HSBC Holdings Regulatory News (HSBA)

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:

Sky Plc

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

x

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv

Name

HSBC Holdings PLC

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, United Kingdom

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v

Name

HSBC Bank plc

HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited

HSBC Global Asset Management (France)

HSBC Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited HSBC Trust Company (UK) Limited

INKA Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschft mbH, Dusseldorf

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

8, Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

14 Aug 2018

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

15 Aug 2018

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

Below Disclosure Threshold

Below Disclosure Threshold

Below Disclosure Threshold

1,719,017,230.

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

3.590 %

1.553 %

5.143 %

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB0001411924

Below Disclosure Threshold

Below Disclosure Threshold

SUBTOTAL 8. A

Below Disclosure Threshold

Below Disclosure Threshold

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdatex

Exercise/Conversion Periodxi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

Stock Lent

Below Disclosure Threshold

Below Disclosure Threshold

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

Below Disclosure Threshold

Below Disclosure Threshold

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdatex

Exercise/Conversion Period xi

Physical or cash

settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Equity Swap

Cash Settled

Below Disclosure Threshold

Below Disclosure Threshold

Option Basket

Cash Settled

Below Disclosure Threshold

Below Disclosure Threshold

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

Below Disclosure Threshold

Below Disclosure Threshold

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

x

Namexv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

HSBC Holdings plc

HSBC Bank plc

Below Disclosure Threshold

Below Disclosure Threshold

Below Disclosure Threshold

HSBC Holdings plc

HSBC Investment Bank Holdings plc

HSBC Global Asset Management Limited

HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited

Below Disclosure Threshold

Below Disclosure Threshold

HSBC Holdings plc

HSBC Bank plc

HSBC Trust Company (UK) Limited

Below Disclosure Threshold

Below Disclosure Threshold

HSBC Holdings plc

HSBC Bank plc

HSBC France

HSBC EPARGNE ENTREPRISE (France)

HSBC Global Asset Management (France)

Below Disclosure Threshold

Below Disclosure Threshold

HSBC Holdings plc

HSBC Bank plc

HSBC Germany Holdings GmbH

HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG

HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt Gesellschaft fur Bankbeteiligungen mbH

INKA Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschft mbH, Dusseldorf

Below Disclosure Threshold

Below Disclosure Threshold

HSBC Holdings plc

HSBC Finance (Netherlands)

HSBC Holdings B.V.

HSBC Asia Holdings (UK) Limited

HSBC Asia Holdings B.V.

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

HSBC Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited

Below Disclosure Threshold

Below Disclosure Threshold

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional informationxvi

Place of completion

London, United Kingdom

Date of completion

15 Aug 2018