22nd Jun 2006 12:30
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC22 June 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 attached schedule 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 21 June 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 179,614,830 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 10.0032% 14. Any additional information - 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Chris Taylor 020 7800 4297 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification David Gormley Date of notification 22 June 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 344,640 0.0192%Brussels Bank of New York 2,568,070 0.1430%London JPMorgan Chase Bank 130,867,983 7.2884%London Citibank (ADR) 1,759,760 0.0980% Citibank NA 3,307,352 0.1842%London Clydesdale Bank Plc 1,225,270 0.0682%London Ixis Investor Services 219,066 0.0122% Euroclear Bank 79,092 0.0044%Brussels HSBC Bank Plc 1,809,432 0.1008%London Mellon Bank NA 8,499,280 0.4733%London Merrill Lynch Intl Ltd. 1,950,234 0.1086%London Northern Trust Company 4,787,933 0.2667%London Northern Trust Company 64,596 0.0036%Luxembourg Royal Trust Corp of Canada 6,171,941 0.3437%London State Street Bank 15,960,181 0.0889%London TOTAL 179,614,830 10.0032% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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