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: 08/03/2011

(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 1,385,563 GBP 8.33 GBP 8.25

Common - GB0001411924 Sale 1,243,534 GBP 8.31 GBP 8.28

(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 9105 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 800 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 877 GBP 8.27

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 890 GBP 8.27

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 979 GBP 8.31

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1500 GBP 8.32

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1502 GBP 8.32

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 3982 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 4472 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 10153 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 663 GBP 8.27

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 5308 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 14352 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 18140 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 22460 GBP 8.32

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 31336 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 34701 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 31336 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 23457 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 9381 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 5418 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1751 GBP 8.31

(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: 09/03/2011

Contact name: Doug Berwick

Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859