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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

8th Sep 2017 11:16

RNS Number : 2443Q

Societe Generale SA

08 September 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	07/09/2017
(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:	53,433,623	3.11	21,982	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,370	0.00	28,424,965	1.65
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	53,434,993	3.11	28,446,947	1.65

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	802	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	802	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	470	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	295	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	368	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	807	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	2,433	9.5025
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	116	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	121	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	370	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	239	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	50	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	49	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	288	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	22	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	501	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	728	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	49	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	2,004	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	2,004	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	621	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	1,327	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	421	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	13,780	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	159	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	242	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	547	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	165	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	105	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	18	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	422	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	117	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	200	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	242	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	182	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	165	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	475	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	343	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	670	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	345	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	464	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	120	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	149	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	272	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	110	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	55	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	269	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	23	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	12	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	692	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	616	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	670	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	54	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	492	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	9.495
Ordinary	Purchase	556	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	1,005	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	267	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	738	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	955	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	662	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	470	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	200	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	670	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	974	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	24	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	481	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	513	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	443	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	170	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	260	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	9	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	633	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	660	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	490	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	180	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	10	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	160	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	117	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	411	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	44	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	416	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	110	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	170	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	1,005	9.5025
Ordinary	Purchase	1,361	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	645	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	68	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	102	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	5	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	167	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	101	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	316	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	130	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	534	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	12	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	158	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	167	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	3	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,973	9.5025
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	52	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	670	9.5
Ordinary	Purchase	670	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	335	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	161	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	159	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	440	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	335	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	415	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	177	9.51
Ordinary	Purchase	108	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	130	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	368	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	19	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	175	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	600	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	889	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.505
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000,000	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	189	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	20	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	2	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	190	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	14,180	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	176	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	49	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	73	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	139	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	54	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	213	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	347	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.505
Ordinary	Sale	121	9.505
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	228	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	23	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	328	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	170	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	231	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	349	9.505
Ordinary	Sale	96	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	119	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	505	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	800	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	212	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	82	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	299	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	24	9.505
Ordinary	Sale	800	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	48	9.505
Ordinary	Sale	23	9.505
Ordinary	Sale	2	9.505
Ordinary	Sale	76	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	3,895	9.508316
Ordinary	Sale	2,000,000	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	168	9.505
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.505
Ordinary	Sale	403	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	2,850	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	119	9.505
Ordinary	Sale	95	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	705	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	594	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	549	9.505
Ordinary	Sale	800	9.5
	Total Purchases	2,075,310
	Total Sales	2,032,846

(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:	08/09/2017
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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