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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

24th Jan 2018 10:58

RNS Number : 7979C

Societe Generale SA

24 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	23/01/2018
(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:	24,898,648	1.45	283,570	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	12,685,811	0.74
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	24,898,648	1.45	12,969,381	0.75

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	447	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	586	10.325
Ordinary	Purchase	365	10.31
Ordinary	Purchase	375	10.325
Ordinary	Purchase	438	10.31
Ordinary	Purchase	402	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	402	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	5,595	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	11,495	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	2,104	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	7,386	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	1,562	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	3,216	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	380	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	1,495	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	8,069	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	795	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	702	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	139	10.27
Ordinary	Purchase	244	10.27
Ordinary	Purchase	1,829	10.275
Ordinary	Purchase	851	10.275
Ordinary	Purchase	3,632	10.255
Ordinary	Purchase	438	10.255
Ordinary	Purchase	389	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	395	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	1,771	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	321	10.265
Ordinary	Purchase	1,123	10.255
Ordinary	Purchase	1,123	10.255
Ordinary	Purchase	321	10.315
Ordinary	Purchase	281	10.325
Ordinary	Purchase	244	10.315
Ordinary	Purchase	323	10.305
Ordinary	Purchase	430	10.31
Ordinary	Purchase	795	10.305
Ordinary	Purchase	488	10.305
Ordinary	Purchase	439	10.27
Ordinary	Purchase	145	10.27
Ordinary	Purchase	851	10.305
Ordinary	Purchase	344	10.275
Ordinary	Purchase	449	10.275
Ordinary	Purchase	439	10.275
Ordinary	Purchase	439	10.275
Ordinary	Purchase	486	10.275
Ordinary	Purchase	45	10.275
Ordinary	Purchase	1,272	10.255
Ordinary	Purchase	579	10.305
Ordinary	Purchase	755	10.32
Ordinary	Purchase	365	10.32
Ordinary	Purchase	48	10.32
Ordinary	Purchase	703	10.32
Ordinary	Purchase	566	10.325
Ordinary	Purchase	447	10.305
Ordinary	Purchase	302	10.32
Ordinary	Purchase	740	10.32
Ordinary	Purchase	444	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	426	10.305
Ordinary	Purchase	740	10.315
Ordinary	Purchase	1,241	10.315
Ordinary	Purchase	56	10.31
Ordinary	Purchase	426	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	749	10.295
Ordinary	Purchase	765	10.31
Ordinary	Purchase	381	10.305
Ordinary	Purchase	70	10.31
Ordinary	Purchase	441	10.31
Ordinary	Purchase	443	10.305
Ordinary	Purchase	482	10.27
Ordinary	Purchase	823	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	72	10.255
Ordinary	Purchase	276	10.25
Ordinary	Purchase	1,245	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	428	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	174	10.25
Ordinary	Purchase	2,890	10.305
Ordinary	Purchase	1,110	10.295
Ordinary	Purchase	2,364	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	40	10.255
Ordinary	Purchase	389	10.255
Ordinary	Purchase	426	10.3
Ordinary	Purchase	1,151	10.31
Ordinary	Purchase	523	10.32
Ordinary	Purchase	566	10.315
Ordinary	Purchase	152	10.325
Ordinary	Purchase	252	10.31
Ordinary	Purchase	346	10.31
Ordinary	Purchase	803	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	10.26
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	84	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	395	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	42	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	292	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	272	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	55	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	56	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	19	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	56	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	6	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	239	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	556	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	308	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	139	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	56	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	135	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	56	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	437	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	29	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	43	10.325
Ordinary	Sale	340	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	445	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	108	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	420	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	438	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	15,769	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	1,685	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	290	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	1,204	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	2,917	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	530	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	361	10.33
Ordinary	Sale	194	10.33
Ordinary	Sale	1,011	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	242	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	9	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	191	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	762	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	18	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	89	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	1,036	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	694	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	43	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	236	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	64	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	645	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	497	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	311	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	459	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	1,016	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	902	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	205	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	1,238	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	191	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	470	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	1,043	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	505	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	1,305	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	402	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	519	10.33
Ordinary	Sale	352	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	58	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	235	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	9	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	521	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	17	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	5	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	437	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	355	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	420	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	922	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	1,128	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	2,364	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	563	10.33
Ordinary	Sale	146	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	456	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	1	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	433	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	264	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	365	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	1,224	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	1,237	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	1,048	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	887	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	1,174	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	618	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	708	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	174	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	51	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	133	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	347	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	221	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	1,031	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	3,282	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	275	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	220	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	327	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	880	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	67	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	429	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	642	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	429	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	428	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	237	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	153	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	282	10.285
Ordinary	Sale	145	10.285
Ordinary	Sale	686	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	1,188	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	51	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	718	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	540	10.33
Ordinary	Sale	728	10.295
Ordinary	Sale	2,376	10.265
Ordinary	Sale	767	10.305
Ordinary	Sale	122	10.325
Ordinary	Sale	260	10.325
Ordinary	Sale	428	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	428	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	427	10.29
Ordinary	Sale	427	10.285
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.305
Ordinary	Sale	375	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	447	10.32
Ordinary	Sale	651	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	428	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.305
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.31
Ordinary	Sale	316	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	112	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	75	10.33
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.305
Ordinary	Sale	427	10.28
Ordinary	Sale	429	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	1,130	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	114	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.27
Ordinary	Sale	1,040	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.305
Ordinary	Sale	863	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.31
Ordinary	Sale	280	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	280	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	443	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	44	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	446	10.33
Ordinary	Sale	461	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	243	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	185	10.275
Ordinary	Sale	350	10.33
Ordinary	Sale	1,942	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	800	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	1	10.25
Ordinary	Sale	340	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	86	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	447	10.31
Ordinary	Sale	447	10.315
Ordinary	Sale	426	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	18	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	5	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	439	10.255
Ordinary	Sale	437	10.26
Ordinary	Sale	864	10.3
Ordinary	Sale	939	10.31
Ordinary	Sale	15,000	10.29691
Ordinary	Sale	10,000	10.280122
	Total Purchases	95,075
	Total Sales	123,853

(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

15,000

10.29691

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

10,000

10.280122

(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:	24/01/2018
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

END

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