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 September 2009
25 September 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  25 September 2009

British Sky Broadcasting Group plc

(the "Company")

The Company announces 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 purchased ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 556.5 pence 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

    152

    10 August 2009

    16,307*

Nicholas Ferguson

    113

    10 August 2009

    10,227

Andrew Higginson

    94

    10 August 2009

    2,436

Allan Leighton

    381

    12 August 2009

    768

Jacques Nasser

    154

    10 August 2009

    310

Dame Gail Rebuck

    93

    10 August 2009

    289

Daniel Rimer

    381

    10 August 2009

    768

Lord Wilson of Dinton

   115

    10 August 2009

    717


* 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: 25 September 2009                                                                                                        By: /s/ Dave Gormley
                                                           Dave Gormley
                                                       Company Secretary