Share Buyback

BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING GROUP PLC - SHARE BUYBACK 

British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (the "Company") confirms that further to yesterday's

announcement, and in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's

Annual General Meeting on 29 November 2011 and pursuant to the agreement between the

Company and News UK Nominees Limited ( and others) dated 28 July 2011 that it has completed the

purchase of 128,611 of its ordinary shares of £0.50 pence each ("shares") from News UK Nominees

Limited for cancellation. The price paid by the company was 762.5182 pence per share.

Following the completion of the above transaction the Company will have 1,663,308,582 votable

shares in issue. This number represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by

shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they can determine if they are

required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, The Company under the Financial

Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries: 

Mark Chambers

Company Secretarial Assistant

Telephone: 00 44 0870 240 3000