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Form 8.3 - SKY PLC

9th Jul 2018 11:13

RNS Number : 0201U

Societe Generale SA

09 July 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	06/07/2018
(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:	72,172,937	4.20	67,650	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,046,560	0.58	69,122,747	4.02
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	82,219,497	4.78	69,190,397	4.02

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	19	14.465
Ordinary	Purchase	4,674	14.56
Ordinary	Purchase	15,584	14.56
Ordinary	Purchase	374	14.56
Ordinary	Purchase	1,357	14.56
Ordinary	Purchase	412	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,464	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	453	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	230	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	762	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	64	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	40	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	148	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	312	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	200	14.47
Ordinary	Purchase	75	14.455
Ordinary	Purchase	117	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	558	14.51
Ordinary	Purchase	175	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	82	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	130	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	400	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	130	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	103	14.525
Ordinary	Purchase	534	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	451	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	208	14.51
Ordinary	Purchase	154	14.51
Ordinary	Purchase	1,081	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	101	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	518	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	106	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	310	14.545
Ordinary	Purchase	370	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	123	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	420	14.495
Ordinary	Purchase	320	14.495
Ordinary	Purchase	101	14.525
Ordinary	Purchase	130	14.525
Ordinary	Purchase	1,186	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	138	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	658	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	130	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	270	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	130	14.475
Ordinary	Purchase	199	14.475
Ordinary	Purchase	101	14.495
Ordinary	Purchase	130	14.495
Ordinary	Purchase	266	14.475
Ordinary	Purchase	130	14.495
Ordinary	Purchase	330	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	140	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	400	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	134	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	340	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	144	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	119	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	182	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	119	14.465
Ordinary	Purchase	801	14.465
Ordinary	Purchase	310	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	55	14.465
Ordinary	Purchase	380	14.465
Ordinary	Purchase	154	14.51
Ordinary	Purchase	130	14.47
Ordinary	Purchase	134	14.47
Ordinary	Purchase	154	14.51
Ordinary	Purchase	163	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	14	14.515
Ordinary	Purchase	87	14.445
Ordinary	Purchase	25	14.445
Ordinary	Purchase	14	14.515
Ordinary	Purchase	52	14.515
Ordinary	Purchase	674	14.515
Ordinary	Purchase	827	14.51
Ordinary	Purchase	266	14.515
Ordinary	Purchase	663	14.515
Ordinary	Purchase	265	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	174	14.515
Ordinary	Purchase	283	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	101	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	7	14.515
Ordinary	Purchase	8	14.515
Ordinary	Purchase	238	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	47	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	305	14.51
Ordinary	Purchase	327	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	35	14.475
Ordinary	Purchase	520	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	65	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	119	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	245	14.47
Ordinary	Purchase	294	14.45
Ordinary	Purchase	312	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	323	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	382	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	322	14.495
Ordinary	Purchase	818	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	142	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	654	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	68	14.47
Ordinary	Purchase	830	14.475
Ordinary	Purchase	3	14.465
Ordinary	Purchase	97	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	126	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	233	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	400	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	330	14.545
Ordinary	Purchase	330	14.545
Ordinary	Purchase	158	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	376	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	304	14.495
Ordinary	Purchase	28	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	116	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	1	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	25	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	16	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	400	14.45
Ordinary	Purchase	313	14.495
Ordinary	Purchase	306	14.495
Ordinary	Purchase	5	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	301	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	384	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	438	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	488	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	497	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	641	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	401	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	409	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	607	14.435
Ordinary	Purchase	327	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	297	14.465
Ordinary	Purchase	305	14.515
Ordinary	Purchase	324	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	306	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	474	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	305	14.515
Ordinary	Purchase	917	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	305	14.515
Ordinary	Purchase	362	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	6	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	694	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	480	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	26	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	57	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	494	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	335	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	306	14.515
Ordinary	Purchase	343	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.445
Ordinary	Purchase	367	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	585	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	496	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	466	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.46
Ordinary	Purchase	214	14.455
Ordinary	Purchase	305	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	305	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	351	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.455
Ordinary	Purchase	461	14.495
Ordinary	Purchase	441	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	342	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	496	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	381	14.495
Ordinary	Purchase	371	14.495
Ordinary	Purchase	348	14.44
Ordinary	Purchase	279	14.47
Ordinary	Purchase	600	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	653	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	274	14.455
Ordinary	Purchase	306	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	618	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	850	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	522	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.45
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.435
Ordinary	Purchase	315	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	419	14.545
Ordinary	Purchase	521	14.495
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.45
Ordinary	Purchase	322	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	447	14.445
Ordinary	Purchase	195	14.445
Ordinary	Purchase	304	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	305	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	575	14.495
Ordinary	Purchase	111	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	285	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	137	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	28	14.47
Ordinary	Purchase	684	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	813	14.475
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.45
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.46
Ordinary	Purchase	194	14.455
Ordinary	Purchase	196	14.465
Ordinary	Purchase	445	14.475
Ordinary	Purchase	372	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	387	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	210	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	312	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	102	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	561	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	294	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	111	14.465
Ordinary	Purchase	38	14.455
Ordinary	Purchase	165	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	600	14.495
Ordinary	Purchase	785	14.495
Ordinary	Purchase	313	14.495
Ordinary	Purchase	305	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	428	14.44
Ordinary	Purchase	370	14.455
Ordinary	Purchase	316	14.515
Ordinary	Purchase	217	14.525
Ordinary	Purchase	534	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.47
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.435
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.445
Ordinary	Purchase	283	14.525
Ordinary	Purchase	758	14.475
Ordinary	Purchase	122	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	109	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	87	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	303	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	599	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	600	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	398	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	323	14.475
Ordinary	Purchase	317	14.43
Ordinary	Purchase	182	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	372	14.475
Ordinary	Purchase	473	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.445
Ordinary	Purchase	463	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	312	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	305	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	323	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	312	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,061	14.475
Ordinary	Purchase	306	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	306	14.475
Ordinary	Purchase	26	14.47
Ordinary	Purchase	455	14.47
Ordinary	Purchase	233	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.45
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.445
Ordinary	Purchase	107	14.435
Ordinary	Purchase	456	14.465
Ordinary	Purchase	306	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	316	14.515
Ordinary	Purchase	306	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	279	14.44
Ordinary	Purchase	690	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.465
Ordinary	Purchase	306	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	363	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	485	14.465
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.425
Ordinary	Purchase	305	14.495
Ordinary	Purchase	276	14.46
Ordinary	Purchase	31	14.46
Ordinary	Purchase	494	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	123	14.505
Ordinary	Purchase	1,033	14.465
Ordinary	Purchase	666	14.465
Ordinary	Purchase	468	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	28	14.44
Ordinary	Purchase	339	14.46
Ordinary	Purchase	274	14.455
Ordinary	Purchase	305	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	306	14.47
Ordinary	Purchase	1,045	14.465
Ordinary	Purchase	635	14.465
Ordinary	Purchase	496	14.475
Ordinary	Purchase	305	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	285	14.46
Ordinary	Purchase	306	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	21	14.46
Ordinary	Purchase	359	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	558	14.5
Ordinary	Purchase	306	14.465
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.46
Ordinary	Purchase	327	14.455
Ordinary	Purchase	1,059	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.445
Ordinary	Purchase	459	14.45
Ordinary	Purchase	769	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	474	14.51
Ordinary	Purchase	474	14.51
Ordinary	Purchase	307	14.475
Ordinary	Purchase	576	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	76	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	306	14.475
Ordinary	Purchase	305	14.51
Ordinary	Purchase	413	14.435
Ordinary	Purchase	359	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	359	14.49
Ordinary	Purchase	648	14.485
Ordinary	Purchase	710	14.48
Ordinary	Purchase	320	14.495
Ordinary	Purchase	46,561	14.4975
Ordinary	Purchase	75,000	14.5051
Ordinary	Purchase	3,300,000	14.52
Ordinary	Purchase	639	14.56
Ordinary	Sale	2,995	14.56
Ordinary	Sale	298	14.56
Ordinary	Sale	234	14.56
Ordinary	Sale	5,334	14.56
Ordinary	Sale	4,674	14.56
Ordinary	Sale	29	14.56
Ordinary	Sale	2,472	14.56
Ordinary	Sale	638	14.56
Ordinary	Sale	30	14.56
Ordinary	Sale	263	14.56
Ordinary	Sale	30	14.56
Ordinary	Sale	37	14.56
Ordinary	Sale	295	14.45
Ordinary	Sale	13	14.485
Ordinary	Sale	44	14.485
Ordinary	Sale	5	14.46
Ordinary	Sale	14	14.485
Ordinary	Sale	14	14.43
Ordinary	Sale	58	14.47
Ordinary	Sale	260	14.485
Ordinary	Sale	203	14.5
Ordinary	Sale	47	14.5
Ordinary	Sale	178	14.42
Ordinary	Sale	297	14.475
Ordinary	Sale	305	14.475
Ordinary	Sale	15	14.485
Ordinary	Sale	305	14.46
Ordinary	Sale	109	14.5
Ordinary	Sale	265	14.505
Ordinary	Sale	109	14.5
Ordinary	Sale	109	14.49
Ordinary	Sale	300	14.475
Ordinary	Sale	109	14.485
Ordinary	Sale	109	14.485
Ordinary	Sale	109	14.485
Ordinary	Sale	511	14.465
Ordinary	Sale	109	14.495
Ordinary	Sale	320	14.485
Ordinary	Sale	320	14.495
Ordinary	Sale	250	14.49
	Total Purchases	3,544,239
	Total Sales	21,816

(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 long position	46,561	14.4975
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	75,000	14.50509958
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,300,000	14.52

(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:	09/07/2018
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 news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.rns.com.

END

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