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

Group Plc

principal trader is connected:

(d) Date dealing undertaken: 14/03/2011

(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 138,995 GBP 8.25 GBP 8.23

Common - GB0001411924 Sale 190,733 GBP 8.24 GBP 8.23

(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 2085 GBP 8.23

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 7900 GBP 8.24

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 8493 GBP 8.24

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 19952 GBP 8.24

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 33450 GBP 8.24

Class of Product  Nature of dealing Number of  Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 50366 GBP 8.24

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 10389 GBP 8.23

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 581 GBP 8.24

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 29337 GBP 8.23

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 7900 GBP 8.23

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 6000 GBP 8.23 Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 6000 GBP 8.25

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 4427 GBP 8.24

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 4113 GBP 8.24

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2085 GBP 8.24

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 14278 GBP 8.24

(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

security unit

(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: 15/03/2011

Contact name: Doug Berwick

Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859