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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

18th Dec 2017 11:23

RNS Number : 6423Z

Societe Generale SA

18 December 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	15/12/2017
(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:	7,953,239	0.46	263,487	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	10,208,810	0.59	12,053,897	0.70
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	18,162,049	1.06	12,317,384	0.72

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	1,066	10
Ordinary	Purchase	22	10
Ordinary	Purchase	12	10
Ordinary	Purchase	21	10
Ordinary	Purchase	12	10
Ordinary	Purchase	15	10
Ordinary	Purchase	21	10
Ordinary	Purchase	16	10
Ordinary	Purchase	11	10
Ordinary	Purchase	22	10
Ordinary	Purchase	23	10
Ordinary	Purchase	34	10
Ordinary	Purchase	16	10
Ordinary	Purchase	13	10
Ordinary	Purchase	16	10
Ordinary	Purchase	15	10
Ordinary	Purchase	22	10
Ordinary	Purchase	52	10
Ordinary	Purchase	1,014	10
Ordinary	Purchase	20	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	22	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	442	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	50	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	361	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	65	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	346	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	188	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	223	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	412	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	8	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	403	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	347	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	26	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	16	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	245	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	150	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	39	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	96	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	250	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	126	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	285	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	344	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	67	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	346	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	42	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	23	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	186	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	39	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	64	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	186	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	218	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	193	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	211	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	360	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	200	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	51	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	287	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	124	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	411	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	22	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	345	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	66	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	28	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	361	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	184	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	5	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	222	10.01
Ordinary	Purchase	14,713	9.97
Ordinary	Purchase	1,332	9.97
Ordinary	Purchase	672	9.97
Ordinary	Purchase	2,004	9.97
Ordinary	Purchase	442	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	253	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	442	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	23	10.08
Ordinary	Purchase	189	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	436	10.14
Ordinary	Purchase	438	10.08
Ordinary	Purchase	209	10.13
Ordinary	Purchase	227	10.13
Ordinary	Purchase	221	10.14
Ordinary	Purchase	206	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	2,860	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	268	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	442	9.945
Ordinary	Purchase	215	10.14
Ordinary	Purchase	437	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	438	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	436	10.14
Ordinary	Purchase	528	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	653	10.11
Ordinary	Purchase	438	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	437	10.1
Ordinary	Purchase	436	10.13
Ordinary	Purchase	328	10.13
Ordinary	Purchase	17	10.13
Ordinary	Purchase	419	10.13
Ordinary	Purchase	6	10.08
Ordinary	Purchase	193	10.08
Ordinary	Purchase	437	10.12
Ordinary	Purchase	108	10.13
Ordinary	Purchase	422	10.08
Ordinary	Purchase	316	10.08
Ordinary	Purchase	285	10.09
Ordinary	Purchase	14,060	10.18
Ordinary	Purchase	8,983	10.094848
Ordinary	Purchase	136,000	10.100177
Ordinary	Purchase	100,405	10.092708
Ordinary	Purchase	77,636	10.070305
Ordinary	Purchase	5,650	10.042361
Ordinary	Purchase	388,693	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	274	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	486	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	1,014	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	1	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	279	9.97
Ordinary	Sale	393	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	322	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	7	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	596	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	421	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	15	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	1,455	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	289	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	670	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	982	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	284	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	208	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	546	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	1,528	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	920	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	105	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	686	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	627	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	611	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	500	10.03
Ordinary	Sale	868	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	572	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	323	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	1,411	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	652	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	771	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	516	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	267	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	793	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	1,670	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	1,332	9.97
Ordinary	Sale	1,468	9.97
Ordinary	Sale	608	9.97
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	342	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	396	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	297	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	720	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	125	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	820	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	279	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	602	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	1,191	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	138	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	163	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	1,155	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	758	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	703	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	537	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	251	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	1,170	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	300	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	609	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	180	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	537	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	161	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	973	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.04
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.04
Ordinary	Sale	441	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	487	9.97
Ordinary	Sale	438	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	439	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	441	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	571	9.975
Ordinary	Sale	559	9.975
Ordinary	Sale	441	10.04
Ordinary	Sale	441	9.97
Ordinary	Sale	441	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	438	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	441	9.97
Ordinary	Sale	1,060	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	656	9.99
Ordinary	Sale	439	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	439	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	441	9.99
Ordinary	Sale	439	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	442	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	441	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	463	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	480	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.01
Ordinary	Sale	442	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	613	9.98
Ordinary	Sale	950	9.995
Ordinary	Sale	745	9.995
Ordinary	Sale	11	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	1,198	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	503	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	714	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	6,671	9.995
Ordinary	Sale	438	10.1
Ordinary	Sale	659	9.985
Ordinary	Sale	555	9.98
Ordinary	Sale	441	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	438	10.1
Ordinary	Sale	439	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	1,122	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	681	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	482	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	471	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	441	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	1,413	10
Ordinary	Sale	335	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	310	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	652	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	636	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	15,298	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	22,947	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	19,122	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	653	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	128	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	578	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	1,085	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	623	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	473	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	7,648	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	11,473	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	90	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	1,134	9.955
Ordinary	Sale	438	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	3,668	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.02
Ordinary	Sale	502	9.96
Ordinary	Sale	487	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	601	10.1
Ordinary	Sale	438	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	438	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	641	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	600	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.965
Ordinary	Sale	438	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	438	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	442	9.945
Ordinary	Sale	442	9.95
Ordinary	Sale	439	10.04
Ordinary	Sale	52	9.98
Ordinary	Sale	6,775	9.995
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.03
Ordinary	Sale	282	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	1	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	155	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	439	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	3	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	436	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	19	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	420	10.09
Ordinary	Sale	512	9.97
Ordinary	Sale	440	10.03
Ordinary	Sale	439	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	313	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	126	10.08
Ordinary	Sale	1,076	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	410	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	90	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	7	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	303	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	1,100	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	287	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	400	10.14
Ordinary	Sale	183	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	217	10.07
Ordinary	Sale	228	10.11
Ordinary	Sale	3,304	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	1,402	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	511	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	1,002	9.97
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	9.97
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	2,004	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	1,002	9.97
Ordinary	Sale	24,198	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	50	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	25,839	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	46,478	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	9,616	9.986258
Ordinary	Sale	57,500	9.986066
Ordinary	Sale	11,768	10.18
Ordinary	Sale	132,061	10.09863
Ordinary	Sale	321,378	10.00624
Ordinary	Sale	388,693	9.95
	Total Purchases	783,112
	Total Sales	1,219,142

(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	Increasing a long position	9,616	9.986258
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	57,500	9.986066
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	132,061	10.09863
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	321,378	10.00624
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	8,983	10.094848
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	136,000	10.100177
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	100,405	10.092708
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	77,636	10.070305
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5,650	10.042361

(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:	18/12/2017
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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