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: 05/04/2011

(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 996,814 GBP 8.30 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Sale 1,007,530 GBP 8.30 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 2632 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 2870 GBP 8.32

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 3193 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 3315 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 4388 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 19349 GBP 8.28

Class of Product  Nature of dealing Number of  Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 7014 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1779 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 206 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 4388 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1653 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1390 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1011 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 941 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 739 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 436 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 311 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2174 GBP 8.28

(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: 06/04/2011

Contact name: Doug Berwick

Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859