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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

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By LSE RNS

RNS Number : 4511M
Societe Generale SA
28 July 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

27/07/2017

(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:

33,915,315

1.97

68,878

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

1,070

0.00

12,858,058

0.75

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

     TOTAL:

33,916,385

1.97

12,926,936

0.75

 

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

63

9.665

Ordinary

Purchase

65

9.665

Ordinary

Purchase

65

9.665

Ordinary

Purchase

192

9.665

Ordinary

Purchase

200

9.665

Ordinary

Purchase

47

9.665

Ordinary

Purchase

475

9.66

Ordinary

Purchase

200

9.665

Ordinary

Purchase

428

9.665

Ordinary

Purchase

426

9.655

Ordinary

Purchase

287

9.665

Ordinary

Purchase

1,421

9.665

Ordinary

Purchase

23

9.65

Ordinary

Purchase

476

9.655

Ordinary

Purchase

474

9.665

Ordinary

Purchase

4,789

9.68

Ordinary

Purchase

5,510

9.68

Ordinary

Purchase

998

9.665

Ordinary

Purchase

465

9.665

Ordinary

Purchase

72

9.665

Ordinary

Purchase

21

9.65

Ordinary

Purchase

573

9.6375

Ordinary

Purchase

272

9.64

Ordinary

Purchase

500

9.645

Ordinary

Purchase

451

9.66

Ordinary

Purchase

153

9.66

Ordinary

Purchase

6

9.65

Ordinary

Purchase

16

9.65

Ordinary

Purchase

1,363

9.66

Ordinary

Purchase

764

9.65

Ordinary

Purchase

1,288

9.65

Ordinary

Purchase

917

9.645

Ordinary

Purchase

527

9.645

Ordinary

Purchase

1,060,133

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

76

9.68

Ordinary

Sale

153

9.68

Ordinary

Sale

2,012

9.68

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

640

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

296

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

24

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

288

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

195

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

288

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

32

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.655

Ordinary

Sale

296

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

26

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

569

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

110

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

370

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

110

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

296

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

394

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

480

9.665

Ordinary

Sale

110

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

264

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

106

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

497

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

604

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

497

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

296

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

24

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

104

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

297

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

399

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

4,789

9.68

Ordinary

Sale

265

9.68

Ordinary

Sale

1,528

9.68

Ordinary

Sale

858

9.68

Ordinary

Sale

1,968

9.68

Ordinary

Sale

289

9.68

Ordinary

Sale

750

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

864

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

10

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

310

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

176

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

146

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

173

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

147

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

74

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

159

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

142

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

161

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

180

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

140

9.66

Ordinary

Sale

180

9.66

Ordinary

Sale

246

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

257

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

63

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

80

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

240

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

23

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

297

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

183

9.66

Ordinary

Sale

42

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

278

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

480

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

215

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

137

9.66

Ordinary

Sale

105

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

127

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

193

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

290

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

32

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

188

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

134

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

180

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

240

9.665

Ordinary

Sale

80

9.665

Ordinary

Sale

175

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

145

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

144

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

163

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

157

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

140

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

178

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

214

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

266

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

180

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

140

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

24

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

296

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

102

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

218

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

197

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

123

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

257

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

144

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

255

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

296

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

26

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

178

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

65

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

261

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

61

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

252

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

63

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

480

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

117

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

203

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

38

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

282

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

110

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

120

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

480

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

182

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

138

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

90

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

111

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

176

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

33

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

10

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

310

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

46

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

276

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

170

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

310

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

246

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

76

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

75

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

245

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

500

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

128

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

480

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

192

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

140

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

417

9.655

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

500

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.66

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.665

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

140

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

180

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

180

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

140

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

180

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

140

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

180

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

180

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

23

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

117

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

168

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

152

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

322

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

24

9.655

Ordinary

Sale

212

9.655

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

411

9.6575

Ordinary

Sale

69

9.655

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

100

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

220

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

250

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

91

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

229

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

138

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

182

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

320

9.665

Ordinary

Sale

750

9.665

Ordinary

Sale

483

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

640

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

640

9.65

Ordinary

Sale

650

9.665

Ordinary

Sale

150

9.665

Ordinary

Sale

960

9.645

Ordinary

Sale

960

9.64

Ordinary

Sale

180,881

9.666732


Total Purchases

1,083,660



Total Sales

257,663


 

 

(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 short position

180,881

9.666732

 

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(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"

 

 

 

 

(c)        Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

 

 

Date of disclosure:

28/07/2017

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.


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