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 February 2004
17 February 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 Holding(s) in Company released on
17 February 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
Unknown
6. Percentage of issued class
Unknown
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
N/A
8. Percentage of issued class
N/A
9. Class of security
Ordinary shares of 50p each
10. Date of transaction
Unknown
11. Date company informed
16 February 2004
12. Total holding following this notification
60,183,597
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.1%
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
17 February 2004
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Schedule A
Security: British Sky Broadcasting Group
Shares Held Management Nominee/Registered Name
Company
(Ordinary Shares)
1,700 FMRCO JPMorgan Chase
2,068,300 FMRCO Chase Nominees Limited
6,891,300 FMRCO State Street Nominees Limited
1,149,600 FMRCO State Street Bank & Trust Co.
1,216,000 FMRCO HSBC
809,100 FMRCO Brown Brothers Harriman
1,456,322 FMTC State Street Nominees Ltd.
663,508 FMTC LLoyds Bank Nominees Limited
609,915 FMTC BT Globenet Nominees Limited
469,696 FMTC Chase Nominees Ltd.
74,300 FMTC Bank of New York
1,841,895 FMTC State Street Bank & Trust
190,133 FMTC Mellon Bank
38,800 FMTC Sumitomo T&B
165,642 FMTC JP Morgan
2,500 FMTC Nortrust Nominees
244,600 FMTC MSS Nominees Limited
281,737 FMTC Northern Trust
36,850 FMTC Goldman Sachs and CO.
3,530 FMTC Master Trust Japan
7,983,342 FISL Chase Manhattan Bank London
226,150 FISL Chase Nominees Ltd
680,078 FPM Bank of New York London
954,995 FPM Chase Nominees lid
342,500 FPM Citibank
799,491 FPM Northern Trust
119,800 FPM HSBC
49,200 FPM Deutsche Bank
1,972,116 FIL Chase Nominees Ltd
816,100 FIL HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited
2,273,831 FIL Chase Manhattan Bank London
492,835 FIL Deutsche Bank
2,497,754 FIL Northern Trust
1,280,689 FIL State Street Bank & Trust
1,343,367 FIL JP Morgan
56,800 FIL Mellon Nominees Ltd
320,300 FIL State Street Nominees Ltd
677,336 FIL Bank of New York Brussels
25,200 FIL Master Trust Bank of Japan
12,100 FIL Japan Trustee Svcs Bk Lt
2,389,051 FIL Bank of New York London
59.500 FIL National Australia Bank
3,100 FIL PICG
51,400 FIL Brown Brothers Harriman
23,076 FIL ING Luxembourg
26,169 FIL Bermuda Far East
55,520 FIL Chase Manhattan Bank AG Frankfurt
3,800 FIL State Street Hong Kong
151,000 FIL MSS Nominees Ltd
1,214,128 FIL Nortrust Nominees Ltd
121,963 FIL Bankers Trust
471,200 FIL Morgan Stanley
102,410 FIL Citibank
792,187 FIL Clydesdale Bank (Head Office)Nominees Limited
206,861 FIL Bank of Bermuda
8,510 FIL Mitsubishi Trust
The following shares are based on the assumed conversion of 3,051,990 ADRs (4
ordinary shares per ADR)
8,800 FMRCO JP Morgan Chase
3,792,400 FMRCO The Bank of New York (Nominees)
4,173,692 FMRCO HSBC
207,600 FMRCO Roytor & Co
1,883,096 FMRCO State Street Nominees Limited
84,400 FMRCO Chase Nominees Limited
156,980 FMTC Master Trust Japan
85,000 FMTC BT Globenet Nominees Limited
280,496 FMTC State Street Bank & Trust
13,600 FMTC Nippon Trust
22,800 FMTC Nortrust Nominees
18,400 FMTC Deutsche Bank AG
8,000 FMTC Northern Trust
50,600 FMTC MSS Nominees Limited
271,500 FMTC State Street Nominees Ltd.
33,600 FMTC BNY(nominees) Limited
13,000 FMTC TCSB Tokyo
18,400 FISL Chase Manhattan Bank London
22,000 FIL Bank of New York - London
102,800 FIL Chase Manhattan Bank London
395,600 FIL State Street Bank & Trust
87,200 FIL Northern Trust
412,396 FIL Brown Brothers Harriman
15,600 FIL Mitsubishi Trust
50,000 FIL Chase Nominees Ltd
The following shares are based on the assumed conversion of 15,000 News Corp
(BSY) .75% CVPRD 144A (.7709 ordinary shares per Convertible)
1,156,350 FMRCO HSBC
Total Ordinary Shares + ADRs 60,183,597
Current ownership percentage: 3.1%
Shares in issue: 1,937,837,350
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: 17 February 2004 By: /s/ Dave Gormley
Dave Gormley
Company Secretary