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: 03/03/2011

(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 8,260,018 GBP 8.24 GBP 8.12

Common - GB0001411924 Sale 9,485,249 GBP 8.24 GBP 8.10

(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 9670 GBP 8.21

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 4 GBP 8.21

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1056 GBP 8.21

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1503 GBP 8.18

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1547 GBP 8.21

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 2203 GBP 8.23

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 3464 GBP 8.21

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 3681 GBP 8.21

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 60268 GBP 8.18

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 11069 GBP 8.21

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 4 GBP 8.21

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 13672 GBP 8.21

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 19454 GBP 8.18

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 19815 GBP 8.21

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 34229 GBP 8.19

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 56041 GBP 8.21

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 75000 GBP 8.14

Class of Product  Nature of dealing Number of  Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 178632 GBP 8.16

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 38383 GBP 8.16

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 6 GBP 8.22

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 165400 GBP 8.16

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 91368 GBP 8.16

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 87129 GBP 8.21

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 84600 GBP 8.16

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 56041 GBP 8.19

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 200000 GBP 8.22

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1056 GBP 8.17

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 16819 GBP 8.17

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 15020 GBP 8.19

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 11069 GBP 8.21

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2522 GBP 8.22

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2203 GBP 8.22

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 25000 GBP 8.19

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 73940 GBP 8.18

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1939 GBP 8.19

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 3832 GBP 8.19

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 3878 GBP 8.19

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 5156 GBP 8.19

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 820 GBP 8.19

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 8618 GBP 8.19

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 8836 GBP 8.19

(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: 04/03/2011

Contact name: Doug Berwick

Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859