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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

28th Dec 2017 08:22

RNS Number : 4346A

Societe Generale SA

28 December 2017

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	27/12/2017
(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:	11,188,141	0.65	145,132	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,006,310	0.58	12,534,494	0.73
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	21,194,451	1.23	12,679,626	0.74

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	19	9.99
Ordinary	Purchase	437	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	398	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	39	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	207	10
Ordinary	Purchase	203	10
Ordinary	Purchase	14	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	495	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	240	9.97
Ordinary	Purchase	568	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	365	10
Ordinary	Purchase	361	9.925
Ordinary	Purchase	23	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	240	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	27	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	30	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	115	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	4	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	20	9.99
Ordinary	Purchase	152	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	287	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	263	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	176	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	43	9.99
Ordinary	Purchase	4	9.99
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.99
Ordinary	Purchase	392	9.99
Ordinary	Purchase	298	9.99
Ordinary	Purchase	439	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	183	10
Ordinary	Purchase	256	10
Ordinary	Purchase	439	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	439	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	439	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	439	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	439	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	354	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	85	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	643	10
Ordinary	Purchase	145	10
Ordinary	Purchase	294	10
Ordinary	Purchase	439	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	439	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	439	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	243	9.995
Ordinary	Purchase	66	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	205	9.975
Ordinary	Purchase	298	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	250	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	150	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	16	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	564	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	262	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	280	9.925
Ordinary	Purchase	564	10.07
Ordinary	Purchase	408	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	532	9.925
Ordinary	Purchase	520	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	18	9.99
Ordinary	Purchase	257	10
Ordinary	Purchase	960	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	887	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	577	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	320	10
Ordinary	Purchase	536	9.925
Ordinary	Purchase	360	9.935
Ordinary	Purchase	264	9.99
Ordinary	Purchase	320	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	921	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	436	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	520	10
Ordinary	Purchase	2,001	10
Ordinary	Purchase	1,001	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	447	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	554	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	172	9.99
Ordinary	Purchase	186	9.99
Ordinary	Purchase	235	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	75	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	436	10
Ordinary	Purchase	105	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	905	10
Ordinary	Purchase	15	10
Ordinary	Purchase	1,201	10
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10
Ordinary	Purchase	2,001	10
Ordinary	Purchase	1,303	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	698	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	193	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	300	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	491	10.05
Ordinary	Purchase	442	10.04
Ordinary	Purchase	547	10
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.98
Ordinary	Purchase	1,484	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	468	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	443	10.03
Ordinary	Purchase	284	9.98
Ordinary	Purchase	161	9.98
Ordinary	Purchase	520	9.935
Ordinary	Purchase	278	10
Ordinary	Purchase	166	10
Ordinary	Purchase	444	9.995
Ordinary	Purchase	444	10
Ordinary	Purchase	566	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	576	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	614	9.955
Ordinary	Purchase	445	9.965
Ordinary	Purchase	445	9.96
Ordinary	Purchase	444	10
Ordinary	Purchase	269	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	174	10.02
Ordinary	Purchase	71,059	9.9938789
Ordinary	Purchase	135,791	9.9938789
Ordinary	Sale	21	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	437	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	55	10.005
Ordinary	Sale	285	10
Ordinary	Sale	161	10
Ordinary	Sale	58	10.005
Ordinary	Sale	52	10.005
Ordinary	Sale	379	10.005
Ordinary	Sale	580	10.06
Ordinary	Sale	327	9.995
Ordinary	Sale	53	9.995
Ordinary	Sale	31	9.995
Ordinary	Sale	568	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	361	9.925
Ordinary	Sale	205	9.925
Ordinary	Sale	580	9.99
Ordinary	Sale	22	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	439	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	439	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	89	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	657	10
Ordinary	Sale	630	9.98
Ordinary	Sale	142	9.98
Ordinary	Sale	564	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	532	9.925
Ordinary	Sale	557	9.99
Ordinary	Sale	259	9.98
Ordinary	Sale	20	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	845	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	361	9.99
Ordinary	Sale	577	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	536	9.925
Ordinary	Sale	576	9.99
Ordinary	Sale	391	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	10,690	10
Ordinary	Sale	23	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	479	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	1,329	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	443	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	805	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	408	10
Ordinary	Sale	490	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	308	9.985
Ordinary	Sale	444	9.995
Ordinary	Sale	444	10
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	1,022	9.97
Ordinary	Sale	309	9.975
Ordinary	Sale	655	9.98
Ordinary	Sale	149	9.975
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.995
Ordinary	Sale	725	9.995
Ordinary	Sale	547	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	757	10
Ordinary	Sale	286	10
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.995
Ordinary	Sale	491	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	418	9.925
Ordinary	Sale	515	9.905
Ordinary	Sale	226	9.925
Ordinary	Sale	337	9.905
Ordinary	Sale	565	9.98
Ordinary	Sale	579	9.99
Ordinary	Sale	468	9.975
Ordinary	Sale	831	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	440	9.995
Ordinary	Sale	800	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	292	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.995
Ordinary	Sale	673	9.995
Ordinary	Sale	444	9.995
Ordinary	Sale	443	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	1,390	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	1,607	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	388	10
Ordinary	Sale	763	10
	Total Purchases	252,139
	Total Sales	47,832

(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

71,059

9.99387893

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

135,791

9.99387887

(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:	28/12/2017
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

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