3rd Nov 2009 11:45
RNS Number : 8571B
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC
03 November 2009
Financial Services Authority
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
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British Sky Broadcasting Group plc
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
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Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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N/A
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5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
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30 October 2009
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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2 November 2009
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
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Below 3% (L&G)
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type ofshares
if possible usingthe ISIN CODE
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Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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NumberofShares
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NumberofVotingRights
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Numberof shares
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Number of votingrights
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% of voting rights
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Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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GBP 0.50
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53,183,483
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53,183,483
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Below 3%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument
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Expirationdate
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Exercise/ Conversion Period
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Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
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% of votingrights
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument
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Exercise price
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Expiration date
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Exercise/Conversion period
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Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
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Nominal
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Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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Below 3%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
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N/A
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
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N/A
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13. Additional information:
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Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,752,842,599
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14. Contact name:
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Helen Lewis (LGIM)
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15. Contact telephone number:
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020 3124 3851
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