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 2009
28 August 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 Director/PDMR Shareholding released on  28 August 2009

 

British Sky Broadcasting Group plc
(the "Company")

The Company 
announc
es 
that 
it 
received notification 
today
,
 
in accordance with DTR 3.1.2R and paragraph 26 of the Model Code, 
from the following 
Independent 
Non-Executive Directors 
of the Company,
 
that
 
they have 
today 
pu
rchased ordinary shares in the C
ompany at a price of £5.46 per share
,
 pursuant to trading plans
,
 as detailed below: 

Name of Director
Number of shares purchased
Date of entry into trading plan
Total number of shares held in the Company
 following transaction
David Evans
155
10 August 2009
16,155
*
Nicholas Ferguson
114
10 August 2009
10,114
Andrew Higginson
94
10 August 2009
2,342
Allan Leighton
387
12
 August 2009
387
Jacques Nasser
156
10 August 2009
156
Dame Gail Rebuck
196
10 August 2009
196
Daniel Rimer
387
10 August 2009
387
Lord Wilson of Dinton
116
10
 August 2009
602


 
* 16,000 ordinary shares held in the form of 4,000 American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"), one ADS is equivalent to four ordinary shares.

Enquiries:
Alex Jones
Assistant Company Secretary
Telephone: +44 (0)
20 7705 3081


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: 28 August 2009                                                                                                       By: /s/ Dave Gormley
                                                           Dave Gormley
                                                       Company Secretary