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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

7th Sep 2017 11:13

RNS Number : 1184Q

Societe Generale SA

07 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	06/09/2017
(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:	53,416,608	3.11	47,431	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:	53,417,978	3.11	28,472,396	1.66

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	1,028	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	53	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	294	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	445	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	565	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	1,270	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	1,444	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	108	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	30	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	477	9.5475
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	855	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	443	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	371	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	305	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	429	9.5475
Ordinary	Purchase	367	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	2,300	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	1,131	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	408	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	151	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	452	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	1,005	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	603	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	3,246,092	9.485000348
Ordinary	Purchase	190,000	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	95,000	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	95,000	9.510915
Ordinary	Sale	215	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	43	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	161	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	227	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	497	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	56	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	163	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	112	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	150	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	1	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	709	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	709	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	334	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	272	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	128	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	3	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	424	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	777	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	453	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	150	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	283	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	57	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	386	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	72	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	225	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	281	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	626	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	201	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	66	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	68	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	225	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	524	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	172	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	57	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	140	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	311	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	134	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	150	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	3	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	264	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	715	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	3	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	64	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	256	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	803	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	72	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	113	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	92	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	128	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	57	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	2,365	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	750	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	165	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	1,378	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	107	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	154	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	16	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	229	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	204	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	229	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	153	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	76	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	229	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	1,625	9.5375
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	1,319	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	396	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	766	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	560	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	254	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	948	9.5475
Ordinary	Sale	1,326	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.51
Ordinary	Sale	262	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	71	9.5475
Ordinary	Sale	913	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	372	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	871	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	611	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	150	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	950	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	368	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	33	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	25	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	10,325	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	420	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	164	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	1,425	9.5375
Ordinary	Sale	307	9.5475
Ordinary	Sale	484	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	666	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	668	9.5175
Ordinary	Sale	1,002	9.5175
Ordinary	Sale	47	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	664	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	51	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	157	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	87	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	157	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	990	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	1,359	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	157	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	191	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	477	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	35	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	795	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	666	9.5475
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	157	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	507	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	157	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	666	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	666	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	164	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	666	9.5475
Ordinary	Sale	1,013	9.5375
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	275	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	692	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	666	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	666	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	484	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	574	9.5375
Ordinary	Sale	158	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	770	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	70	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	639	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	27	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	664	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	643	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	57	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	107	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	604	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	157	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	507	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	52	9.545
Ordinary	Sale	323	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	999	9.5425
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	396	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	157	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	542	9.5375
Ordinary	Sale	7	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	157	9.565
Ordinary	Sale	606	9.5475
Ordinary	Sale	60	9.5475
Ordinary	Sale	1,286	9.5375
Ordinary	Sale	2,267	9.5375
Ordinary	Sale	126	9.5375
Ordinary	Sale	693	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	956	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	638	9.5
Ordinary	Sale	118	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	113	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	850	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	2,672	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	635	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	668	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	423	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	160	9.555
Ordinary	Sale	121	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	441	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	205	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	560	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	1,791	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	175	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	448	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	678	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	352	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	236	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	430	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	805	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	10	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	916	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	668	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	668	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	666	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	16	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	143	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	8,690	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	800	9.56
Ordinary	Sale	584	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	1,343	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	131	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	62	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	358	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	116	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	136	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	190,000	9.515458
Ordinary	Sale	95,000	9.52
Ordinary	Sale	95,000	9.510915
	Total Purchases	3,642,426
	Total Sales	490,710

(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

Equity Linked Swap

Increasing a short position

3,246,092

9.485000348

(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:	07/09/2017
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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