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Form 8.3 - Sky PLC

31st Jan 2018 10:32

RNS Number : 4757D

Societe Generale SA

31 January 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	30/01/2018
(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:	12,666,042	0.74	387,224	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	14,662,756	0.85	12,038,811	0.70
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	27,328,798	1.59	12,426,035	0.72

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	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	223	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	3	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	343	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	289	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	273	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	289	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	20	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	727	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	528	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,183	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	746	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	1,214	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,226	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	418	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	1,213	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,134	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	454	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	2,100	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	335	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	705	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	418	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	352	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	25	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	418	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	280	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	420	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	581	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	325	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	552	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	271	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	210	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	517	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	912	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	546	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	644	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	42	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	1,131	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	1,197	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	831	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	1,006	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	678	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	418	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	527	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	172	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	666	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,254	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	862	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	594	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	619	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	602	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	458	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	1,166	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	107	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	420	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	644	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,156	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	535	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	338	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	85	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	568	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	953	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	420	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	440	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	140	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	960	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	297	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	653	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	505	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	418	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	17	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	403	10.52
Ordinary	Purchase	830	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,245	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	438	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	725	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	887	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	328	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	886	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	391	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	28	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	905	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	831	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	1,168	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	487	10.515
Ordinary	Purchase	727	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	152	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	90	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	419	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	346	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	650	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	2,328	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	2,328	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	338	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	489	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	479	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	236	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	627	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	59	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	105	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	631	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	313	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	88	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	571	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,254	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	52	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	224	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	940	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	224	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	151	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	137	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	2,203	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	125	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	628	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	486	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	61	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,588	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	803	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	1,100	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	908	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	402	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	10.51
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	115	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,087	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	629	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	193	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	970	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	104	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,099	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	354	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,585	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	118	10.505
Ordinary	Purchase	328	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	1,818	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	709	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	652	10.52
Ordinary	Sale	562	10.52
Ordinary	Sale	476	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	420	10.52
Ordinary	Sale	520	10.52
Ordinary	Sale	642	10.52
Ordinary	Sale	871	10.5
Ordinary	Sale	1,542	10.52
Ordinary	Sale	420	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	817	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	1,168	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	615	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	800	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	233	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	522	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	580	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	334	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	1,514	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	1,542	10.52
Ordinary	Sale	562	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	94	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	964	10.52
Ordinary	Sale	461	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	42	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	805	10.515
Ordinary	Sale	1,288	10.515
Ordinary	Sale	420	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	70	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	349	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	419	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	51	10.52
Ordinary	Sale	369	10.52
Ordinary	Sale	723	10.515
Ordinary	Sale	805	10.515
Ordinary	Sale	763	10.5
Ordinary	Sale	401	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	241	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	420	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	72	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	470	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	417	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	825	10.5
Ordinary	Sale	35	10.5
Ordinary	Sale	444	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	800	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	774	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	160	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	202	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	518	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	653	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	308	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	402	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	254	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	575	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	282	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	509	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	241	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	241	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	800	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	240	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	208	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	683	10.5
Ordinary	Sale	33	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	348	10.5
Ordinary	Sale	800	10.5
Ordinary	Sale	175	10.5
Ordinary	Sale	187	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	827	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	270	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	394	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	402	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	562	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	529	10.515
Ordinary	Sale	436	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	398	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	438	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	50	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	240	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	280	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	234	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	389	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	416	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	443	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	1,164	10.5
Ordinary	Sale	585	10.5
Ordinary	Sale	281	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	185	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	153	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	119	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	63	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	122	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	241	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	395	10.52
Ordinary	Sale	154	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	209	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	522	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	329	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	927	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	286	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	800	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	278	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	803	10.515
Ordinary	Sale	238	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	646	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	154	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	321	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	135	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	122	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	471	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	133	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	160	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	539	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	345	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	800	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	25	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	401	10.5
Ordinary	Sale	281	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	162	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	79	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	17,591	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	100	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	243	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	230	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	141	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	281	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	213	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	32	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	800	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	723	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	308	10.5
Ordinary	Sale	410	10.505
Ordinary	Sale	247	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	85	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	482	10.51
Ordinary	Sale	417	10.5
Ordinary	Sale	404	10.5
Ordinary	Sale	254	10.51
	Total Purchases	84,378
	Total Sales	81,437

(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:	31/01/2018
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 company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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