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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

23rd Mar 2018 09:16

RNS Number : 7384I

Societe Generale SA

23 March 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	22/03/2018
(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:	55,566,782	3.23	152,486	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	568,509	0.03	42,719,732	2.49
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	56,135,291	3.27	42,872,218	2.49

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	407	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	345	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.155
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.16
Ordinary	Purchase	387	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.17
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.17
Ordinary	Purchase	277	13.145
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.165
Ordinary	Purchase	300	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.155
Ordinary	Purchase	31	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	332	13.17
Ordinary	Purchase	331	13.165
Ordinary	Purchase	225	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	225	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	345	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	802	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	802	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	802	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	189	13.115
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	769	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	209	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	361	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	1,264	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	300	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	493	13.17
Ordinary	Purchase	201	13.17
Ordinary	Purchase	91	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	117	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	336	13.15
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.15
Ordinary	Purchase	127	13.15
Ordinary	Purchase	281	13.16
Ordinary	Purchase	602	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	97	13.175
Ordinary	Purchase	100	13.175
Ordinary	Purchase	67	13.145
Ordinary	Purchase	697	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	792	13.14
Ordinary	Purchase	190	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	188	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	24	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	441	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	493	13.17
Ordinary	Purchase	293	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	1,700	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	668	13.135
Ordinary	Sale	17	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	313	13.145
Ordinary	Sale	95	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	228	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	750	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	250	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	80	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	331	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	217	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	4,326	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	838	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	539	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	607	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	496	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	64	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	802	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	555	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.145
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	330	13.175
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.145
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	290	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	588	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	750	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	300	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.135
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.135
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	576	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	359	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	54	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	784	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	516	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	158	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	396	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	522	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	345	13.145
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.145
Ordinary	Sale	227	13.145
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	750	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	359	13.145
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	446	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	359	13.145
Ordinary	Sale	513	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	359	13.125
Ordinary	Sale	345	13.13
Ordinary	Sale	340	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	413	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.135
Ordinary	Sale	1,211	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	92	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	338	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	437	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	345	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	471	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	955	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	612	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	481	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	330	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	468	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	266	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	850	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	193	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	483	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.135
Ordinary	Sale	339	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	402	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	398	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	398	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	402	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	333	13.135
Ordinary	Sale	332	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	284	13.175
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	802	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	802	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	427	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	399	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	223	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	410	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	410	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	302	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	159	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	297	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	540	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	428	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	665	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	241	13.145
Ordinary	Sale	410	13.145
Ordinary	Sale	240	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	118	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	17	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.13
Ordinary	Sale	213	13.13
Ordinary	Sale	359	13.145
Ordinary	Sale	492	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.135
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.135
Ordinary	Sale	260	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.125
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	347	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.135
Ordinary	Sale	210	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	328	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	381	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	228	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	260	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	278	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	113	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	148	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	67	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	21	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	249	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	241	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	289	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	324	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	360	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	915	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	249	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	259	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	124	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	102	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	313	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	290	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	163	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	130	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	240	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	2,006	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	104	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	2,472	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	1,539	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	319	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	580	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	144	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	338	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	367	13.135
Ordinary	Sale	599	13.13
Ordinary	Sale	368	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	307	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	340	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	365	13.135
Ordinary	Sale	158	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	377	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	762	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	69	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	2,407	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	1,820	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	243	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	157	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	407	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	32	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	6,943	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	238	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	225	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	216	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	3,652	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	1,211	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	3,895	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	225	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	4,452	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	7,500	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	1,944	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	736	13.14
Ordinary	Sale	671	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.16
Ordinary	Sale	228	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	702	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	74	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	384	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	313	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	384	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	310	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	30	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	211	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	250	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	674	13.145
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	540	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	95	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	173	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	30	13.155
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	12	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	383	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	43	13.15
Ordinary	Sale	60	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	295	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	79	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	16	13.17
Ordinary	Sale	354	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	148	13.165
Ordinary	Sale	660	13.165
	Total Purchases	21,574
	Total Sales	129,690

(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:	23/03/2018
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

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