	8	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	30	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	393	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	397	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	2	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	6	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	13	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	14	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	438	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	563	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	315	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	303	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	334	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	558	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	10	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	119	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	136	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	375	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	259	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	833	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	633	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	303	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	779	15.24
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	666	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	493	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	225	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	252	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	461	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	355	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	186	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	350	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	659	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	166	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	417	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	714	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	461	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	263	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	160	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	131	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	123	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	16	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	415	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.245
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	342	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	302	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	170	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	321	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	365	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	105	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	397	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	307	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	415	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	176	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	168	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	307	15.26
Ordinary	Purchase	251	15.255
Ordinary	Purchase	68	15.255
Ordinary	Purchase	127	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	35	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	956	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	464	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	35	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	324	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	279	15.265
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	389	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	332	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.265
Ordinary	Purchase	688	15.265
Ordinary	Purchase	437	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	347	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	312	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	354	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	307	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	121	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	172	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.26
Ordinary	Purchase	447	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	377	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	489	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	319	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	40	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	374	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	227	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	302	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	108	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	314	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	334	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	307	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	548	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	219	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	332	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	374	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	372	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	483	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	415	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	99	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	315	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	317	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	302	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	202	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	99	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	208	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	546	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	507	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	162	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	131	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	543	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	168	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	405	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	77	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	273	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	245	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	50	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	324	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	264	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	25	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	267	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	280	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	219	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	154	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	712	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	703	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	197	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	2	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	4,214	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	198	15.23
Ordinary	Purchase	202	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	138	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	64	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	138	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	138	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	198	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	120	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	847	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	198	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	154	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	378	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	663	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	411	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	83	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	83	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	83	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	34	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	317	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	185	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	108	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	188	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	104	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	14	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	15	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	49	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	10	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.225
Ordinary	Purchase	12	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	13	15.22
Ordinary	Purchase	70,000	15.2084
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000,000	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	737,548	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	200,000	15.224017
Ordinary	Sale	17	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	45	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	423	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	159	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	341	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	35	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	160	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	187	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	12	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	158	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	199	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	187	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	120	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	277	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	154	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	313	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	259	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	234	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	522	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	307	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	399	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	322	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	620	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	500	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	6,011	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	429	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	381	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	196	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	109	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	374	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	25	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	186	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	445	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	839	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	420	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	19	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	66	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	188	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	591	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	276	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	128	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	408	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	378	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	365	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	317	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	636	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	914	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	128	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	80	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	194	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	400	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	693	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	53	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	146	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	159	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	852	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	134	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	516	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	666	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	143	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	239	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	5	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	92	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	100	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	199	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	169	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	800	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	2	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	160	15.22
Ordinary	Sale	200	15.225
Ordinary	Sale	103	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	136	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	93	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	160	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	84	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	47	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	635	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	760	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	110	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	400	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	103	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	175	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	104	15.23
Ordinary	Sale	60	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	97	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	115	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	85	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	466	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	156	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	400	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	280	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	97	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	306	15.18
Ordinary	Sale	246	15.18
Ordinary	Sale	31	15.185161
	Total Purchases	2,069,225
	Total Sales	33,081

(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	70,000	15.2084
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	200,000	15.224017
Ordinary	Equity Linked Swap	Increasing a short position	1,000,000	15.29

(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:	02/08/2018
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.

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