IMPORTANT NOTICE THIS OFFERING IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO INVESTORS WHO ARE NON-U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) (“REGULATION S”)) LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. IMPORTANT: You must read the following before continuing. The following applies to the attached document (the “document”) and you are therefore advised to read this carefully before reading, accessing or making any other use of the document. 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Offering Memorandum – dated 30 March 2015 Sky plc (formerly known as British Sky Broadcasting Group plc) (incorporated with limited liability in England and Wales) (Registered Number 02247735) €600,000,000 Guaranteed Floating Rate Notes due 2020 unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed on a joint and several basis by Sky Group Finance plc (formerly known as BSkyB Finance UK plc) Sky UK Limited (formerly known as British Sky Broadcasting Limited) Sky Subscribers Services Limited and Sky Telecommunications Services Limited (formerly known as BSkyB Telecommunications Services Limited) issued pursuant to the £10,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme of Sky Group Finance plc (formerly known as BSkyB Finance UK plc) and Sky plc (formerly known as British Sky Broadcasting Group plc) Issue Price of the Notes: 99.901 per cent. The €600,000,000 Guaranteed Floating Rate Notes due 2020 (the “Notes”) will be issued by Sky plc (formerly known as British Sky Broadcasting Group plc, defined herein as the “Issuer” or “Sky”) on 1 April 2015 (the “Issue Date”) and guaranteed by Sky Group Finance plc (formerly known as BSkyB Finance UK plc) (“Sky Finance”), Sky UK Limited (formerly known as British Sky Broadcasting Limited) (“Sky UK”), Sky Subscribers Services Limited (“Sky Subscribers”) and Sky Telecommunications Services Limited (formerly known as BSkyB Telecommunications Services Limited) (“STSL”) (each a “Guarantor” and together, the “Guarantors” and, where used in the terms and conditions of the Notes (the “Conditions”) only, such terms shall be deemed to include any acceding guarantor in accordance with Condition 3(c)) pursuant to the £10,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme (the “Programme”) of the Issuer and Sky Finance. In accordance with Condition 3(c), STSL may cease to be a Guarantor in the event it has been fully and unconditionally released from all obligations under guarantees of Indebtedness, including under the 2005 Bonds, the 2008 Bonds, the 2012 Bonds and the Revolving Credit Facility (each such term as defined in the Conditions), for money borrowed in excess of £50,000,000 (see “Terms and Conditions of the Notes – Guarantees by Subsidiaries” in the Base Prospectus). This Offering Memorandum incorporates by reference, inter alia, sections of the Base Prospectus relating to the Programme, as more fully set out under “Documents Incorporated by Reference”. Interest on the Notes will accrue at a rate of 3 month EURIBOR plus 0.75 per cent.
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