Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH

RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING

CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc

relevant securities this form relates:

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt Advisor to British Sky Broadcasting

principal trader is connected: Group Plc

(d) Date dealing undertaken: 04/03/2011

(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today NO

disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other

party to this offer?

2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of Purchase/ Total number Highest price Lowest price

relevant Sales of securities per unit per unit

security paid/received paid/received

Common - GB0001411924 Purchase 2,799,309 GBP 8.34 GBP 8.25

Common - GB0001411924 Sale 2,772,803 GBP 8.33 GBP 8.27

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of Product  Nature of dealing Number of  Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1630 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 4 GBP 8.26

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 18407 GBP 8.26

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 14363 GBP 8.26

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 11080 GBP 8.33

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 7462 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 4301 GBP 8.26

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 2885 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 2582 GBP 8.31

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 27851 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1783 GBP 8.26

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 28263 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1299 GBP 8.31

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1081 GBP 8.31

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1050 GBP 8.26

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 865 GBP 8.34

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 554 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 353 GBP 8.26

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 334 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 142 GBP 8.31

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1832 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 38383 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 39203 GBP 8.26

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 19924 GBP 8.29

Class of Product  Nature of dealing Number of  Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 11080 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 353 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 557 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 873 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1050 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1783 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2264 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2582 GBP 8.33

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 3678 GBP 8.27

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 7462 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 117 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 14363 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 26322 GBP 8.27

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 32345 GBP 8.27

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 39203 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 56543 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 111022 GBP 8.27

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 4849 GBP 8.30

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type Expiry Option

relevant description purchasing, securities price date money

security selling, to which per unit paid/

varying etc. option received

relates per unit

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant Product description Number of securities Exercise price per unit

security

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if

security applicable)

3. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the

disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the

offer:

NONE

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

Date of disclosure: 07/03/2011

Contact name: Doug Berwick

Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859