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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

25th Aug 2017 10:00

RNS Number : 0038P

Societe Generale SA

25 August 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	24/08/2017
(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:	52,061,002	3.03	75,704	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,110	0.00	21,178,873	1.23
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	52,062,112	3.03	21,254,577	1.24

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	382	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	439	9.5225
Ordinary	Purchase	26	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	495	9.5225
Ordinary	Purchase	52	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	44	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	449	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	450	9.5225
Ordinary	Purchase	516	9.5225
Ordinary	Purchase	826	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	305	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	672	9.5375
Ordinary	Purchase	615	9.5325
Ordinary	Purchase	57	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	764	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	315	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	65	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	151	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	670	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	170	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	212	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	458	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	631	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	334	9.56
Ordinary	Purchase	247	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	242	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	125	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	589	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	670	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	624	9.5225
Ordinary	Purchase	48	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	336	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	77	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	392	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	335	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	672	9.5275
Ordinary	Purchase	5	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	170	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	491	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	172	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	200	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	472	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	120	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	106	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	314	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	3	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.5275
Ordinary	Purchase	670	9.5325
Ordinary	Purchase	307	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	193	9.5275
Ordinary	Purchase	672	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	464	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	4	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	500	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	172	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	659	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	455	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	487	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	6,409	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	841	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	702	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	166	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	157	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	594	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	104	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	94	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	8	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	101	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	26,486	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	205	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	242	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	335	9.53
Ordinary	Purchase	336	9.5175
Ordinary	Purchase	135	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	200	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	409	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	23	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	664	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	230	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	254	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	804	9.515
Ordinary	Purchase	670	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	615	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	615	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	670	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	670	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	465	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	540	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	670	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	800	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	226	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	444	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	245	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	764	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	335	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	270	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	150	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	670	9.54
Ordinary	Purchase	408	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	112	9.545
Ordinary	Purchase	335	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.535
Ordinary	Purchase	249	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	1,045	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	250	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.55
Ordinary	Purchase	336	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	1,176	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.555
Ordinary	Purchase	25	9.525
Ordinary	Purchase	495	9.5225
Ordinary	Purchase	625	9.5225
Ordinary	Purchase	485	9.5225
Ordinary	Purchase	483	9.52
Ordinary	Purchase	4,000,000	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	470	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	30	9.535
Ordinary	Sale	174	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	1,568	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	2,382	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	643	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	926	9.53
Ordinary	Sale	643	9.55
Ordinary	Sale	609	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	1,613	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	514	9.525
Ordinary	Sale	688	9.54
Ordinary	Sale	229	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	482	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	241	9.515
Ordinary	Sale	4,000,000	9.53
	Total Purchases	4,085,833
	Total Sales	4,011,212

(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:	25/08/2017
Contact name:	Olivier Vero
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6821 / 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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