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Notice of Meeting and Proxy Form

AGM29 September 2019SKTCommunication Services

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ORDINARY BUSINESS

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following ordinary resolutions:

1. Auditors’ remuneration

That the Board be authorised to fix the auditors’ remuneration.

Re-election of Directors

2. To re-elect Martin Stewart as a Director

That Martin Stewart be re-elected as a director of the Company.

3. To re-elect Philip Bowman as a Director

That Philip Bowman be re-elected as a director of the Company.

4. To re-elect Joan Withers as a Director

That Joan Withers be re-elected as a director of the Company.

Remuneration of Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director

5. To issue retention share rights

That the Company issue to Martin Stewart 800,000 share rights in the Company on the terms

and conditions set out in the explanatory notes.

6. Ratification of prior issue of 25,085,408 shares to RugbyPass Investors, LLC

That the prior issue of 25,085,408 shares by the Company to RugbyPass Investors, LLC on the

terms and conditions described in the explanatory notes is approved and ratified.

SPECIAL BUSINESS

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following special resolutions:

7. To approve the SANZAAR Rights Transaction

That Shareholders approve the SANZAAR Rights Transaction as described in the explanatory notes

on terms acceptable to the Board and authorise the Directors and Company’s senior executive

to take all actions and do all things including negotiating terms and executing all documents and

agreements necessary or desirable in connection with the SANZAAR Rights Transaction.

8. To adopt a new constitution

That the existing constitution of the Company be revoked and a new constitution, in the form

referred to in the explanatory notes, be adopted with effect from the close of the meeting.

OTHER BUSINESS

– To consider any other business, including Shareholder questions, that may be properly brought

before the meeting.

– All resolutions to be put to the meeting are discussed in the explanatory notes.

Notice is hereby given that the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Sky Network

Television Limited (the Company) will be held at The Generator, 12 Madden Street,

Auckland on Thursday 17 October 2019, commencing at 10:30 a.m.

By order of the Board

Sophie Moloney

Chief Legal, People and Partnerships Officer and Company Secretary

Agenda

Notice of annual

meeting of shareholders of

Sky Network Television Limited

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PROCEDURAL NOTES

Ordinary Resolutions

Each of resolutions 1-6 set out above is to be considered

as a separate ordinary resolution, requiring approval by

a simple majority of the votes of Shareholders entitled

to vote and voting on each resolution.

Special Resolutions

Each of resolutions 7 and 8 set out above is to be

considered a special resolution, requiring approval by

75% of the votes of the Shareholders entitled to vote

and voting on each resolution.

Voting Restrictions - Resolutions 5 and 6

The Company will disregard any votes cast on

Resolution 5 by Martin Stewart or any Associated

Person or associate of his (as defined in the NZX

Listing Rules and ASX Listing Rules respectively).

However, the Company will not disregard a vote

if Martin Stewart is acting as a proxy for a person

who is entitled to vote where such vote is cast in

accordance with an express instruction contained

in a voting/proxy form.

The Company will disregard any votes cast on

Resolution 6 by RugbyPass Investors, LLC or any of its

Associated Persons or associates (as defined in the

NZX Listing Rules and ASX Listing Rules respectively).

However, the Company will not disregard a vote if

RugbyPass Investors, LLC is acting as a proxy for a

person who is entitled to vote where such vote is cast

in accordance with an express instruction contained

in a voting/proxy form.

NZX Approval

This notice of meeting has been approved by NZX.

However, NZX takes no responsibility for any statement

contained in this notice of meeting or any of the

explanatory notes.

Voting and Proxies

You can exercise your right to vote at the meeting

in two ways. Namely, by being present and voting in

person or by appointing a proxy to attend and vote in

your place. A voting/proxy form is enclosed with this

notice of meeting and explanatory notes.

If you are entitled to vote and wish to do so in person,

you should attend the Annual Meeting. Please bring

your voting/proxy form with you to the meeting, as the

barcode will assist with your registration.

If you wish to vote by proxy you must complete the

voting/proxy form and ensure it is received by the

Company by no later than 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday 15

October 2019. You can also lodge your proxy online,

see the voting/proxy form for more details.

If you wish to appoint a proxy:

– The proxy does not need to be a Shareholder.

– You may direct your proxy how to vote, or give

your proxy discretion to vote as they see fit. If you

wish to give your proxy that discretion, you should

mark the appropriate box on the voting/proxy

form. If you do not mark any appropriate box on

the voting/proxy form then your proxy may vote or

abstain from voting as they see fit.

– The Chair of the meeting is willing to act as proxy.

If you appoint the Chair of the meeting as proxy

but do not direct the Chair how to vote on a

particular resolution then the Chair of the meeting

will vote your shares in favour of each of the

resolutions.

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EXPLANATORY NOTES

AGENDA ITEM 1– Auditors’ Remuneration

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) is the Company’s

auditor and is automatically reappointed

under section 207T of the Companies Act 1993

(Companies Act). This resolution authorises the

Board to fix the audit fees and expenses of PWC

for the financial year ending 30 June 2020.

AGENDA ITEMS 2, 3 AND 4 – Re-election of Directors

NZX Listing Rule 2.7.1 provides that any person who

is appointed as a director by the Board shall retire

from office at the next annual meeting, but shall be

eligible for re-election at that meeting. ASX Listing

Rule 14.4 provides that a director appointed to fill a

casual vacancy or as an addition to the Board must

not hold office past the next annual general meeting

of the entity.

Martin Stewart

Mr Stewart retires in accordance with NZX Listing Rule

2.7.1 and ASX Listing Rule 14.4 and being eligible, offers

himself for re election. The Board has determined that

Mr Stewart is not an independent Director due to his

role as Chief Executive Officer. The Board unanimously

supports Mr Stewart’s election.

Mr Stewart was appointed by the Board on

18 April 2019.

Mr Stewart joined Sky as Chief Executive in February

2019 and was appointed to the board in April 2019.

A highly-regarded media sector operator with a wealth

of experience in the UK, Europe and the Middle East,

Mr Stewart brings a valuable international perspective

to Sky. In the TMT space Mr Stewart has been CEO of

OSN, the leading pay TV network in the Middle East

and was CFO of Sky in the United Kingdom when

Sky launched its digital platform and the company

doubled its subscriber base in 4 years. Other major

roles include CFO of the Football Association in the UK,

CEO of ONO (Cable Europa in Madrid), and CFO and

Executive Director of EMI Group.

Philip Bowman

Mr Bowman retires in accordance with NZX Listing

Rule 2.7.1 and ASX Listing Rule 14.4 and being eligible,

offers himself for re election. The Board considers

that Mr Bowman is an independent Director and

unanimously supports his election.

Mr Bowman was appointed by the Board on

1 September 2019.

He has extensive experience of leadership at major

international public companies and was Chief

Executive of Smiths Group from 2007 to 2015. He

was previously Chief Executive of Scottish Power plc

and Allied Domecq plc. He also held non-executive

directorships at British Sky Broadcasting Group plc and

Scottish and Newcastle Group plc as well as having

been Chairman of Liberty plc, Coral Eurobet plc and

Miller Group plc. His earlier career included five years as

a director of Bass plc, where he held the roles of Chief

Financial Officer and subsequently Chief Executive of

Bass Taverns. He holds a Masters degree in Natural

Sciences from Cambridge University.

Joan Withers

Ms Withers retires in accordance with NZX Listing Rule

2.7.1 and ASX Listing Rule 14.4 and being eligible, offers

herself for re election. The Board considers that Ms

Withers is an independent Director and unanimously

supports her election.

Ms Withers was appointed by the Board on

16 September 2019.

Joan has spent over 25 years working in the media

industry holding CEO positions at both Fairfax NZ Ltd

and The Radio Network and has corporate governance

experience spanning 20 years. Her current governance

roles include Chair of Mercury NZ Ltd (stepping down

27 September 2019), Chair of The Warehouse Group

Ltd and Director of ANZ NZ. She has previously held

Chair positions at Auckland International Airport

and TVNZ. Joan holds a Masters Degree in Business

Administration from The University of Auckland.

In 2015 Joan was named Supreme Winner in the

Women of Influence Awards and was named as

Chairperson of the Year in the Deloitte Top 200

Management Awards.

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AGENDA ITEM 5 – Remuneration of Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director

Introduction

In November 2018 the Company announced the

appointment of Mr Stewart as its Chief Executive

Officer, a role which he commenced on 21 February

2019. The Company subsequently announced

Mr Stewart’s appointment as an Executive Director

of the Company with effect from 18 April 2019.

The Company and Mr Stewart entered into an

employment agreement which details the terms of

Mr Stewart’s employment, including those relating

to his remuneration. In determining Mr Stewart’s

remuneration package, the Board considered the scope

of the Chief Executive Officer role, the complexity

and challenges facing the Company, Mr Stewart’s

high calibre and extensive industry experience as well

as market practice in relation to positions of similar

responsibility in New Zealand and Australia.

Mr Stewart’s remuneration arrangements, which were

negotiated and agreed to by the Board, provide for

(amongst other things) a base salary of NZ$1,500,000

per annum and incentive arrangements comprising:

/a the provision of 200,000 fully paid ordinary

shares in the Company to be provided for no

consideration on the first four anniversaries of

employment (a total of up to 800,000 ordinary

shares) (the CEO Share Scheme); and

/b an annual cash based bonus payment linked to

short term and long term incentive arrangements

of up to 50% of base salary (NZ$750,000) per

annum, to be determined by the Board in its sole

discretion.

In structuring Mr Stewart’s remuneration package in

this way, the Board sought to maintain an appropriate

balance between fixed and variable components

that ensure alignment between the interests of

Shareholders and Mr Stewart. Additionally, in order to

enhance Mr Stewart’s long-term commitment to the

Company, the Board determined that a component

of his remuneration package should be delivered in

equity over time, making it subject to the long-term

performance of the Company.

CEO Share Scheme

Resolution 5 seeks Shareholder approval for one

grant of 800,000 share rights in the Company to Mr

Stewart in satisfaction of the Company’s obligations

in respect of the CEO Share Scheme. The equity

securities comprising of the 800,000 share rights

will be issued by the Company shortly after the 2019

Annual Meeting, and in any event within 1 month from

the date of the 2019 Annual Meeting.

Subject to Shareholder approval pursuant

to Resolution 5, the share rights granted to

Mr Stewart in accordance with the CEO Share Scheme

arrangements will be subject to the following terms:

/a each share right is granted for no cash

consideration (but rather as consideration for

Mr Stewart’s ongoing employment). Therefore,

no funds will be raised from the issue of the share

rights under Resolution 5;

/b each share right granted may not be sold,

transferred or otherwise disposed of;

/c subject to remaining employed by the Company,

Mr Stewart will be deemed to exercise 200,000

share rights on each of the first four anniversaries

following commencement of his employment

(February 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023). No other

performance hurdles or criteria must be satisfied

for the share rights to be exercised;

/d each share right granted confers an entitlement

to be issued one fully paid ordinary share in the

Company on exercise for no cash consideration

(ie each share right will have a nil exercise price);

/e shares issued on exercise of the share rights will

be fully paid ordinary shares in the Company which

will rank pari passu with all other ordinary shares

of the Company and will be quoted on the NZX

Main Board and ASX so long as the Company

remains listed on the NZX Main Board and/or ASX

markets; and

Continued

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Continued

/f the share rights confer no dividend rights or

entitlement to participate in any other corporate

action of the Company, including any capital return

or subsequent issue of securities by the Company.

In the event that Mr Stewart’s employment ceases

due to termination by the Company for convenience

or as a result of a change of control in the Company

which leads to Mr Stewart no longer being the Chief

Executive Officer, the unexercised balance of the

800,000 share rights issued to Mr Stewart pursuant

to Resolution 5 will be deemed exercised upon the

occurrence of such event. A change of control will

be taken to have occurred where there is a sale of

more than 50% of the Company’s shares or a sale of

substantially all the assets of the Company.

The share rights issued to Mr Stewart pursuant to

Resolution 5 may only be exercised as described above.

Shareholder approvals sought

Due to his role as an Executive Director of the

Company (subject to re-election), the issue of share

rights and the resultant issue of shares on the exercise

of those share rights to Mr Stewart must be approved

by ordinary resolutions of Shareholders. Such approvals

are sought pursuant to NZX Listing Rule 4.1.1 and ASX

Listing Rule 10.11.

The Company proposes to issue 800,000 share rights

pursuant to Resolution 5. If approved, Shareholders

will not immediately be diluted, however subject to

all of the share rights being exercised this will equate

to the issue of 800,000 ordinary shares representing

0.19% of the total ordinary shares currently on issue.

Shareholders will be diluted by this percentage

amount. Dilution occurs when a company issues

new shares which results in a decrease of an existing

shareholder’s ownership percentage of the company,

and in this case if all of the 800,000 shares are issued

to Mr Stewart, existing Shareholders’ ownership

percentage of the Company’s total shares on issue will

reduce by 0.19%, although their number of shares will

not be affected.

If Shareholder approval for the issue of share rights

pursuant to Resolution 5 is obtained, the Company will

issue the share rights to Mr Stewart shortly after the

2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and no later than

15 November 2019.

If Shareholder approval for the issue of share rights

pursuant to Resolution 5 is not obtained, the Company

will satisfy its obligations in respect of the CEO Share

Scheme by alternative means. This may involve the

appointment of a broker to purchase shares on market

which will incur additional cost to the Company or

the Company may negotiate with Mr Stewart a cash

alternative to the up to 800,000 shares to be made

available to Mr Stewart under the terms of the CEO

Share Scheme.

NZX Waiver from Appraisal Report requirements

in respect of Resolution 5

NZX Regulation has granted the Company a waiver

from the requirement for the Company to include

an appraisal report with this notice of meeting in

respect of Resolution 5 under Listing Rule 7.8.5. The

terms of this waiver can be found on the Company’s

announcement page on the NZX website (www.nzx.

com/companies/SKT/announcements).

Directors’ recommendation to approve Resolution 5

The Board (with Mr Stewart abstaining) considers

that the incentive arrangements and corresponding

grant of share rights and resultant issue of shares on

the exercise of those share rights outlined above are

important in aligning Mr Stewart’s personal financial

interest with the future performance of the Company’s

share price. The Board (with Mr Stewart abstaining)

fully supports Resolution 5 and recommends that

Shareholders vote in its favour.

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AGENDA ITEM 6 - Ratification of prior issue of 25,085,408 shares to RugbyPass Investors, LLC

As announced on 19 August 2019, on that date the

Company issued 25,085,408 ordinary shares to

RugbyPass Investors, LLC (representing 6.446% of the

Company’s total shares on issue before the issue to

RugbyPass Investors, LLC (or 6.056% after the issue

has occurred)). The shares formed part of the total

purchase price paid by the Company (as buyer) to

RugbyPass Investors, LLC (as seller) for acquiring 100%

of RugbyPass New Zealand Limited (RugbyPass),

the largest online rugby network in the world. The

acquisition of RugbyPass completed on 19 August 2019.

For more information on the RugbyPass acquisition,

please refer to the Company’s announcement dated

16 August 2019.

These shares were issued at a notional issue price of

NZ$1.24 per share. The shares rank equally with all

existing shares on issue, however they are subject to

certain restrictions on disposal under a restriction deed

between the Company and RugbyPass Investors, LLC.

NZX Listing Rule 4.5.1 and ASX Listing Rule 7.1 restrict

the number of equity securities (as that term is defined

in the NZX Listing Rules and the ASX Listing Rules)

which an NZX listed company and ASX listed company

(as applicable) may issue in any 12-month period,

without the approval of shareholders, to 15% of the

number of fully paid ordinary shares on issue at the

start of the period, subject to certain adjustments and

permitted exceptions (15% Placement Capacity). The

issue of the shares to RugbyPass Investors, LLC came

out of the Company’s 15% Placement Capacity.

NZX Listing Rule 4.5.1(c) provides that an issue of

shares that has been ratified by an ordinary resolution

of shareholders of an issuer is excluded from a

calculation of the 15% Placement Capacity. ASX Listing

Rule 7.4 provides that an issue of equity securities is

treated to have been made with shareholder approval

if ASX Listing Rule 7.1 is not breached at the time

the equity securities were issued and shareholders

subsequently approve the issue.

Therefore, if Shareholders ratify this prior issue of

shares to RugbyPass Investors, LLC, the Company will

have the flexibility to issue further shares up to the

15% limit over the next 12-month period because the

issue of shares to RugbyPass Investors, LLC will not

be counted for the purposes of the 15% limit set out in

NZX Listing Rule 4.5.1 and ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

If Resolution 6 is not approved, the prior issue of shares

to RugbyPass Investors, LLC will remain valid and

effective as Shareholder approval of the share issue

was not required under the NZX Listing Rules or the

ASX Listing Rules.

Directors’ recommendation to approve Resolution 6

The Board fully supports the resolution and

unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote

in favour of this resolution.

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AGENDA ITEM 7 - Approval of the SANZAAR Rights Transaction

The following explanatory notes are provided for the purpose of assisting Shareholders in exercising their voting

rights. These explanatory notes do not disclose details that are either confidential or commercially sensitive to the

Company or other parties involved in negotiations related to the proposed SANZAAR Rights Transaction.

Definitions

Archive MatchesMatches played during the period from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 2020.

MatchesThe rugby matches that are controlled by the Rugby Unions, which comprise matches

in The Rugby Championship and Super Rugby and also rugby matches that are

played as part of in-bound tours to, and domestic rugby competitions in, South

Africa, New Zealand and Australia, or any agreed sub-set of those matches.

Next SANZAAR RightsThe SANZAAR Rights for the period after 1 January 2021.

Rugby UnionsThe four national governing bodies for rugby in South Africa, New Zealand, Australia

and Argentina and/or their successors and related entities.

SANZAAR CountriesSouth Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina.

SANZAAR RightsThe rights to access grounds in order to produce, and distribute and exhibit within

New Zealand, audio-visual and/or audio only coverage of the Matches.

SANZAAR Rights

Transaction

The acquisition of the Next SANZAAR Rights for any period after 1 January 2021,

and the entering into any agreements or arrangements to enable or support that

acquisition (including the rights contract with the Rugby Unions, and any production

and distribution arrangements).

Super RugbyThe annual competition using that name between franchised rugby teams from

South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina (and any future enhancement to,

or replacement of, that competition, including any renaming of that competition).

The Rugby

Championship

The annual competition using that name involving test matches between the

Springboks, All Blacks, Wallabies and Pumas (and any future enhancement to, or

replacement of, that competition, including any renaming of that competition).

The explanation notes are provided for the purpose of assisting Shareholders in exercising their voting rights.

The notes do not disclose details of future Matches, the terms on which the Rugby Unions are offering the Next

SANZAAR Rights for the period after 1 January 2021, or other information provided by the Rugby Unions.

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Introduction

The Company holds the SANZAAR Rights until 31

December 2020. A process is currently underway to

sell the Next SANZAAR Rights for the period after 1

January 2021.

The Company is interested in acquiring the Next

SANZAAR Rights for the period after 1 January 2021 by

entering into the SANZAAR Rights Transaction, which

is outlined below.

As explained in more detail in the next section, that

transaction may be a major transaction for the

Company that requires Shareholder approval. In the

past (and since 1996) the Company has acquired

the SANZAAR Rights without Shareholder approval.

Shareholder approval is being sought for the SANZAAR

Rights Transaction as a combined result of the

following factors:

– potential increased interest from other local and

international organisations for the Next SANZAAR

Rights that could increase the cost of acquiring the

Next SANZAAR Rights;

– the Company’s lower share price and therefore

lower Average Market Capitalisation which is

relevant for testing major transactions under

the NZX Listing Rules as described in the section

below; and

– the Company’s lower total assets following recent

adjustments to the Company’s balance sheet (in

particular, the write off of a substantial amount

of goodwill in the last two financial years) which is

relevant for testing a major transaction under the

Companies Act as described in the section below.

Requirements for Shareholder approval

Under s129 of the Companies Act, a company must not

enter into a major transaction unless the transaction

is approved, or is conditional on approval, by a special

resolution of the company’s shareholders. For the

purposes of the Companies Act a major transaction

includes the acquisition of, or an agreement to acquire,

assets the value of which is more than half the value of

the company’s assets before the acquisition. A major

transaction also includes a transaction that has, or

is likely to have, the effect of the company incurring

obligations or liabilities the value of which is more

than half the value of the company’s assets before the

transaction.

As at 30 June 2019, the Company’s total assets in

its Consolidated Balance Sheet was $771,545,000.

The Company’s view is that the market value of the

asset it wishes to acquire pursuant to the SANZAAR

Rights Transaction (being the Next SANZAAR Rights)

and the value of the purchase price obligation which

the Company could incur as a result, may be more

than half the market value of the Company’s total

assets, in which case approval by a super majority

of Shareholders (75% entitled to vote and voting) is

required under s129 of the Companies Act.

Under NZX Listing Rule 5.1.1 a listed issuer must obtain

shareholder approval for an acquisition of assets in

respect of which the gross value exceeds 50% of the

issuer’s Average Market Capitalisation (as defined

in the NZX Listing Rules), or where an acquisition of

assets would significantly change the essential nature

of the business of the issuer. If, for example, Sky’s

Average Market Capitalisation (as defined in the NZX

Listing Rules) was $470,000,000 on the day before the

proposed SANZAAR Rights Transaction was entered

into, and the gross value of the SANZAAR Rights

Transaction exceeded $235,000,000, Shareholder

approval will be required under NZX Listing Rule 5.1.1.

Because the SANZAAR Rights Transaction may also

require Shareholder approval pursuant to s129 of the

Companies Act, a special resolution of Shareholders

(75% entitled to vote and voting) is also required for

the purposes of the NZX Listing Rules.

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THE SANZAAR RIGHTS TRANSACTION

Overview

The transaction Shareholders are being asked to

approve involves the proposed acquisition (subject

to continuing negotiations) by the Company of the

New Zealand media rights for certain rugby matches

and competitions played after 1 January 2021 that

are controlled by the Rugby Unions, which is likely to

include those rights for The Rugby Championship and

Super Rugby and other key rugby matches played

in the SANZAAR Countries. The Next SANZAAR

Rights may give the rights holder the right to access

the venues at which Matches are played during the

period of this contract, for the purpose of accessing

or producing audio-visual and audio-only coverage of

those matches, together with the ability and right to

distribute and exhibit that coverage in New Zealand.

The holder of the Next SANZAAR Rights may have

responsibility for producing coverage of those matches

played in New Zealand (or alternatively will have the

right to access coverage of those matches), and the

ability to access coverage of those matches playing in

other SANZAAR Countries which is produced by the

primary rights holder in those countries.

At the date of this notice, the consideration payable

by the Company under, and the material commercial

terms of, the SANZAAR Rights Transaction remain

matters of ongoing negotiation. Such details are

commercially sensitive to the Company and the Rugby

Unions due to the competitive nature of the rights

acquisition process. However, the Company expects

that payments for the Next SANZAAR Rights will

be made in instalments spread over the term of the

contract, and those instalments will be budgeted for

and paid from working capital.

It is advantageous to the Company to acquire the Next

SANZAAR Rights without making its bid conditional on

Shareholder approval. There is a risk that a conditional

bid could be perceived as less attractive to the Rugby

Unions when compared to an unconditional bid.

Next SANZAAR Rights

As noted above, the holder of the Next SANZAAR

Rights may have rights to access match venues to

produce coverage of Matches played during the period

of the contract (or alternatively the right to access

coverage of those matches), and to access coverage

of overseas Matches played during that period which

is produced by overseas rights holders. The holder of

the Next SANZAAR Rights will be able to distribute and

exploit audio-visual and/or audio only coverage of the

Matches in New Zealand by the licensed platforms and

distribution methods, which may include:

– various forms of television including pay and free

to air television;

– streaming via websites and apps;

– distribution via mobile, broadband satellite and

digital territorial transmissions;

– distribution live, delayed and via highlights; and/or

– distribution on an on-demand basis.

While the Next SANZAAR Rights are likely to be

granted on an exclusive basis, there is also likely to

be limited use rights granted in favour of the Rugby

Unions (e.g. to help promote the game) and other

parties such as Rugby Union sponsors and other

licensees of the Rugby Unions. Rights for Archive

Matches (being Matches played during the period 1996

to 2020) may be granted to the rights holder on a non-

exclusive basis.

The Next SANZAAR Rights may be offered as

one package or a number of separate packages.

The SANZAAR Rights Transaction would include the

acquisition of all, or any number of, those packages.

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Matches

The Matches that are likely to be included in the

SANZAAR Rights Transaction include the following

rugby matches played during the period covered by the

acquisition contract:

– test matches in The Rugby Championship;

– other test matches (both men’s and women’s)

played in South Africa, New Zealand and Australia

including in-bound tours (such as the British and

Irish Lions Tours scheduled in 2021 and 2025) but

excluding any Rugby World Cup Matches;

– Super Rugby Matches; and/or

– matches played as part of domestic rugby

competitions in South Africa, New Zealand and

Australia.

The SANZAAR Rights Transaction is also likely to give

the rights holder access to, and the right to distribute

and exhibit within New Zealand, audio-visual coverage

of Archive Matches.

Business As Usual

The SANZAAR Rights Transaction represents an

activity undertaken by Sky in the ordinary course of

business and, importantly, is not the result of any

change or shift in the Company’s strategy or rights

acquisition activities. The Company has a longstanding

commercial relationship with the Rugby Unions and

has held the SANZAAR Rights since 1996. In this time,

the Company has always been successful in acquiring

the SANZAAR Rights (without Shareholder approval)

and has done so in five 5 year blocks covering the

periods 1996-2000, 2001-2005, 2006-2010, 2011-2015

and 2016-2020. The SANZAAR Rights Transaction

may involve acquiring the Next SANZAAR Rights

for a similar 5 year period from 1 January 2021 to 31

December 2025 or a different period agreed with the

Rugby Unions.

The SANZAAR Rights Transaction is consistent with

the Company’s business strategy of acquiring and

distributing content rights and is very much within the

core expertise, responsibility and accountability of the

Company’s executive management team and Board.

Content acquisition is a fundamental and essential

aspect of the Company’s business, which Sky has

nearly 30 years’ experience of.

Other considerations

Other considerations include:

– The SANZAAR Rights Transaction does not involve

the immediate expenditure of large amounts of

Company funds given that payments are likely to

be spread over the period of the contract.

– The Company’s total programming costs are

disclosed in the annual and half year reports

and are carefully budgeted and managed by the

Company’s executive management team and the

Board. Those costs have been an integral part of

Sky’s business since 1990.

– The Directors have duties to act in the best

interest of the Company and will only authorise a

bid for the Next SANZAAR Rights on terms that

they believe make the best commercial sense for

the Company.

Consequences if the special resolution is passed

If Shareholder approval to enter into the SANZAAR

Rights Transaction is obtained, the Company’s Board

and senior executives will be granted a mandate and

the flexibility to negotiate and enter into a contract

to acquire the Next SANZAAR Rights as they see fit.

However, Shareholders should be aware that passing

the resolution does not itself guarantee entry into the

SANZAAR Rights Transaction as it may remain subject

to a competitive bidding process in which the Company

may not be successful. Also the scope, duration, and

exclusivity of the SANZAAR Rights Transaction will be

the subject to negotiation between the Rugby Unions

and the rights holder.

If the resolution is passed, any Shareholder who votes

all of their shares against the special resolution will be

able to require the Company to purchase their shares

(or arrange for their purchase) as further detailed

under the Minority Buy-out Rights section below.

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Consequences if the special resolution is not passed or

the SANZAAR Rights Transaction is not entered into

If Shareholder approval to enter into the SANZAAR

Rights Transaction is not obtained the Board will

continue to have discretion to acquire the Next

SANZAAR Rights but only for total consideration which

does not trigger the requirement to obtain Shareholder

approval under the Companies Act or the NZX Listing

Rules. In this case, it becomes more unlikely that the

Company will be able to acquire the Next SANZAAR

Rights. This is because the Company anticipates the

market value of the rights and their purchase price

could be higher than the relevant thresholds and

details of what the Company can bid will become

transparent, allowing competitors to anticipate and

outbid the Company. It is likely that the Rugby Unions

will wish to sell the Next SANZAAR Rights in one

transaction to one rights holder, as they have done

since 1996, rather than splitting those rights up into

different packages, although this will be determined by

the Rugby Unions during the sale process for the Next

SANZAAR Rights.

The Rugby Unions are the sole supplier of the

SANZAAR Rights. To date, they have always been

granted on an exclusive basis in New Zealand,

reflecting the value and commercial opportunity that

exclusivity provides. This maximises the value of the

rights since it creates certainty for the rights holder,

and it is likely that this will continue. As a result,

there are no alternative means of acquiring the Next

SANZAAR Rights as they will be sold on an exclusive

basis and cannot be replicated from other sources. In

other words, the failure to acquire the Next SANZAAR

Rights is likely to have an adverse impact on the

Company and Shareholders.

Whether or not the resolution is passed, failing to acquire

the Next SANZAAR Rights, arguably the Company’s

most important content asset, represents a significant

threat to Shareholder value. The Company has been

synonymous with rugby and sports broadcasting and

production in New Zealand and has held the SANZAAR

Rights on a continuous basis since 1996.

A failure to acquire the Next SANZAAR Rights will also

result in the Company being required to maintain a

lower Debt Ratio under the Company’s Bank Facility.

The Debt Ratio is the ratio of the total permitted debt

to the EBITDA of the Company and its subsidiaries

(calculated at the end of each quarter). In the event

that the Next SANZAAR Rights are not acquired the

Debt Ratio under the Company’s Bank Facility will

fall from 2.00:1 to 1.50:1, meaning the Company will

be able to carry less debt as a ratio to the EBITDA of

the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company will

also be subject to additional ongoing reporting and

certification obligations to lenders relating to the

Company’s budgets and forecasts.

Directors’ recommendation to approve the

special resolution

The Board fully supports the resolution and

unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote in

favour of the resolution. Each Director has indicated

that he or she will be voting the shares they hold in

favour of the resolution.

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Minority Buy-out Rights

Section 110 of the Companies Act may confer minority

buy-out rights on Shareholders who vote against the

special resolution to approve the SANZAAR Rights

Transaction (Resolution 7).

For a Shareholder to exercise those minority buy-

out rights, the Shareholder must cast all the votes

attached to shares registered in the Shareholder’s

name and having the same beneficial owner against

Resolution 7. If Resolution 7 is nevertheless passed, a

Shareholder who wishes to exercise minority buy-out

rights must, within 10 working days of the passing of

Resolution 7, give written notice to the Company that

the Shareholder requires the Company to purchase the

Shareholder’s shares.

Within 20 working days of receipt of the notice

the Board of the Company must:

/a agree to the purchase of the relevant shares

by the Company; or

/b arrange for some other person to agree

to purchase the relevant shares; or

/c apply to the court for an order exempting the

Company from the obligation to purchase the

relevant shares on the grounds that the purchase

would be disproportionately damaging to the

Company or that the Company cannot reasonably

be required to finance the purchase or it would

not be just and equitable to require the Company

to purchase the relevant shares or on the grounds

that the Board has resolved that the purchase of

the relevant shares by the Company would result

in it failing to satisfy the solvency test and the

Company has, having made reasonable efforts

to do so, been unable to arrange for the relevant

shares to be purchased by another person; or

/d arrange for Resolution 7 to be rescinded by

special resolution of Shareholders, or decide in

the appropriate manner not to take the action

concerned, as the case may be; and

/e give written notice to the Shareholder of the

Board’s decision as to which of the above actions it

will take.

Where the Board agrees to the purchase of the

relevant shares by the Company, it must give notice

to the relevant Shareholder within five working

days after the written notice of the Board’s decision

referred to in the preceding paragraph, setting out

the price the Board offers to pay for those shares and

certain information relating to how that price was

calculated. That price must be a fair and reasonable

price (as at the close of business on the day before

Resolution 7 was passed) for the relevant shares

held by the Shareholder, calculated (subject to the

following two sentences) using a default methodology

described in the Companies Act designed to allocate

to the relevant shares held by the Shareholder a

pro rata portion of the fair and reasonable value of

all shares in the Company adjusted to exclude any

fluctuation in the value of all Shares that occurred

and that was due to, or in expectation of, the

SANZAAR Rights Transaction. The Board may use

a different methodology to calculate the fair and

reasonable price if using the default methodology

would be clearly unfair to the Shareholder or the

Company (and in that case the Board must also state

in the notice that a different methodology has been

used and why calculating the price under the default

methodology would be clearly unfair).

Continued

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Continued

A Shareholder may object to the price offered by the

Board by giving written notice to the Company no later

than 10 working days after the date the Board gave

written notice to the Shareholder of the price offered

by the Board. If, within that 10 working day period,

no objection to the price offered by the Board has

been received by the Company, it must purchase the

relevant Shareholder’s shares at the nominated price.

If, within that 10 working day period, an objection to

the price has been received by the Company, the fair

and reasonable price offered by the Board must be

submitted to arbitration. The Company must within

five working days of receiving the objection pay to the

Shareholder on a provisional basis the price offered

by the Board. The arbitration is to be conducted in

accordance with the Arbitration Act 1996. If the price

determined by the arbitrator:

/a exceeds the provisional price paid by the Company,

then the arbitrator must order the Company to

pay the balance owing to the Shareholder; or

/b is less than the provisional price paid by the

Company, then the arbitrator must order the

Shareholder to pay the excess to the Company.

Except in exceptional circumstances, the arbitrator

must award interest on any balance payable or excess

to be repaid.

If a balance is owing to the Shareholder the arbitrator

may award to the Shareholder, in addition to or

instead of interest, damages for loss attributable to

the shortfall in the initial payment.

Where the Board agrees to the purchase of the

relevant shares by the Company, on the day on which

the Board gives written notice of the Board’s decision

to the purchase of the relevant shares by the Company,

the legal title to those shares passes to the Company

and the rights of the relevant Shareholder in relation to

those shares end.

If the Board arranges for some other person to

agree to purchase the shares, the process and terms

set out in the paragraphs above apply (with such

modifications as may be necessary) to the purchase of

shares by such person. In addition, the Company must

indemnify the Shareholder in respect of any losses

suffered by the Shareholder by reason of the failure

by the person to purchase the shares at the price

nominated or fixed by arbitration, as the case may be.

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AGENDA ITEM 8 – Adoption of a new constitution

The former NZX Main Board/Debt Market Listing

Rules (dated 1 October 2017) have been replaced by

updated NZX Listing Rules (1 January 2019) referred

to in these explanatory notes as the NZX Listing Rules.

A number of amendments are required to the existing

constitution of the Company to ensure it meets the

requirements of, and is consistent with, the NZX Listing

Rules (as required by NZX Listing Rule 2.18.1).

The Company proposes to revoke its existing

constitution and adopt a replacement constitution

(New Constitution) which is compliant with the NZX

Listing Rules. If approved by Shareholders, the existing

constitution will be revoked and the New Constitution

adopted, with effect from the close of the 2019 Annual

Meeting of Shareholders.

In addition to amendments made to simplify the form

of the constitution, the New Constitution reflects the

following changes:

– Meetings of Shareholders: amendments to (i)

reflect that voting at Shareholder meetings

must be by poll as required under the NZX Listing

Rules (rather than on a show of hands) and (ii)

make it clear that meetings of Shareholders

may be conducted through a combination of a

physical meeting and electronic means, and that

Shareholders and their proxies may participate

through electronic means.

– Director rotation: including an express statement

that the Company shall comply with the updated

director rotation requirements of the NZX Listing

Rules, which require directors to retire (with

an ability to stand for re-election) after three

years or the third annual meeting following their

appointment, whichever is longer.

– Director appointment: including an express

statement that the Company shall comply with

the board composition requirements of the NZX

Listing Rules. The NZX Listing Rules require the

Company to have, at minimum, three directors,

two directors ordinarily resident in New Zealand

and two independent directors. The Company

complies with all these requirements.

– Sale of less than minimum holding: amending the

procedure allowing for the sale of share parcels

of less than a minimum holding so as to provide

for those shares to be sold on market (including

through a broker on behalf of the Company),

rather than through NZX or in some other manner

approved by NZX.

A copy of the New Constitution may be viewed on

the Company’s website at www.sky.co.nz/investor-

relations/investor-information. The New Constitution

is also available for inspection at the registered office

of the Company at 10 Panorama Road, Mt Wellington,

Auckland.

Pursuant to the Companies Act, the proposed

amendments must be approved by a special resolution

of Shareholders. As the amendments do not impose

or remove a restriction on the activities of the

Company or affect the rights attaching to shares,

the Shareholder minority buy-out rights under the

Companies Act do not apply.

Buddle Findlay has provided an opinion to NZX that

it considers that the proposed New Constitution

complies with the NZX Listing Rules.

Directors’ recommendation to approve the

special resolution

The Board fully supports the resolution and

unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote

in favour of revoking the existing constitution and

adopting the New Constitution.

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For your proxy to be effective it must be received by 10.30am Tuesday 15 October 2019

Signing Instructions for Proxy/Voting Forms

Individual

Where the holding is in one name, the shareholder must sign.

Joint Holding

In the case of joint shareholders, only one shareholder is required to sign this

form, providing all joint shareholders have authorised the signatory to do so.

Power of Attorney

If this form has been signed under a power of attorney, a copy of the power of

attorney (unless already deposited with the Company) and a signed certificate

of non-revocation of the power of attorney must be produced to the Company

with this Proxy Form.

Companies

This form should be signed by a director jointly with another director, or a sole

director can also sign alone. Please sign in the appropriate place and indicate

the office held.

Comments & Questions

If you have any comments or questions for the company, please write them on

a separate sheet of paper and return with this form.

How to Vote on Items of Business

All your shares will be voted in accordance with your directions.

Appointment of Proxy

If you do not plan to attend the meeting, you may appoint a proxy. A proxy need

not be a shareholder of the Company. The Chair of the meeting, or any other

director, is willing to act as proxy for any shareholder who wishes to appoint

him or her for that purpose. To do this, enter ‘the Chair’ or the name of your

proxy in the space allocated in ‘Step 1’ of this form.

The Chair of the meeting and the directors intend to vote all discretionary

proxies in favour of resolutions 1-8, subject to relevant voting restrictions.

Voting of your holding

Direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item

of business. If you do not mark a box your proxy may vote or abstain from

voting as they choose to the extent permitted by law and the relevant listing

rules. If you mark more than one box on an item your vote will be invalid on that

item.

Attending the Meeting

Bring this form to assist registration. If a representative or proxy of a corporate

shareholder is to attend the meeting you may need to provide evidence of your

authorisation to act prior to admission.

Sky Network Television Limited

STEP 2
I/We being a shareholder/s of Sky Network Television Limited

For

Against

Abstain

Proxy

Discretion

Items of Business - Voting Instructions/Ballot Paper

Please note: If you mark the Abstain box for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf and your votes will not be counted in computing

the required majority. If you mark the Proxy Discretion box, your proxy may vote or abstain from voting as they see fit (to the extent permitted by law and the

relevant listing rules, and subject to the voting restrictions described below). The Chair and the other directors intend to vote all undirected proxies in favour

of each of the resolutions, subject to the voting restrictions described below.

as my/our proxy to act generally at the meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions at the Annual Meeting of the shareholders of

Sky Network Television Limited (the “Company”) to be held at The Generator, 12 Madden Street, Auckland, on Thursday 17 October 2019, commencing at

10.30am and at any adjournment of that meeting.

hereby appoint of

or failing him/herof

Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf

STEP 1

Signature of Securityholder/s This section must be completed.

Securityholder 1Securityholder 2Securityholder 3

Annual Meeting of Sky Network Television Limited to be

held at The Generator, 12 Madden Street, Auckland, on

Thursday 17 October 2019, commencing at 10.30am

or Sole Director/Directoror Director (if more than one)

Contact Name Contact Daytime Telephone Date

SIGN

ATTENDANCE SLIP

Proxy/Voting Form

Ordinary Resolutions

1.

That the Board be authorised to fix the auditors’ remuneration.

2.

To re-elect Martin Stewart as a Director.

3.

To re-elect Philip Bowman as a Director.

4.

To re-elect Joan Withers as a Director.

5.

That the Company issue to Martin Stewart 800,000 share rights in the Company on the terms and

conditions set out in the explanatory notes.*

6.

That the prior issue of 25,085,408 shares by the Company to RugbyPass Investors, LLC on the terms and

conditions described in the explanatory notes is approved and ratified.*

Special Resolutions

7.

That Shareholders approve the SANZAAR Rights Transaction as described in the explanatory notes on terms acceptable to the

Board and authorise the Directors and Company’s senior executive to take all actions and do all things including negotiating

terms and executing all documents and agreements necessary or desirable in connection with the SANZAAR Rights Transaction.

8.

That the existing constitution of the Company be revoked and a new constitution, in the form referred to in the explanatory notes,

be adopted with effect from the close of the meeting.

*Voting Exclusion Statement:

The Company will disregard any votes cast on Resolution 5 by Martin Stewart or any Associated Person or associate of his (as defined in the NZX Listing

Rules and ASX Listing Rules respectively). However, the Company will not disregard a vote if Martin Stewart is acting as a proxy for a person who is entitled

to vote where such vote is cast in accordance with an express instruction contained in a voting/proxy form.

The Company will disregard any votes cast on Resolution 6 by RugbyPass Investors, LLC or any of its Associated Persons or associates (as defined in the

NZX Listing Rules and ASX Listing Rules respectively). However, the Company will not disregard a vote if RugbyPass Investors, LLC is acting as a proxy for

a person who is entitled to vote where such vote is cast in accordance with an express instruction contained in a voting/proxy form.

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