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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ('RI') STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the 'Code')

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader: BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose SKY PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt SKY PLC
principal trader is connected
(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 15 February 2018
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal NO
trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

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(b), 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: 50p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 7,110,777 0.41% 4,434,126 0.26%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
776,603 0.05% 5,014,755 0.29%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 7,887,380 0.46% 9,448,881 0.55%

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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), 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 Purchase/sale Total number of Highest price per unit Lowest price per unit
security securities paid/received paid/received
50p ordinary Purchase 631,049 10.9010 GBP 10.875 GBP
50p ordinary Sale 520,591 10.8991 GBP 10.8757 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
50p ordinary SWAP Long 42 10.8988 GBP
50p ordinary CFD Long 144 10.8897 GBP
50p ordinary SWAP Long 306 10.8889 GBP
50p ordinary SWAP Long 402 10.8500 GBP
50p ordinary CFD Long 808 10.8780 GBP
50p ordinary CFD Long 866 10.8491 GBP
50p ordinary SWAP Long 1,477 10.8939 GBP
50p ordinary CFD Long 1,488 10.8869 GBP
50p ordinary CFD Long 5,000 10.8757 GBP
50p ordinary SWAP Long 5,492 10.8866 GBP
50p ordinary CFD Long 6,106 10.8935 GBP
50p ordinary SWAP Long 6,519 10.8936 GBP
50p ordinary CFD Long 26,256 10.8898 GBP
50p ordinary SWAP Long 33,013 10.8917 GBP
50p ordinary SWAP Long 36,021 10.8868 GBP
50p ordinary CFD Short 2,814 10.8813 GBP
50p ordinary SWAP Short 4,015 10.8900 GBP
50p ordinary CFD Short 20,772 10.8913 GBP
50p ordinary SWAP Short 53,233 10.8952 GBP
50p ordinary CFD Short 61,048 10.9016 GBP
50p ordinary SWAP Short 75,522 10.8924 GBP

(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

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security Product description

e.g. call option

 Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

(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)

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 exempt principal trader 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'

None

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader 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'

None

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 16 Feb 2018
Contact name: Elise Tang
Telephone number: 0207 1163 001

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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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