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Form 8.3 - Sky PLC

2nd Feb 2018 10:45

RNS Number : 7772D

Societe Generale SA

02 February 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	01/02/2018
(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:	12,535,483	0.73	429,887	0.03
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	14,662,756	0.85	11,919,618	0.69
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	27,198,239	1.58	12,349,505	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	400	10.625
Ordinary	Purchase	96	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	984	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	209	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	332	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	384	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	531	10.58
Ordinary	Purchase	175	10.645
Ordinary	Purchase	175	10.645
Ordinary	Purchase	474	10.65
Ordinary	Purchase	235	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	1,479	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.625
Ordinary	Purchase	104	10.625
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.605
Ordinary	Purchase	260	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	526	10.58
Ordinary	Purchase	130	10.645
Ordinary	Purchase	172	10.64
Ordinary	Purchase	136	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	199	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	830	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	267	10.625
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.625
Ordinary	Purchase	177	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	263	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	71	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	443	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	351	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	210	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	430	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	258	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	525	10.58
Ordinary	Purchase	170	10.64
Ordinary	Purchase	170	10.645
Ordinary	Purchase	640	10.655
Ordinary	Purchase	170	10.655
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.605
Ordinary	Purchase	473	10.6
Ordinary	Purchase	593	10.625
Ordinary	Purchase	714	10.625
Ordinary	Purchase	494	10.625
Ordinary	Purchase	915	10.625
Ordinary	Purchase	376	10.625
Ordinary	Purchase	1,139	10.635
Ordinary	Purchase	413	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	483	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	565	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.615
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.615
Ordinary	Purchase	343	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	602	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	919	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	413	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	413	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.615
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.615
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	511	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	437	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	271	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	155	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	1,331	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	431	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	344	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	413	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	482	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	219	10.605
Ordinary	Purchase	256	10.605
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	254	10.605
Ordinary	Purchase	1,101	10.605
Ordinary	Purchase	151	10.605
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	517	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	413	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	343	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	1,614	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	82	10.605
Ordinary	Purchase	517	10.615
Ordinary	Purchase	444	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.625
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.625
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.615
Ordinary	Purchase	413	10.615
Ordinary	Purchase	435	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	2,910	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	4,266	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	2,090	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	527	10.58
Ordinary	Purchase	537	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	481	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	780	10.615
Ordinary	Purchase	428	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.625
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.625
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.625
Ordinary	Purchase	425	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	531	10.615
Ordinary	Purchase	455	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	413	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	432	10.615
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	428	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	394	10.615
Ordinary	Purchase	137	10.615
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	300	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	343	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.61
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	116	10.615
Ordinary	Purchase	350	10.65
Ordinary	Purchase	260	10.65
Ordinary	Purchase	297	10.615
Ordinary	Purchase	710	10.65
Ordinary	Purchase	1,812	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	757	10.6
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.615
Ordinary	Purchase	765	10.6
Ordinary	Purchase	20,077	10.62747
Ordinary	Purchase	20,077	10.606451
Ordinary	Purchase	4,325	10.62
Ordinary	Purchase	402	10.6
Ordinary	Purchase	803	10.605
Ordinary	Purchase	662	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	85	10.635
Ordinary	Sale	104	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	309	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	68	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.635
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.635
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	46	10.64
Ordinary	Sale	367	10.64
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.645
Ordinary	Sale	113	10.635
Ordinary	Sale	300	10.635
Ordinary	Sale	285	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	21	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	22	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.635
Ordinary	Sale	76	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	337	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	60	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	328	10.635
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	362	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	290	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	7	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	65	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	350	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	255	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	90	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	691	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	60	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	965	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	141	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	86	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	196	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	69	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	104	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	96	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	64	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	292	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	92	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	64	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	600	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	100	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	53	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	67	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	2,435	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	85	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	1,074	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	492	10.6
Ordinary	Sale	522	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	522	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	133	10.6
Ordinary	Sale	404	10.595
Ordinary	Sale	536	10.595
Ordinary	Sale	673	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	185	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	469	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	262	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	151	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	47	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	367	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	213	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	171	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	372	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	164	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	846	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	455	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	36	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	303	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	523	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	602	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	401	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	695	10.61
Ordinary	Sale	773	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	1,099	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	83	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	309	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	83	10.61
Ordinary	Sale	983	10.61
Ordinary	Sale	50	10.61
Ordinary	Sale	259	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	848	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	278	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	167	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	51	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	64	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	794	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	69	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	379	10.595
Ordinary	Sale	602	10.61
Ordinary	Sale	175	10.61
Ordinary	Sale	347	10.61
Ordinary	Sale	241	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	308	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	799	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	223	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	330	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	663	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	129	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	321	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	161	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	360	10.61
Ordinary	Sale	752	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	610	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	135	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	309	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	131	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	173	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	223	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	140	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	475	10.64
Ordinary	Sale	538	10.64
Ordinary	Sale	538	10.635
Ordinary	Sale	128	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	184	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	1,002	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	223	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	1	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	403	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	198	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	21	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	963	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	819	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	282	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	60	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	169	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	940	10.595
Ordinary	Sale	415	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	118	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	281	10.595
Ordinary	Sale	241	10.595
Ordinary	Sale	128	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	2,367	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	132	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	132	10.635
Ordinary	Sale	281	10.635
Ordinary	Sale	209	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	197	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	414	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	291	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	1,198	10.645
Ordinary	Sale	974	10.645
Ordinary	Sale	231	10.645
Ordinary	Sale	422	10.645
Ordinary	Sale	288	10.645
Ordinary	Sale	893	10.645
Ordinary	Sale	1,032	10.645
Ordinary	Sale	14	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	723	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	412	10.64
Ordinary	Sale	412	10.64
Ordinary	Sale	3,889	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	598	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	311	10.645
Ordinary	Sale	1,522	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	490	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	447	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	664	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	2,397	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	540	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	1,287	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	956	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	412	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	1,325	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	562	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	27	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	235	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	108	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	411	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	1,405	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	924	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	1,398	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	388	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	24	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	237	10.64
Ordinary	Sale	80	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	455	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	318	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	822	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	3,438	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	1,669	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	412	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	793	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	1,002	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	526	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	1,522	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	418	10.6
Ordinary	Sale	922	10.6
Ordinary	Sale	626	10.6
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	198	10.61
Ordinary	Sale	780	10.61
Ordinary	Sale	602	10.61
Ordinary	Sale	652	10.61
Ordinary	Sale	127	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	374	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	555	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	455	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	542	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	396	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	470	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	396	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.635
Ordinary	Sale	416	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	318	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	632	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	276	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	137	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	85	10.645
Ordinary	Sale	463	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	392	10.6175
Ordinary	Sale	389	10.6175
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	360	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	53	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	392	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	490	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	406	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	107	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	30	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	379	10.615
Ordinary	Sale	474	10.645
Ordinary	Sale	216	10.645
Ordinary	Sale	119	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	593	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	270	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	143	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	20	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	21	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	188	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	209	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.635
Ordinary	Sale	19	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	20	10.625
Ordinary	Sale	413	10.63
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	10.62
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.61
Ordinary	Sale	112	10.61
Ordinary	Sale	624	10.61
Ordinary	Sale	53	10.605
Ordinary	Sale	6,193	10.622896
Ordinary	Sale	113,000	10.618943
	Total Purchases	119,056
	Total Sales	241,089

(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

6,193

10.622896

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

113,000

10.618943

(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:	02/02/2018
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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