MIDDLESEX, UK, Aug. 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) --
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc
(the "Company")
The Company announces that Lord Jacob Rothschild ("Lord Rothschild"), a Director of the Company, has today notified the Company that he has become aware of the following interests in the Company's Ordinary Shares of 50p each ("Shares"):
- A beneficial interest in 28,000 Shares registered in the name of
Republic Nominees Limited account number 1673. The Shares belong
to Five Arrows Investments Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Five Arrows Limited, a company where Lord Rothschild is entitled
to exercise one-third or more of the voting power. The Shares were
acquired in two tranches, 14,000 on 20 June 2003 at a price of
GBP7.085 and 14,000 per share on 15 August 2003 at a price of
GBP7.095 per share.
- A beneficial interest in 72,000 Shares registered in the name of
Republic Nominees Limited account number 1559R. The Shares belong
to a family trust in which Lord Rothschild is a beneficiary. The
Shares were acquired in two tranches, 35,000 on 14 August 2003 at
a price of GBP7.0477 per share and 37,000 on 1 September 2003 at a
price of GBP6.7747 per share.
- A non-beneficial interest in 6,750 Shares registered in the name
of Greenwood Nominees Limited. The Shares belong to a family trust
of which Lord Rothschild is not a beneficiary but acts as a
trustee. The Shares were acquired in two tranches on 15 May 2002,
5,430 at a price of GBP7.2807 per share and 1,320 at a price of
GBP6.70 per share.
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