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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

3rd Oct 2017 12:17

RNS Number : 5701S

Societe Generale SA

03 October 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	02/10/2017
(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:	37,820,853	2.20	39,911	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	7,190	0.00	14,370,267	0.84
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	37,828,043	2.20	14,410,178	0.84

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	483	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	14	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	200	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	100	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	277	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,609	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	3,944	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	4,008	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	2,004	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	4,008	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	4,008	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	802	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	4,008	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	2,017	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	802	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	785	9.18
Ordinary	Purchase	483	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	483	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	350	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	133	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	332	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	133	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	484	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	459	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	483	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	483	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	464	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	484	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	25	9.18
Ordinary	Purchase	1,164	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	977	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	490	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	194	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	688	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	2,381	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,562	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	813	9.18
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.18
Ordinary	Purchase	614	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	190	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	216	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	580	9.215
Ordinary	Purchase	816	9.195
Ordinary	Purchase	517	9.195
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.215
Ordinary	Purchase	579	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	753	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.18
Ordinary	Purchase	619	9.18
Ordinary	Purchase	750	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	332	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	290	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	282	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	2,367	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	284	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	900	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.215
Ordinary	Purchase	62	9.195
Ordinary	Purchase	514	9.195
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.195
Ordinary	Purchase	301	9.215
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	286	9.18
Ordinary	Purchase	194	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	288	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	435	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	326	9.215
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	327	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	510	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	95	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	87	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	22	9.18
Ordinary	Purchase	526	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	275	9.18
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	1,067	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	482	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	481	9.17
Ordinary	Purchase	339	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	124	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	23	9.18
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	37	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	463	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	325	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	225	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	1,341	9.165
Ordinary	Sale	441	9.18
Ordinary	Sale	59	9.18
Ordinary	Sale	545	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	345	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	672	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	716	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	176	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	277	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	2,227	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	3,487	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	721	9.215
Ordinary	Sale	75	9.165
Ordinary	Sale	2,976	9.165
Ordinary	Sale	1,660	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	1,022	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	2,255	9.165
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.165
Ordinary	Sale	219	9.175
Ordinary	Sale	114	9.175
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.175
Ordinary	Sale	91	9.175
Ordinary	Sale	515	9.175
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.18
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	328	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	174	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	163	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	88	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	481	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	132	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	781	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	288	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	124	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	375	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	1,092	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	753	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	540	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	335	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	100	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	595	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	473	9.1725
Ordinary	Sale	477	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	168	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	91	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	28	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	113	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	176	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	204	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	180	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	16	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	1,599	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	134	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	446	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	37	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	1,136	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	579	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	287	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	195	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.175
Ordinary	Sale	323	9.175
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.175
Ordinary	Sale	296	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	4,023	9.165
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.165
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	483	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	351	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	592	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	1,291	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	287	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	579	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	158	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	286	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	551	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	132	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	39	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	160	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.17
Ordinary	Sale	1,078	9.21
Ordinary	Sale	179	9.175
Ordinary	Sale	500	9.175
Ordinary	Sale	460	9.175
	Total Purchases	68,237
	Total Sales	58,052

(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

(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:	03/10/2017
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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