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Form 8.3 - SKY PLC

16th Feb 2018 11:07

RNS Number : 1446F

Societe Generale SA

16 February 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	15/02/2018
(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:	30,955,125	1.80	788,240	0.05
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	14,662,756	0.85	23,978,095	1.39
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	45,617,881	2.65	24,766,335	1.44

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	1,161	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	279	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	271	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,759	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	49	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	514	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	514	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	49	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	1,156	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	937	10.885
Ordinary	Purchase	958	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,369	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	179	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	700	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	668	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,046	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	292	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	346	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	177	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	285	10.8975
Ordinary	Purchase	133	10.8975
Ordinary	Purchase	19	10.895263
Ordinary	Purchase	284	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	222	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	798	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,130	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	265	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	977	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	719	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	780	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	598	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	859	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	545	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	167	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	80	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	264	10.865
Ordinary	Purchase	322	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	305	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	2,148	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	179	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	713	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	953	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	1,783	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	5,200	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	19	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	20	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	1,117	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	372	10.87
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	1,127	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	602	10.87
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	409	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	1,108	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	1,011	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	2,112	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	673	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	1,220	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	114	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	2,147	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	317	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	149	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	659	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	1,374	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	382	10.885
Ordinary	Purchase	35	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	373	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,370	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	2,638	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	3,631	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	3,354	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	993	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,888	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	19	10.87
Ordinary	Purchase	564	10.87
Ordinary	Purchase	409	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	427	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	305	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	625	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	623	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	403	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	707	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	409	10.87
Ordinary	Purchase	734	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	3,889	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	563	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	349	10.87
Ordinary	Purchase	1,518	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	719	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	66	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	277	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	928	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	409	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	580	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	135	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	273	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	659	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	906	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	1,749	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	94	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	409	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	468	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	857	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	622	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,044	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.885
Ordinary	Purchase	3,206	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	3,206	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	208	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	830	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	681	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	409	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	3,784	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	3,784	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	427	10.87
Ordinary	Purchase	4,364	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	472	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	4,364	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	345	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,228	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,841	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	555	10.87
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	292	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	1,135	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	250	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	243	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	409	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	400	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	28	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	409	10.87
Ordinary	Purchase	427	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	2,125	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	409	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	198	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	210	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	469	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	464	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	482	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	1	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	578	10.87
Ordinary	Purchase	1,385	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	1,328	10.87
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	225	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	181	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	494	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	654	10.885
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	2,198	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	675	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	750	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	739	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	475	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	107	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	500	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	195	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	413	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	1,141	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	34	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	3,750	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	583	10.885
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	666	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	588	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	580	10.885
Ordinary	Purchase	427	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	636	10.885
Ordinary	Purchase	295	10.87
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.905
Ordinary	Purchase	674	10.87
Ordinary	Purchase	98	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	502	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	1,030	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	407	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	581	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	1,135	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	610	10.885
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	567	10.885
Ordinary	Purchase	226	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	447	10.885
Ordinary	Purchase	475	10.885
Ordinary	Purchase	233	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	175	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	28	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	469	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	409	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	446	10.875
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	408	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	522	10.88
Ordinary	Purchase	26	10.885
Ordinary	Purchase	2,008	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	1,004	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	206	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	94	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	111	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	613	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	526	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	2,576	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	942	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	3,307	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	4,371	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	4,093	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	7,107	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	722	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	570	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	384	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	13	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	167	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	376	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	317	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	21	10.895
Ordinary	Purchase	559	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	43	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	368	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	148	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	401	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	453	10.89
Ordinary	Purchase	550	10.9
Ordinary	Purchase	287	10.87
Ordinary	Purchase	367	10.87
Ordinary	Purchase	2,500,000	10.85
Ordinary	Purchase	585	10.905
Ordinary	Purchase	72	10.905
Ordinary	Sale	644	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	1,242	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	652	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	644	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	471	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	688	10.88
Ordinary	Sale	688	10.88
Ordinary	Sale	688	10.88
Ordinary	Sale	60	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	170	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	60	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.88
Ordinary	Sale	230	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	220	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	2,230	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	1,281	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	372	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	58	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	50	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	372	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	209	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	1,575	10.885
Ordinary	Sale	1,575	10.885
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	355	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	56	10.885
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.885
Ordinary	Sale	56	10.885
Ordinary	Sale	225	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	58	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	71	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	29	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	779	10.885
Ordinary	Sale	2,253	10.88
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	1,703	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	711	10.87
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.885
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.885
Ordinary	Sale	393	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	1,355	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	194	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	194	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	3,000	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.88
Ordinary	Sale	1,210	10.87
Ordinary	Sale	40	10.87
Ordinary	Sale	182	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	183	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	1,105	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	129	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	2,956	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	2,956	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	58	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	211	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	62	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	178	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	189	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	308	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	936	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	127	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	54	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	128	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	110	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	879	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	493	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	151	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	178	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	244	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	1,212	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	453	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	1,951	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	350	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	324	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	578	10.87
Ordinary	Sale	698	10.885
Ordinary	Sale	172	10.885
Ordinary	Sale	172	10.885
Ordinary	Sale	1,033	10.885
Ordinary	Sale	408	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	408	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	408	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	1,259	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	701	10.905
Ordinary	Sale	2,958	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	2,213	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	673	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	4,327	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	94	10.905
Ordinary	Sale	408	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	565	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	565	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	3,068	10.905
Ordinary	Sale	2,293	10.905
Ordinary	Sale	740	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.88
Ordinary	Sale	408	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	3,068	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	3,068	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	100	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	572	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	1,422	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	1,422	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	408	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	13	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	406	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	1,605	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	2,623	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	549	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	866	10.885
Ordinary	Sale	1,862	10.885
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.885
Ordinary	Sale	311	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	250	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	408	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	408	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	553	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	587	10.87
Ordinary	Sale	408	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	408	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	270	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	2,943	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	750	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	236	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	2,463	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	1,872	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	406	10.895
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.88
Ordinary	Sale	412	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	111	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	10	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	408	10.9
Ordinary	Sale	402	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	148	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	4,466	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	22,855	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	8,933	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	4,093	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	163	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	5,760	10.89
Ordinary	Sale	657	10.9045
	Total Purchases	2,711,227
	Total sales	159,392

(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:	16/02/2018
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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