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Jul 25, 2014

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Sky Deutschland AG: Planned takeover offer to the shareholders by British Sky Broadcasting Group plc

The company British Sky Broadcasting Group plc announced in a press release on 25 July 2014 that it intends to submit a voluntary public takeover offer to the shareholders of Sky Deutschland AG.

According to the offer, shareholders of Sky Deutschland AG shall receive EUR 6.75 in cash for each ordinary share they hold. For further information about this transaction, please refer to the website of the company at www.sky.com.

This circular describes the effects this transaction will potentially have on the existing Eurex options (SKY) and the Eurex Single Stock Futures contract (SKYG) on shares of Sky Deutschland AG.

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