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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

31st Oct 2017 08:17

RNS Number : 0695V

Societe Generale SA

31 October 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	30/10/2017
(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:	29,150,061	1.70	60,573	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,017,130	0.58	24,565,379	1.43
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	39,167,191	2.28	24,625,952	1.43

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	11	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	125	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	754	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	699	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	191	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	274	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	956	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	215	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	913	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	48	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	1,465	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	49	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	206	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	240	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	540	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	144	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	415	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	316	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	444	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	6	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	48	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	19,317	9.41
Ordinary	Purchase	4,138	9.41
Ordinary	Purchase	5,602	9.41
Ordinary	Purchase	2,043	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	106	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	116	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	475	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	398	9.385
Ordinary	Purchase	89	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	372	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	6	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	132	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	86	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	533	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	39	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	6	9.36
Ordinary	Purchase	729	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	354	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	113	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	1,223	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	2,293	9.405
Ordinary	Purchase	1,150	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	994	9.405
Ordinary	Purchase	471	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	248	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	223	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	227	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	244	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	596	9.41
Ordinary	Purchase	598	9.405
Ordinary	Purchase	313	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	12	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	145	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	1,315	9.405
Ordinary	Purchase	796	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	876	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	812	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	910	9.385
Ordinary	Purchase	470	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	303	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	469	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	469	9.39
Ordinary	Purchase	2,205	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	1,084	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	813	9.385
Ordinary	Purchase	874	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	471	9.4
Ordinary	Purchase	470	9.395
Ordinary	Purchase	523	9.385
Ordinary	Purchase	2,004	9.41
Ordinary	Purchase	2,004	9.41
Ordinary	Purchase	1,200	9.41
Ordinary	Purchase	5,020	9.41
Ordinary	Purchase	941	9.41
Ordinary	Purchase	31	9.405
Ordinary	Purchase	644	9.385
Ordinary	Sale	264	9.38
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.375
Ordinary	Sale	236	9.375
Ordinary	Sale	142	9.375
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.39
Ordinary	Sale	1,070	9.385
Ordinary	Sale	521	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.405
Ordinary	Sale	361	9.37
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.405
Ordinary	Sale	5,261	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	562	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	721	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.385
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.385
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.385
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.39
Ordinary	Sale	43	9.385
Ordinary	Sale	310	9.385
Ordinary	Sale	241	9.395
Ordinary	Sale	249	9.39
Ordinary	Sale	240	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.385
Ordinary	Sale	275	9.38
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.375
Ordinary	Sale	137	9.375
Ordinary	Sale	447	9.39
Ordinary	Sale	2,412	9.39
Ordinary	Sale	2,337	9.385
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	25	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.3875
Ordinary	Sale	993	9.385
Ordinary	Sale	981	9.39
Ordinary	Sale	237	9.405
Ordinary	Sale	1,619	9.405
Ordinary	Sale	2	9.405
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.39
Ordinary	Sale	521	9.395
Ordinary	Sale	441	9.39
Ordinary	Sale	480	9.395
Ordinary	Sale	459	9.385
Ordinary	Sale	642	9.395
Ordinary	Sale	580	9.395
Ordinary	Sale	200	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	435	9.4025
Ordinary	Sale	7	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	329	9.385
Ordinary	Sale	355	9.41
Ordinary	Sale	240	9.39
Ordinary	Sale	152	9.39
Ordinary	Sale	450	9.39
Ordinary	Sale	240	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.405
Ordinary	Sale	6	9.39
Ordinary	Sale	234	9.39
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.385
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.385
Ordinary	Sale	739	9.39
Ordinary	Sale	589	9.41
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.405
Ordinary	Sale	10,325	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	1,163	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	641	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	242	9.4
Ordinary	Sale	619	9.385
Ordinary	Sale	159	9.385
Ordinary	Sale	829	9.405
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.385
Ordinary	Sale	1,819	9.385
Ordinary	Sale	119	9.385
Ordinary	Sale	10,000,000	9.315
	Total Purchases	80,754
	Total Sales	10,050,357

(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

Ordinary

Equity Linked Swap

Opening a long position

10,000,000

9.315

(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:	31/10/2017
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

END

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