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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

AMENDMENT TO PURCHASES AND SALES 2(a) and 3(a)

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: 09 August 2017
(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: 0.1p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 8,711,901 0.53% 3,409,246 0.20%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
5,675 0.00% 8,084,692 0.47%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 8,717,576 0.53% 11,493,938 0.67%

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
0.1p ordinary Purchase 500,908 9.5756 GBP 9.505 GBP
0.1p ordinary Sale 867,043 9.5705 GBP 9.5032 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 8 9.5700 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 210 9.5744 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 237 9.5343 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 279 9.5644 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 547 9.5544 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 2,471 9.5295 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 22,356 9.5440 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 28,818 9.5350 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 110,783 9.5570 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 190,486 9.5451 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 267 9.5756 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 662 9.5311 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 1,452 9.5646 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 2,450 9.5166 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 3,346 9.5487 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 4,032 9.5350 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 4,032 9.5350 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 4,886 9.5062 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 10,531 9.5514 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 11,066 9.5785 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 23,547 9.5474 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 71,819 9.5325 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Expires 11/09/2018 Short 74,536 9.5666 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Expires 11/09/2018 Short 186,341 9.5430 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: 15 Aug 2017
Contact name: Jay Supaya
Telephone number: 020 7773 0635

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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