FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of August 2005
02 August 2005
BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING GROUP PLC
(Name of Registrant)
Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 5QD England
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Yes No X
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not Applicable
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
EXHIBIT NO.1 Press release of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc
announcing Holding(s) in Company released on 02 August 2005
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Please see schedule 1 attached
3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18
Shareholders named in 2 above
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
Please see schedule 2 attached
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
Unknown
6. Percentage of issued class
Unknown
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
-
8. Percentage of issued class
-
9. Class of security
Ordinary Shares of 50p each
10. Date of transaction
Unknown
11. Date company informed
2 August 2005
12. Total holding following this notification
77,388,712
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
4.15%
14. Any additional information
-
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
David Gormley 020 7705 3000
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
David Gormley
Date of notification 2 August 2005
SCHEDULE 1
Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held
Barclays Global Investors Ltd 37,307,333 1.9989
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 2,974 0.0002
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 191,209 0.0102
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 2,738,854 0.1467
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 2,227,275 0.1193
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 6,600 0.0004
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 972,972 0.0521
Gerrard Ltd 5,539,432 0.2968
Barclays Bank PLC 116 0.0001
Barclays Private Bank Ltd 873,368 0.0468
Barclays Global Fund Advisors 2,902,603 0.1555
Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 22,955,952 1.2299
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 1,875 0.0001
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 1,668,149 0.0894
Group Holding 77,388,712 4.1464
SCHEDULE 2
Registered Holder Account Designation Holding
BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LT 116
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM 1,977
Barclays Trust Co E99 435
Barclays Trust Co R69 562
BNP PARIBAS 227,823
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 781,203
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 20,163,222
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 21359 631,933
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES 133,986
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 30251 6,600
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 323364 1,791
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 323372 4,593
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 323496 2,830
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 324018 773
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 324085 1,300
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 324492 9,304
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 593965 1,065
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 594198 705
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 594465 1,309
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 595534 1,921
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 595712 830
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 595801 1,493
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 596123 1,356
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 597103 766
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 597324 2,467
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 597375 2,450
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 597383 3,151
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 597448 1,483
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 645442 2,215
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 651361 854
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 668604 745
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 678693 1,060
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 679401 11,363
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 686408 3,170
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 691088 1,312
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 692386 3,732
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 693030 2,379
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 693404 1,134
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 693480 873
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 693900 1,712
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 694028 765
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 694222 1,068
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 697329 7,501
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 697388 845
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 697663 5,100
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 697701 657
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 702950 862
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 703140 828
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 703353 1,710
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 703396 1,096
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 703876 762
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 703884 1,121
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 703914 666
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 807507 4,909
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 807663 1,086
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 830118 1,310
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 866805 1,042
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 886083 971
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 887365 1,090
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 1001030 2,600
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 1200114 4,780
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3000000 1,054
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3100012 832
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3100071 2,220
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3100241 754
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3100420 1,347
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3100926 2,961
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3101280 1,426
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3101868 920
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3102058 810
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3102317 892
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3102465 11,000
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3102546 1,741
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3102554 7,945
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3102660 752
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3103119 1,202
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3105898 628
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3105901 789
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 7000093 1,196
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 7000662 1,087
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 7000697 7,270
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 7000832 780
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 7001065 963
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 222649 788
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 484015 1,911
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 595798 1,565
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 597278 7,575
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 673551 580
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 701601 1,993
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 703833 4,411
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 870934 3,893
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0325 703094 877
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0325 870934 1,282
Clydesdale Nominees HGB1025 837619 6,860
Gerrard Nominees Limited ER1 94,790
Greig Middleton Nominees Limit GM1 278,390
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd GM3 97,390
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,373,433
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 35,171
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 234,545
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 18,304
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 241,150
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,402,698
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 45,092
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 85,065
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 12,797
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 6,213,762
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,148,197
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,056,184
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 280,674
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,429,236
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 66,640
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 6,749,794
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 433,666
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 84,496
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 780,607
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 630,542
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 171,108
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344 229,090
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345 385,683
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 14,695,745
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 17011 23,662
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18409 1,035,230
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 211,755
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 761,217
JPMorgan Chase Bank 511,459
JPMorgan Chase Bank 340,193
JPMorgan Chase Bank 12,593
JPMorgan Chase Bank 232,566
JPMorgan Chase Bank 94,198
JPMorgan Chase Bank 552,290
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,036
JPMorgan Chase Bank 79,710
JPMorgan Chase Bank 114,918
JPMorgan Chase Bank 59,588
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 37,779
JPMorgan Chase Bank 74,989
JPMorgan Chase Bank 243,188
JPMorgan Chase Bank 172,620
JPMorgan Chase Bank 49,793
JPMorgan Chase Bank 649,354
JPMorgan Chase Bank 163,390
JPMorgan Chase Bank 12,035
JPMorgan Chase Bank 10,726
JPMorgan Chase Bank 130,801
JPMorgan Chase Bank 11,602
JPMorgan Chase Bank 113,690
JPMorgan Chase Bank 35,961
Master Trust Bank 104,076
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 335,411
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 167,947
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND 424,539
Mitsubishi Trust International 8,737
Mitsubishi Trust International 63,925
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 463,267
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 504,036
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 113,358
R C Greig Nominees Limited RC1 2,852,128
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 1,155,868
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 279,481
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 176,074
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 GP1 327,644
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 SA1 277,667
Reflex Nominees Limited 1,400
Reflex Nominees Limited 475
State Street 20,893
STATE STREET BOSTON 799,769
STATE STREET BOSTON 105,636
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA - 152,262
Sumitomo TB 31,093
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 873,368
Total 77,388,712
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING GROUP PLC
Date: 02 August 2005 By: /s/ Dave Gormley
Dave Gormley
Company Secretary