11th Jul 2005 10:33
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC11 July 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of companyBritish Sky Broadcasting Group plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interestFranklin 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 18Shareholders named in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of themSee attached list 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquiredUnknown 6. Percentage of issued classUnknown 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed- 8. Percentage of issued class- 9. Class of securityOrdinary Shares of 50p each 10. Date of transactionUnknown 11. Date company informed11.07.05 12. Total holding following this notification168,104,571 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification9.0015% 14. Any additional information- 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queriesChris Taylor, 020 7800 4297 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notificationDavid Gormley Date of notification11 July 2005 SCHEDULE Registered Holder No. of Shares % of Class Bank of New York, Europe, London 9,818 0.0005% Bank of New York, London 2,222,688 0.1190%London JP Morgan/Chase 130,109,366 6.9670%Woolgate HouseColeman StreetLondonEC2P 2HD Citibank (ADR) 1,690,388 0.0905%United States Citibank 2,025,584 0.1085%London Clydesdale Bank Plc 1,484,020 0.0795%London Euroclear 52,905 0.0028%Bruxelles HSBC Bank Ltd. 1,720,411 0.0921%London Mellon Bank 7,454,244 0.3992%London Merrill Lynch Intl Ltd. 1,911,092 0.1023%London Northern Trust Company 3,229,206 0.1730%155 BishopgateLondon, EC2M 3XS Royal Trust Corp of Canada 5,098,658 0.2730%London State Street Nominees Limited 11,096,191 0.5942%12-13 Nichols LaneLondon EC4N 7BN TOTAL 168,104,571 9.0015% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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