Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Amendment

AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2 (b) 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: 24/03/2011

(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 1,598,792 GBP 8.30 GBP 8.24

Common - GB0001411924 Sale 224,117 GBP 8.29 GBP 8.24

(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 665 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 2943 GBP 8.27

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 2621 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1766 GBP 8.27

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1715 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1454 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 894 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 845 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 3 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 700 GBP 8.27

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 5568 GBP 8.27

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 600 GBP 8.27

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 500 GBP 8.24

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 384 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 320 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 179 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 51 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 9 GBP 8.27

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 836 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 31552 GBP 8.27

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1170000 GBP 8.26

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 4356 GBP 8.27

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 34814 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 4611 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 20180 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 14604 GBP 8.27

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 13627 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 9888 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 8211 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 6509 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 5979 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 89601 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1223 GBP 8.27

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 7500 GBP 8.27

Class of Product  Nature of dealing Number of  Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 500 GBP 8.26

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 22815 GBP 8.27

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 9347 GBP 8.25

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 6509 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 3241 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2298 GBP 8.26

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2165 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1766 GBP 8.24

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 8982 GBP 8.27

(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: 25/03/2011

Contact name: Lucy Hayes

Telephone number: 02079959850