19th Mar 2015 07:00
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO NOTEHOLDERS
THIS NOTICE IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES THE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION OF NOTEHOLDERS. IF NOTEHOLDERS ARE IN ANY DOUBT AS TO THE ACTION THEY SHOULD TAKE, THEY SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS IMMEDIATELY.
£300,000,000 6.00 per cent. guaranteed notes due 2027 (ISIN: XS0301676861) (the "Notes")
issued by Sky plc (formerly known as British Sky Broadcasting Group plc) and guaranteed by, amongst others, Sky Group Finance UK plc (formerly known as BSkyB Finance UK plc) under the £1,000,000,000 Guaranteed Euro Medium Term Note Programme, as updated from time to time (and currently the £2,500,000,000 Global Medium Term Note Programme) (the "Programme")
This notice is delivered to you in respect of the Programme constituted by the Trust Deed dated 2 April 2007, as amended or restated from time to time (the "Trust Deed") and made between, amongst others, Sky Group Finance UK plc (formerly known as BSkyB Finance UK plc) ("Sky Finance") and Sky plc (formerly known as British Sky Broadcasting Group plc) ("Sky") as issuers, Sky Finance, Sky, Sky UK Limited (formerly known as British Sky Broadcasting Limited) ("Sky UK") and Sky Subscribers Services Limited (together, the "Initial Guarantors") and BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Limited (the "Trustee"). All words and expressions defined in the Trust Deed shall (save as otherwise provided herein or unless the context otherwise requires) have the same meanings herein.
As a result of Sky Telecommunications Services Limited ("STSL") guaranteeing other Indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of £50,000,000, in accordance with provisions of the Trust Deed, Sky has procured the accession of STSL as a guarantor in respect of the Notes (the "Accession").
To record the the Accession, the relevant parties have entered into a supplemental trust deed (the "Supplemental Trust Deed") dated 18 March 2015 to the Trust Deed and entered into a supplemental agency agreement (the "Supplemental Agency Agreement") dated 18 March 2015 to the Agency Agreement dated 2 April 2007 (as amended and restated from time time) originally entered into between, amongst others, Sky, Sky Finance, the Trustee and The Bank of New York Mellon, acting through its London branch.
Copies of the Supplemental Trust Deed and the Supplemental Agency Agreement are available for inspection at the office of Sky and each of the Paying Agents.
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