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 2010

7 June 2010 


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 'Notification of Major Interest in Shares' released on  7 June 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):

 

 
     


 

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

 

 Thornburg Investment Management Inc.

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:

 

 03/05/2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

 04/06/2010

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

 

 3%





 

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

 ORD

0141192

(SEDOL)

 



Below 3%

 


Below 3%

 

 



Below 3%


Below 3%

 

N/A

N/A

44,703,051

 


8,122,648

N/A

2.55%


0.46%

 ADR

111013108

(CUSIP)



 

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 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

 52,825,699

 3.01%



 

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

 Thornburg Investment Management holds these shares as discretionary Investment Manager.

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

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:

 

 

14. Contact name:

 

 Ronald Olexsak

15. Contact telephone number:

 

 505.467.7447 (USA)



 

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: 7 June, 2010                                                                                                        By: /s/ Dave Gormley
                                                           Dave Gormley
                                                       Company Secretary