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Form 8.3 - SKY PLC

14th Aug 2018 11:07

RNS Number : 7643X

Societe Generale SA

14 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	13/08/2018
(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:	92,892,905	5.40	22,747	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	80,983,330	4.71
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	92,892,905	5.40	81,006,077	4.71

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	93	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	330	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	408	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	176	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	412	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	576	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	88	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	204	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	12	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	316	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	291	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	178	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	167	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	268	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	278	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	278	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	180	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	214	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	394	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	394	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	30	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	250	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	291	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	301	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	232	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	16,850	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	269	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	406	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	297	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	338	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	178	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	522	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	472	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	137	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	154	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	566	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	111	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	19	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	13	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	318	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	326	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	234	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	84	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	243	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	116	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	184	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	301	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	311	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	300	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	131	15.26
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	301	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	497	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	30	15.265
Ordinary	Purchase	263	15.265
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	342	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	49	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	337	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	325	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	175	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	412	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	207	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	312	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	119	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	229	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	63	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	318	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	14	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	54	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	278	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	600	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	600	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	600	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	341	15.265
Ordinary	Purchase	301	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	329	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	192	15.26
Ordinary	Purchase	443	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	341	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	390	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	158	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	600	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	117	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	102	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	417	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	511	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	180	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	122	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	301	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	263	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	101	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	318	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	600	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	360	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	353	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	410	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	301	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	190	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	118	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	225	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	338	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	140	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	188	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	337	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	385	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	385	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.285
Ordinary	Purchase	339	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	594	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	163	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	498	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	59	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	340	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	212	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	290	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	204	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	145	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	59	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	291	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	469	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	131	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	140	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	378	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	299	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	270	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	13	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	60	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	2	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	200	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	298	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	268	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	73	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	218	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	99	15.335
Ordinary	Purchase	12	15.335
Ordinary	Purchase	100	15.34
Ordinary	Purchase	77	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	75	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	178	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	554	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	208	15.33
Ordinary	Purchase	309	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	41	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	39	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	12	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	2	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	595,065	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	324,908	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	800,000	15.309465
Ordinary	Sale	53	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	338	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	34	15.265
Ordinary	Sale	4	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	38	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.33
Ordinary	Sale	204	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	472	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	511	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.32
Ordinary	Sale	455	15.315
Ordinary	Sale	501	15.315
Ordinary	Sale	439	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	600	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	121	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	958	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	390	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	390	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	311	15.325
Ordinary	Sale	400	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	158	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	137	15.315
Ordinary	Sale	671	15.315
Ordinary	Sale	400	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	654	15.32
Ordinary	Sale	241	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	400	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	159	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	65	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	400	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	94	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	58	15.245
Ordinary	Sale	271	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	176	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	800,000	15.310266
	Total Purchases	1,787,692
	Total Sales	810,981

(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

595,065

15.28

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

324,908

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:	14/08/2018
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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