Sky PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (4224N)

TIDMSKY

RNS Number : 4224N

Sky PLC

25 October 2016

Sky plc

(the 'Company')

The Company announces that it received notification from the following Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company that they had purchased ordinary shares in the Company on 24 October 2016 at a price of 816 pence per share as detailed below:

 
 Name of Director    Number of           Total number 
                      shares purchased    of shares 
                                          held in the 
                                          Company following 
                                          the transaction 
------------------  ------------------  ------------------- 
 Adine Grate         20,200              29,394 
------------------  ------------------  ------------------- 
 

The notifications below are made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Name                      Adine Grate 
---  ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Position/status           Independent Non-Executive 
                                 Director 
---  ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification      Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
---  ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Name                      Sky plc 
---  ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                       2138003TS48MQKF4BZ29 
---  ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to 
       be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; 
       (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each 
       date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
       have been conducted 
---  ------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Description of            Ordinary Shares of 50 pence 
       the financial             each in Sky plc 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument 
                                 ISIN: GB0001411924 
       Identification 
       code 
---  ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the             Purchase of shares. 
       transaction 
---  ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and                Price(s)     Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                  -----------  ---------- 
                                   816 pence    20,200 
                                  -----------  ---------- 
---  ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information    n/a 
       - Aggregated 
       volume 
       - Price 
---  ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction   2016-10-24 
---  ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the              London 
       transaction 
---  ------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 

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