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Form 8.3 - SKY PLC

21st Dec 2017 11:54

RNS Number : 0913A

Societe Generale SA

21 December 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	20/12/2017
(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:	10,663,466	0.62	172,754	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,006,310	0.58	12,056,897	0.70
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	20,669,776	1.20	12,229,651	0.71

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	265	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	261	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	88	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	63	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,089	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	833	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	168	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	441	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	259	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	648	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	340	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	677	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	240	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	1,157	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	328	10.16
Ordinary	Purchase	58	10.16
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,198	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	896	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	2,001	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	350	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	436	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	63	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	146	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	41	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	349	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	523	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	14	10.16
Ordinary	Purchase	37	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	434	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	496	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	986	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	478	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.16
Ordinary	Purchase	434	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	268	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	166	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	434	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	434	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	132	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	465	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	434	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	587	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	478	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	435	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	361	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	380	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	613	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	281	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	693	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	719	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	435	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	270	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	366	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	315	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	180	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	451	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	434	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	436	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	167	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	314	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	497	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	289	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	474	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	89	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	541	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	434	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	68	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	584	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	113	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	124	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	435	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	345	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	796	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	321	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	896	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	207	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	227	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	728	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	310	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	420	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	434	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	579	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	110	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	434	10.2
Ordinary	Purchase	69	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	409	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	292	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	82	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	751	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	434	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	434	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	434	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	202	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	142	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	1,053	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	8,750	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	60,036	10.188665
Ordinary	Purchase	1,113	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	2,561,267	10.19
Ordinary	Purchase	5,520	10.17
Ordinary	Purchase	3,000	10.21
Ordinary	Purchase	122,500	10.233876
Ordinary	Purchase	30,000	10.231057
Ordinary	Purchase	3,000	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	19	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	433	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	433	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	103	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	347	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	10	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	128	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	459	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	423	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	166	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	432	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	229	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	578	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	157	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	169	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	405	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	34	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	229	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	165	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	553	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	138	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	642	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	19	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	459	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	469	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	51	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	264	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	312	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	352	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	527	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	410	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	185	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	801	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	404	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	447	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	590	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	320	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	437	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	432	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	140	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	285	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	432	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	87	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	283	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	497	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	497	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	211	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	198	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	433	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	433	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	20	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	354	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	433	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	79	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	425	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	8	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	153	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	247	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	433	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	433	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	435	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	436	10.17
Ordinary	Sale	2	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	477	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	1,640	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	434	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	404	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	76	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	430	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	663	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	459	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	26	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	313	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	272	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	607	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	916	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	359	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	745	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	768	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	435	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	259	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	940	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	83	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	1,092	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	1,645	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	974	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	1,412	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	200	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	404	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	214	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	625	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	477	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	683	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	309	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	126	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	434	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	23	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	71	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	479	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	436	10.16
Ordinary	Sale	662	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	186	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	590	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	62	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	465	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	241	10.21
Ordinary	Sale	110	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	85	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	112	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	5,640	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	464	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	260	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	126	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	225	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	123	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	387	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	14	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	366	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	211	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	45	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	1,010	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	403	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	420	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	392	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	450	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	430	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	242	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	435	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	106	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	255	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	289	10.19
Ordinary	Sale	196	10.2
Ordinary	Sale	3,000	10.21
	Total Purchases	2,841,138
	Total Sales	62,147

(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	Increasing a short position	3,000	10.21
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	122,500	10.233876
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	30,000	10.231057

(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:	21/12/2017
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

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