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Form 8.3 - Sky PLC

19th Jul 2018 10:05

RNS Number : 1627V

Societe Generale SA

19 July 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	18/07/2018
(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:	77,364,596	4.50	96,474	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,000,000	0.58	74,252,618	4.32
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	87,364,596	5.08	74,349,092	4.33

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	1,112	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	268	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	48	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	506	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	427	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	319	15.30
Ordinary	Purchase	570	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	440	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	145	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	375	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	620	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	387	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.30
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	359	15.30
Ordinary	Purchase	600	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.30
Ordinary	Purchase	698	15.30
Ordinary	Purchase	662	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	365	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	325	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	120	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	279	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	341	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	312	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	15.30
Ordinary	Purchase	370	15.26
Ordinary	Purchase	82	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	232	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	337	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	399	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	101	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	399	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	566	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	367	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	375	15.30
Ordinary	Purchase	375	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	375	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	122	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	278	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.30
Ordinary	Purchase	199	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	74	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	207	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	239	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	121	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	151	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	277	15.30
Ordinary	Purchase	159	15.30
Ordinary	Purchase	55	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	918	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	355	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	296	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	445	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	194	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	372	15.30
Ordinary	Purchase	280	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	121	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	302	15.30
Ordinary	Purchase	507	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	1,140	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	154	15.30
Ordinary	Purchase	160	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	53	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	167	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	123	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	210	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	118	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	673	15.30
Ordinary	Purchase	122	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	30	15.30
Ordinary	Purchase	190	15.30
Ordinary	Purchase	816	15.30
Ordinary	Purchase	194	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	2,650	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	560	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	466	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	448	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	57,227	15.3075
Ordinary	Sale	321	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	79	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	1,474	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	94	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	279	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	530	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	457	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	427	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	368	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	322	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	357	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	307	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	297	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	429	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	720	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	46	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	28	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	87	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	181	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	225	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	384	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	480	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	356	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	103	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	440	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	422	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	444	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	127	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	165	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	286	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	6	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	157	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	175	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	320	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	159	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	290	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	417	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	160	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	417	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	365	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	132	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	321	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	183	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	205	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.26
Ordinary	Sale	264	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	324	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	350	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	455	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	367	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	172	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	291	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	291	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	432	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	431	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	300	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	334	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	315	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	225	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	106	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	16	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	496	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	394	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	443	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	312	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	82	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	238	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	291	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	54	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	439	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	210	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	47	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	291	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	268	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	134	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	569	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	188	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	133	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	104	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	159	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	436	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	330	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	172	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	108	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	346	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	206	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	69	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	130	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	266	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	308	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	851	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	308	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	786	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	18	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	104	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	308	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	266	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	308	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	28	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	19	15.30
Ordinary	Sale	115	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	115	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	58	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	76	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	134	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	4	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	22	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	1,995	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	28	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	332	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	5,395	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	8,145	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	1,897	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	57,227	15.3075
	Total Purchases	92,457
	Total Sales	108,357

(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

(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:	19/07/2018
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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