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 November 2009
03 November 2009


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  03 November 2009

 

Financial Services Authority
 

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

Yes

 

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: 

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

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

N/A

 

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

30 October 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

2 November 2009

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

Below 3% (L&G)


  

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

ORD

GBP 0.50

53,183,483

53,183,483

Below 3%

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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
   

 

 

 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 

Below 3%

 

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)  

 

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)  

 

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) 

 

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) 

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) 

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)  

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) 

 

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL


 

 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

 

13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,752,842,599

 

14. Contact name:

Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:

020 3124 3851

 

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: 03 November, 2009                                                                                                        By: /s/ Dave Gormley
                                                           Dave Gormley
                                                       Company Secretary