18th Dec 2006 11:42
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC18 December 2006 FORM 8.1 DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Sky Holdings Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc Company dealt in 365 Media Group plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 15/12/06 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 41,923,347 29.6% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ sell Total 41,923,347 29.6% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Purchase 41,923,347 £0.68 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneyname, purchasing, which the option relates American, varying etc. (Note 7) price European date paid/e.g. call etc. received peroption unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)option (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)(Note 8) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other personrelating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relatingto the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivativereferred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) No Date of disclosure 18/12/06 Contact name Peter Brown, Merrill Lynch International Telephone number 020 7996 0591 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Sky Holdings Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc Specify category and nature of associate status Corporate Broker to Offeror(Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Sky365.L