RNS Number : 8526Y
Sky PLC
24 August 2018
 

 

Sky plc 

(the 'Company')

 

The Company announces that it received notification from the following Independent Non-Executive Directors of the Company that they had purchased ordinary shares in the Company on 24 August 2018 at a price of 1536.00 pence per share, pursuant to trading plans, as detailed below:

 

Name of Director

Number of shares purchased

Date of entry into trading plan

Total number of shares held in the Company following the transaction

Martin Gilbert

64

06 December 2011

 

9,263

Matthieu Pigasse

65

08 December 2011

 

9,275

Tracy Clarke

 

40

19 June 2012

5,138

Andrew Sukawaty

 

49

01 June 2013

5,817

 

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

 

Martin Gilbert

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Deputy Chairman, Independent Non-Executive Director

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

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 the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

Ordinary Shares of 50 pence each in Sky plc

 

 

ISIN: GB0001411924

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

Purchase of shares pursuant to a trading plan.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

1536.00

64

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

n/a

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2018-08-24

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Matthieu Pigasse

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Independent Non-Executive Director

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

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 the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

Ordinary Shares of 50 pence each in Sky plc

 

 

ISIN: GB0001411924

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

Purchase of shares pursuant to a trading plan.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

1536.00

65

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

n/a

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2018-08-24

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Tracy Clarke

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Independent Non-Executive Director

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

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 the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

Ordinary Shares of 50 pence each in Sky plc

 

 

ISIN: GB0001411924

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

Purchase of shares pursuant to a trading plan.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

1536.00

40

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

n/a

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2018-08-24

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Andrew Sukawaty

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

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 the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

Ordinary Shares of 50 pence each in Sky plc

 

 

ISIN: GB0001411924

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

Purchase of shares pursuant to a trading plan.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

1536.00

49

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

n/a

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2018-08-24

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

Enquiries:

 

Ben Matthews

Deputy Company Secretary

Telephone: +44 (0)333 100 0333

 


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