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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

23rd Aug 2017 10:40

RNS Number : 7785O

Societe Generale SA

23 August 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	22/08/2017
(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:	52,013,967	3.03	101,741	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,110	0.00	25,178,873	1.46
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	52,015,077	3.03	25,280,614	1.47

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	300	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	145	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	109	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	324	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	155	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	181	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	452	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	216	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	226	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	158	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	124	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	113	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	28	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	71	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	365	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	231	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	362	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	572	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	525	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	155	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	216	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	301	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	340	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	241	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	241	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	310	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	264	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	214	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	204	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	62	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	240	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	133	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	303	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	304	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	196	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	1,005	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	804	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	804	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	402	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	773	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	924	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	2,319	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	1,828	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	166	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	1,008	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	333	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	666	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	247	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	460	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	167	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	252	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	253	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	139	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	527	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	562	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	220	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	166	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	339	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	18	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	585	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	666	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	333	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	499	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	327	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	166	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	112	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	221	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	333	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	666	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	388	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	439	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	278	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	157	9.5575
Ordinary	Purchase	77	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	432	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	666	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.58
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	812	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	333	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	113	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	153	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	147	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	393	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	199	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	111	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	330	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	142	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	470	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	200	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	166	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	123	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	501	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	42	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	745	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	388	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	685	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	470	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	200	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	605	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	456	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	444	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	664	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	226	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	240	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	62	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	353	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	206	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	49	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	502	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	417	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	200	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	344	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	137	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	539	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	2,200	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	422	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	2,200	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	662	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	15	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.575
Ordinary	Purchase	296	9.58
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.565
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	149	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.57
Ordinary	Purchase	3,101	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	76,184	9.575
Ordinary	Sale	53	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	463	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	150	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	333	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	1,492	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	77	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	611	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	1,107	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	688	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	253	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	650	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	997	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	344	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	160	9.57
Ordinary	Sale	6	9.57
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.57
Ordinary	Sale	339	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	490	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	301	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	120	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	546	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.57
Ordinary	Sale	545	9.57
Ordinary	Sale	185	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	139	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	411	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	236	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	156	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	607	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	719	9.575
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.575
Ordinary	Sale	76,184	9.575
	Total Purchases	139,754
	Total Sales	90,612

(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:	23/08/2017
Contact name:	Olivier Vero
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6821 / 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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