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Share Buyback

28th Apr 2014 07:00

RNS Number : 5944F
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC
28 April 2014
 



BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING GROUP PLC - SHARE BUYBACK

 

British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (the "Company") announces that in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 22 November 2013, on 25 April 2014 it purchased 125,000 of its ordinary shares of £0.50 pence each ("shares") for cancellation.

 

The volume weighted average price paid by the Company was 898.5387 pence per share.

 

In accordance with the agreement between the Company and 21st Century Fox UK Nominees Limited (and others) dated 25 July 2013 (the "2013 Buyback Agreement"), and shareholder authority granted on 22 November 2013, the Company will today purchase 80,382 shares at 898.5387 pence per share from 21st Century Fox UK Nominees Limited for cancellation.

 

Further to Friday's announcement the Company confirms that it has in accordance with the 2013 Buyback Agreement completed the purchase of 83,597 shares at 893.0136 pence per share from 21st Century Fox UK Nominees Limited for cancellation.

 

Following the completion of the above transactions the Company will have 1,569,674,353 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 calculations 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 Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

 

Enquiries:

 

Mark Chambers

Company Secretarial Assistant

Telephone: +44 (0)870 240 3000

 

 

 

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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