TR1 Announcement

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

British Sky Broadcasting Group plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

x

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

See Schedule A

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed reached:

2 May 2013

6. Date on which the issuer notified:

3 May 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Below 5%

 8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares If possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

(ISIN: GB0001411924)

81,810,849

81,810,849

80,101,143

4.9737%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of voting rights

N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

N/A

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

80,101,143

4.9737%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

See Schedule A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact Name:

15. Contact telephone number: