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Form 8.3 - Sky PLC

29th Jan 2018 09:29

RNS Number : 1738D

Societe Generale SA

29 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	26/01/2018
(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:	12,873,927	0.75	335,619	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	14,662,756	0.85	12,038,811	0.70
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	27,536,683	1.60	12,374,430	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	54	10.435
Ordinary	Purchase	1,177	10.485
Ordinary	Purchase	419	10.435
Ordinary	Purchase	339	10.375
Ordinary	Purchase	419	10.435
Ordinary	Purchase	5,413	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	538	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	538	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	1,324	10.475
Ordinary	Purchase	205	10.475
Ordinary	Purchase	1,119	10.475
Ordinary	Purchase	691	10.475
Ordinary	Purchase	466	10.41
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.41
Ordinary	Purchase	34	10.41
Ordinary	Purchase	508	10.425
Ordinary	Purchase	142	10.425
Ordinary	Purchase	550	10.435
Ordinary	Purchase	288	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	428	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	1,175	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	789	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	296	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	800	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	600	10.415
Ordinary	Purchase	594	10.415
Ordinary	Purchase	525	10.415
Ordinary	Purchase	419	10.485
Ordinary	Purchase	151	10.375
Ordinary	Purchase	2,044	10.455
Ordinary	Purchase	439	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	350	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	107	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	597	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	426	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	372	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	15,646	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	139	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	301	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	19,722	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	9,301	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	147	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	3,475	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	3,879	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	1,524	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	712	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	18	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	19	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	1,125	10.475
Ordinary	Purchase	953	10.475
Ordinary	Purchase	1,173	10.475
Ordinary	Purchase	331	10.475
Ordinary	Purchase	654	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	445	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	445	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	139	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	186	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	1,460	10.46
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.41
Ordinary	Purchase	985	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	729	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	320	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	538	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	23	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	12,428	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	125	10.425
Ordinary	Purchase	375	10.425
Ordinary	Purchase	222	10.425
Ordinary	Purchase	369	10.425
Ordinary	Purchase	240	10.425
Ordinary	Purchase	428	10.425
Ordinary	Purchase	339	10.475
Ordinary	Purchase	657	10.475
Ordinary	Purchase	676	10.475
Ordinary	Purchase	142	10.465
Ordinary	Purchase	32	10.465
Ordinary	Purchase	51	10.465
Ordinary	Purchase	858	10.46
Ordinary	Purchase	413	10.46
Ordinary	Purchase	137	10.46
Ordinary	Purchase	502	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	665	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	66	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	378	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	806	10.44
Ordinary	Purchase	856	10.47
Ordinary	Purchase	215	10.48
Ordinary	Purchase	423	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	225	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	78	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	170	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	169	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	518	10.5
Ordinary	Purchase	456	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	166	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	251	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	201	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	358	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	613	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	20	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	92	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	403	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	528	10.495
Ordinary	Purchase	681	10.475
Ordinary	Purchase	519	10.475
Ordinary	Purchase	599	10.475
Ordinary	Purchase	108	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	663	10.42
Ordinary	Purchase	1,093	10.42
Ordinary	Purchase	336	10.49
Ordinary	Purchase	3,523,758	10.395
Ordinary	Purchase	5,484	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	383	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	1,757	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	1,072	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	1,340	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	495	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	390	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	387	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	683	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	347	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	972	10.46
Ordinary	Sale	1,522	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	1,175	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	247	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	417	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	705	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	813	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	534	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	939	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	1,322	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	383	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	200	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	1,122	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	389	10.425
Ordinary	Sale	32	10.425
Ordinary	Sale	90	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	584	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	419	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	652	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	516	10.425
Ordinary	Sale	664	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	190	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	785	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	421	10.425
Ordinary	Sale	441	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	1,492	10.455
Ordinary	Sale	419	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	605	10.46
Ordinary	Sale	287	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	419	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	132	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	1,255	10.37
Ordinary	Sale	491	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	637	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	292	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	22	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	350	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	610	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	1,647	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	1,575	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	1,615	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	235	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	300	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	434	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	418	10.455
Ordinary	Sale	418	10.455
Ordinary	Sale	642	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	1,600	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	264	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	439	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	396	10.455
Ordinary	Sale	448	10.46
Ordinary	Sale	419	10.455
Ordinary	Sale	1,666	10.37
Ordinary	Sale	1,666	10.37
Ordinary	Sale	850	10.37
Ordinary	Sale	419	10.46
Ordinary	Sale	492	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	419	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	421	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	197	10.41
Ordinary	Sale	317	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	103	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	253	10.405
Ordinary	Sale	441	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	850	10.37
Ordinary	Sale	850	10.37
Ordinary	Sale	362	10.41
Ordinary	Sale	473	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	1,636	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	462	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	686	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	573	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	559	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	542	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	422	10.38
Ordinary	Sale	419	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	450	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	420	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	420	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	420	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	571	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	435	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	567	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.425
Ordinary	Sale	559	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	1,360	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	579	10.375
Ordinary	Sale	66	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	612	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	874	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	32	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	495	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	838	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	996	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	176	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	655	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	2,326	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	419	10.46
Ordinary	Sale	478	10.41
Ordinary	Sale	345	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	685	10.495
Ordinary	Sale	599	10.46
Ordinary	Sale	1,543	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.415
Ordinary	Sale	419	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	694	10.46
Ordinary	Sale	556	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	528	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	513	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	233	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	1,376	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	264	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	175	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	156	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	461	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	654	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	655	10.425
Ordinary	Sale	143	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	308	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	900	10.4
Ordinary	Sale	422	10.395
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.4
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.405
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	522	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	865	10.425
Ordinary	Sale	288	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	919	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	418	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	420	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	1,627	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	1,481	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	881	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	145	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	270	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	193	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	420	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	774	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	1,082	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	404	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	719	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	730	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	247	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	203	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	421	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	493	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	216	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	683	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	441	10.425
Ordinary	Sale	421	10.415
Ordinary	Sale	2,167	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	617	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	481	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	693	10.46
Ordinary	Sale	419	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	377	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	226	10.425
Ordinary	Sale	949	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	421	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	261	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	100	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	110	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	312	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	551	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	763	10.46
Ordinary	Sale	633	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	482	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	300	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	5,033	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	26	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	706	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	661	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	442	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	174	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	807	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	798	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	794	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	520	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	554	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	44	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	629	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	387	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	140	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	809	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	3,462	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	621	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	419	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	1,051	10.38
Ordinary	Sale	517	10.38
Ordinary	Sale	417	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	119	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	25	10.425
Ordinary	Sale	2,008	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	53	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	27	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	542	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	1,163	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	202	10.445
Ordinary	Sale	690	10.445
Ordinary	Sale	39	10.445
Ordinary	Sale	390	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	3	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	2,541	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	535	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	284	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	144	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	564	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	886	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	430	10.455
Ordinary	Sale	2,116	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	887	10.455
Ordinary	Sale	1,435	10.455
Ordinary	Sale	692	10.425
Ordinary	Sale	403	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	604	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	799	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	7	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	824	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	825	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	569	10.425
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	932	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	300	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	1,094	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	1,640	10.425
Ordinary	Sale	430	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	490	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	417	10.425
Ordinary	Sale	66	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	405	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	505	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	382	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	209	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	1,048	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.425
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.425
Ordinary	Sale	20	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	624	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	2,953	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	222	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	688	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	595	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	393	10.425
Ordinary	Sale	538	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	165	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	1,054	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	468	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	468	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	23	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	73	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	571	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	23	10.455
Ordinary	Sale	67	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	1,331	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	47	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	1,665	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	1,665	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	564	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	642	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	271	10.49
Ordinary	Sale	65	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	843	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	17	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	967	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	129	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	428	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	9	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	428	10.475
Ordinary	Sale	572	10.425
Ordinary	Sale	1,069	10.39
Ordinary	Sale	323	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	657	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	300	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	428	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	660	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	428	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	135	10.435
Ordinary	Sale	585	10.41
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	1,007	10.44
Ordinary	Sale	875	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	39	10.42
Ordinary	Sale	588	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	761	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	1,028	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	230	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	628	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	736	10.485
Ordinary	Sale	317	10.415
Ordinary	Sale	372	10.415
Ordinary	Sale	571	10.415
Ordinary	Sale	583	10.415
Ordinary	Sale	38	10.415
Ordinary	Sale	845	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	562	10.445
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	566	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	1,085	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	245	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	103	10.465
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	428	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	185	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	872	10.47
Ordinary	Sale	169	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	379	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	562	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	183	10.43
Ordinary	Sale	269	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	80,000	10.480108
Ordinary	Sale	5,760	10.48
Ordinary	Sale	5,484	10.44275
	Total Purchases	3,655,084
	Total Sales	295,051

(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

80,000

10.480108

(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:	29/01/2018
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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