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Form 8.3 - Sky PLC

13th Aug 2018 11:14

RNS Number : 6185X

Societe Generale SA

13 August 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	10/08/2018
(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:	91,920,099	5.35	26,652	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	80,063,357	4.66
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	91,920,099	5.35	80,090,009	4.66

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	31	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	29	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	138	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	600	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	50	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	3	15.265
Ordinary	Purchase	497	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	182	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	359	15.345
Ordinary	Purchase	314	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	514	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	324	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	450	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	723	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	88	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	270	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	100	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	137	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	343	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	144	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	460	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	9	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	231	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	137	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	1,570	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	200	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	157	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	906	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	279	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	270	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	640	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	310	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	279	15.345
Ordinary	Purchase	350	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	197	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	239	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	58	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	500	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	514	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	301	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	814	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	23	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	138	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	220	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	240	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	560	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	218	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	216	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	2,276	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	2,167	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	59	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	50	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	349	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	52	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	121	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	1,626	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	433	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	376	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	246	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	1,157	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	205	15.325
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	289	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	386	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	358	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	359	15.345
Ordinary	Purchase	223	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	71	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	479	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	304	15.265
Ordinary	Purchase	510	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	38	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.28
Ordinary	Purchase	498	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	498	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	624	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.315
Ordinary	Purchase	263	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	784	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	696	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	902	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	184	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	253	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	436	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	124	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	812	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	473	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	521	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	890	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	218	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	300	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	1,252	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	183	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	265	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.32
Ordinary	Purchase	558	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	302	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	17	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	266	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	11	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	15	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	800	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	652	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	32	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	161	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	271	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	38	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	345	15.295
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	106	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	277	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	392	15.27
Ordinary	Purchase	484	15.31
Ordinary	Purchase	227	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	398	15.275
Ordinary	Purchase	67	15.29
Ordinary	Purchase	266	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	27	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	650,000	15.3
Ordinary	Purchase	750,000	15.3101
Ordinary	Purchase	500,000	15.305
Ordinary	Purchase	50,000	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	411	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	102	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	2,088	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	5,244	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	1,515	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	923	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	262	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	390	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	319	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	200	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	144	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	400	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	639	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	400	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	359	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	231	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	160	15.295
Ordinary	Sale	249	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	39	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	100	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	100	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	400	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	65	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	1	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	248	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	118	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	37	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	350	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	118	15.295
Ordinary	Sale	196	15.295
Ordinary	Sale	230	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	322	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	235	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	57	15.31
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.315
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.315
Ordinary	Sale	134	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.295
Ordinary	Sale	159	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	292	15.315
Ordinary	Sale	15	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	390	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	123	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.29
Ordinary	Sale	304	15.28
Ordinary	Sale	671	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.335
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	257	15.335
Ordinary	Sale	343	15.335
Ordinary	Sale	303	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	668	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	1,915	15.3
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.275
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.32
Ordinary	Sale	456	15.285
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.325
Ordinary	Sale	302	15.33
Ordinary	Sale	370	15.27
Ordinary	Sale	466	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	1,081	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	104	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	231	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	3,961	15.30257
Ordinary	Sale	750,000	15.31095
Ordinary	Sale	500,000	15.305
Ordinary	Sale	50,000	15.31
	Total Purchases	2,000,214
	Total Sales	1,333,011

(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

Reducing a short position

3,961

15.30257

Ordinary

Equity Linked Swap

Increasing a short position

650,000

15.3

(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:	13/08/2018
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.

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