3rd Feb 2006 07:00
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC03 February 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 Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates. 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 attached. 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired Unknown 6. Percentage of issued class Unknown 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed - 8. Percentage of issued class - 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 50p each 10. Date of transaction Unknown 11. Date company informed 02.02.06 12. Total holding following this notification 183,851,338 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 10.0883% 14. Any additional information - 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries David Gormley - 020 7705 3001 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification David Gormley Date of notification 2 February 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 British Sky Broadcasting Group plc Registered Holder No. of Shares % of Class Bank of New York, Europe, 9,916 0.0005%LondonBank of New York, London 2,828,456 0.1552%LondonJP Morgan Chase Bank 137,738,598 7.5580%LondonCitibank (ADR) 1,471,380 0.0807%United StatesCitibank 2,512,109 0.1378%LondonClydesdale Bank Plc 1,484,020 0.0814%LondonEuroclear Bank 53,045 0.0029%BrusselsHSBC Bank Plc 1,599,921 0.0878%LondonMellon Nominees UK Ltd. 9,056,604 0.4970%LondonMerrill Lynch Intl Ltd. 1,930,211 0.1059%LondonNorthern Trust Company 4,182,453 0.2295%LondonNorthern Trust Company 43,196 0.0024%LuxembourgRoyal Trust Corp of Canada 5,617,821 0.3083%LondonState Street Bank 15,323,608 0.8408%LondonTOTAL 183,851,338 10.0883% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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