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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

3rd Aug 2018 09:46

RNS Number : 7696W

Societe Generale SA

03 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	02/08/2018
(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:	83,442,454	4.85	43,335	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,000,000	0.58	79,519,912	4.63
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	93,442,454	5.44	79,563,247	4.63

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	93	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	9	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	276	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	382	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	392	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	565	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	711	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	397	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	522	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	324	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	302	15.165
Ordinary	Purchase	492	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	13	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	23	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	270	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	199	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	157	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	147	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	302	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	357	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	312	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	277	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	322	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	142	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	220	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	199	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	137	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	1,156	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	442	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	445	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	421	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	302	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.165
Ordinary	Purchase	198	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	95	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	23	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	302	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	302	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	396	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	358	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	335	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	122	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	171	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	77	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	429	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	518	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	229	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	64	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	134	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	161	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	217	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.12
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	362	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	486	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	381	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	391	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	156	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	302	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	314	15.13
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	436	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	324	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	320	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	34	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	259	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	338	15.145
Ordinary	Purchase	347	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	362	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	381	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.165
Ordinary	Purchase	153	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	292	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	200	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	334	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	352	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	482	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	300	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	184	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	246	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	548	15.185
Ordinary	Purchase	517	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	709	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	422	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	140	15.16
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	308	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	294	15.135
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	64	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	323	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	13	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.21
Ordinary	Purchase	295	15.15
Ordinary	Purchase	191	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	102	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	287	15.175
Ordinary	Purchase	293	15.18
Ordinary	Purchase	354	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	318	15.2
Ordinary	Purchase	56	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	64	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	718	15.155
Ordinary	Purchase	413	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	297	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	26	15.205
Ordinary	Purchase	150	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	91	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	997	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	997	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	997	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	997	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	997	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	399	15.195
Ordinary	Purchase	252	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	133	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	300	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	149	15.17
Ordinary	Purchase	202	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	414	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	101	15.14
Ordinary	Purchase	320	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	129	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	100	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	400	15.215
Ordinary	Purchase	389	15.19
Ordinary	Purchase	360	15.19
Ordinary	Sale	55	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	67	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	8	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	6	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	2,935	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.125
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	600	15.125
Ordinary	Sale	600	15.125
Ordinary	Sale	300	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	179	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	25	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	269	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.13
Ordinary	Sale	101	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	193	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	475	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	1,395	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	122	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	3,435	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	1,659	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	501	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	864	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	171	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	378	15.225
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.135
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	500	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	548	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.2
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.135
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.135
Ordinary	Sale	554	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	266	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	295	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	137	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	212	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	193	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	16	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	297	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	282	15.21
Ordinary	Sale	418	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	289	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	26	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	4	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	325	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	294	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	369	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	11	15.21
Ordinary	Sale	1,284	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	498	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	109	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	40	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	9	15.15
Ordinary	Sale	109	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	102	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	300	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	53	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	242	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	118	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	293	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	416	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	1,951	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	185	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	399	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	214	15.14
Ordinary	Sale	1,316	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	326	15.205
Ordinary	Sale	270	15.125
Ordinary	Sale	310	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	89	15.17
Ordinary	Sale	200	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	39	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	300	15.125
Ordinary	Sale	133	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	306	15.145
Ordinary	Sale	760	15.125
Ordinary	Sale	103	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	103	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	330	15.195
Ordinary	Sale	732	15.185
Ordinary	Sale	250	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	48	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	253	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	248	15.155
Ordinary	Sale	148	15.165
Ordinary	Sale	291	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	100	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	134	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	269	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	279	15.16
Ordinary	Sale	5,000	15.13134
Ordinary	Sale	11,490	15.166583
	Total Purchases	50,711
	Total Sales	53,051

(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

5,000

15.13134

(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:	03/08/2018
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.

END

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