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British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC17 August 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company British Sky Broadcasting Group plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity InternationalLimited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Shareholder named in 2 above. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them See Schedule A (attached). 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired - 6. Percentage of issued class - 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed Unknown 8. Percentage of issued class Unknown 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 50p each 10. Date of transaction Unknown 11. Date company informed 17.08.06 12. Total holding following this notification 50,915,826 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 2.86% 14. Any additional information - 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Alex White 020 7705 3081 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Chris Taylor Date of notification 17th August 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. Schedule A Security: British Sky Broadcasting Group Shares Held Management Nominee/Registered Name Company 2,234,000 FPM Northern Trust London 2,098,500 FPM JP Morgan, Bournemouth 1,331,800 FPM State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn 429,000 FPM HSBC Bank plc 396,300 FPM Mellon Bank 367,000 FPM Bank of New York Brussels 243,300 FPM Bankers Trust London 100,900 FPM Midland Securities Services 25,279,092 FISL JP Morgan, Bournemouth 10,159,715 FIL Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux 4,362,800 FIL JP Morgan, Bournemouth 113,000 FIL Bank of New York Brussels 1,689,720 FII JP Morgan, Bournemouth 2,110,700 FIGEST BNP Paribas, Paris Total 50,915,837 Current ownership percentage: 2.86% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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