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 June 2004
29 June 2004
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 Schedule 10 released on 29 June 2004
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
FMR Corp and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International
Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
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
Shareholder 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
See schedule A (attached)
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
N/A
6. Percentage of issued class
N/A
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
Unknown
8. Percentage of issued class
Unknown
9. Class of security
Ordinary shares of 50p each
10. Date of transaction
Unknown
11. Date company informed
28 June 2004
12. Total holding following this notification
57,781,439
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
2.98%
14. Any additional information
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Chris Taylor - 020 7800 4297
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
David Gormley
Date of notification
29 June 2004
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Schedule A
Security: British Sky Broadcasting Group
Shares Held Management Nominee/Registered Name
Company
(Ordinary Shares)
1,200 FMRCO JPMorgan Chase
1,827,900 FMRCO Chase Nominees Limited
7,959,685 FMRCO State Street Nominees Limited
506,800 FMRCO State Street Bank & Trust Company
1,900 FMRCO HSBC
844,976 FMRCO Brown Brothers Harriman
1,662,422 FMTC State Street Nominees Limited.
749,408 FMTC Lloyds Bank Nominees Limited
601,135 FMTC BT Globenet Nominees Limited
450,770 FMTC Chase Nominees Ltd.
56,600 FMTC Bank of New York
1,765,634 FMTC State Street Bank & Trust
186,099 FMTC Mellon Bank
61,000 FMTC State Street Bank & Trust
58,200 FMTC State Street Bank & Trust
45,000 FMTC Northern Trust
88,700 FMTC State Street Bank & Trust
165,642 FMTC JP Morgan
2,500 FMTC Nortrust Nominees
236,900 FMTC MSS Nominees Limited
281,737 FMTC Northern Trust
41,450 FMTC Goldman Sachs and Co.
13 FMTC Master Trust Japan
4,740,342 FISL Chase Manhattan Bank London
213,350 FISL Chase Nominees Ltd
372,978 FPM Bank of New York London
1,332,095 FPM Chase Nominees Ltd
86,500 FPM Citibank
629,281 FPM Northern Trust
37,300 FPM Deutsche Bank
2,362,566 FIL Chase Nominees Ltd
14,940,377 FIL HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited
1,642,441 FIL Chase Manhattan Bank London
463,956 FIL Deutsche Bank
1,969,694 FIL Northern Trust
522,442 FIL State Street Bank & Trust
774,885 FIL JP Morgan
170,400 FIL Mellon Nominees Ltd
257,301 FIL Bank of New York Brussels
25,200 FIL Master Trust Bank of Japan
1,388,857 FIL Bank of New York London
62,400 FIL National Australia Bank
2,000 FIL PICG
81,800 FIL Brown Brothers Harriman
23,076 FIL ING Luxembourg
27,569 FIL Bermuda Far East
35,920 FIL Chase Manhattan Bank AG Frankfurt
4,800 FIL State Street Hong Kong
618,600 FIL Nortrust Nominees Ltd
109,163 FIL Bankers Trust
82,310 FIL Citibank
538,987 FIL Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Limited
142,868 FIL Bank of Bermuda
8,000 FIL Mitsubishi Trust
Total 51,263,129
The following shares are based on the assumed conversion of 1,629,577 ADRs
(4 ordinary shares per ADR)
3,792,400 FMRCO The Bank of New York (Nominees)
577,292 FMRCO HSBC
207,600 FMRCO Roytor & Co
973,096 FMRCO State Street Nominees Limited
62,980 FMTC Master Trust Japan
216,496 FMTC State Street Bank & Trust
6,800 FMTC Nippon Trust
4,440 FMTC Nortrust Nominees
140,700 FMTC State Street Bank & Trust
3,600 FIL Bank of New York - London
82,400 FIL Chase Manhattan Bank London
190,000 FIL State Street Nominees Ltd
44,400 FIL Northern Trust
181,996 FIL Brown Brothers Harriman
8,510 FIL Mitsubishi Trust
25,600 FIL Chase Nominees Limited
Total 6,518,310
Total Ordinary Shares + ADRs 57,781,439
Current ownership percentage: 2.98%
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: 29 June 2004 By: /s/ Dave Gormley
Dave Gormley
Company Secretary