Holding(s) in CompanyRNS Number : 5557U British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC 18 October 2010 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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): | |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Capital Research and Management Company | 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | | 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 14th October 2010 | 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 15th October 2010 | 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 | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | Ordinary Shares | 90,823,500 | 90,823,500 |
| 82,843,779 |
| 82,843,779 |
| 4.7263% |
|
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 |
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|
|
|
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | Type of financial
instrument | Exercise
price | Expiration
date | Exercise/
Conversion
period | Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to | % of voting rights |
|
|
|
|
| Nominal | Delta |
|
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Total (A+B+C) | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | 82,843,779 | 4.7263% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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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: |
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13. Additional information: |
| 14. Contact name: |
| 15. Contact telephone number: |
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