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, 2008

26 September, 2008

 


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 AGM Poll Voting Results released on  26 September, 2008

 

British Sky Broadcasting Group plc
AGM - shareholders approve all resolutions
26 September 2008



BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING GROUP PLC
(the "Company")

Annual General Meeting 

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held today at The Cumberland Hotel, 
Great Cumberland Place
, 
London
 W1H 7DL at 10.00 a.m., all resolutions were duly passed on a poll. The poll voting results are as follows: 

1.
    To receive the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2008, together with the report of the Directors and Auditors thereon.

Votes for
%
Votes against
%
Votes withheld
1,407,720,494
99.95
684,706
0.05
34,934




2.
    To declare a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2008.

Votes for
%
Votes against
%
Votes withheld
1,408,182,999
99.99
153,254
0.01
103,881




3.
    To reappoint Andrew Griffith as a Director.

Votes for
%
Votes against
%
Votes withheld
1,404,177,310
99.70
4,246,675
0.30
16,149




4.
    To reappoint Daniel Rimer as a Director.

Votes for
%
Votes against
%
Votes withheld
1,405,493,795
99.79
2,927,297
0.21
19,042




5.
    To reappoint David Evans as a Director.

Votes for
%
Votes against
%
Votes withheld
1,399,013,545
99.33
9,404,319
0.67
20,216




6.
    To reappoint Allan Leighton as a Director.

Votes for
%
Votes against
%
Votes withheld
1,398,410,805
99.29
10,011,636
0.71
15,639




7.
    To reappoint James Murdoch as a Director.

Votes for
%
Votes against
%
Votes withheld
1,225,266,629
93.98
78,513,312
6.02
104,660,192




8.
    To reappoint Lord Wilson of Dinton as a Director.

Votes for
%
Votes against
%
Votes withheld
1,405,470,457
99.79
2,944,887
0.21
24,790




9.
    To reappoint David F. DeVoe as a Director.

Votes for
%
Votes against
%
Votes withheld
1,394,922,971
99.04
13,496,397
0.96
20,341




10.
    To reappoint Arthur Siskind as a Director.

Votes for
%
Votes against
%
Votes withheld
1,390,053,548
98.70
18,366,728
1.30
19,076




11.
    To reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors of the Company and to authorise the Directors to agree their remuneration.

Votes for
%
Votes against
%
Votes withheld
1,381,252,743
99.73
3,681,693
0.27
23,505,697




12.
    To approve the report on Directors' remuneration for the year ended 30 June 2008.

Votes for
%
Votes against
%
Votes withheld
1,351,236,642
96.00
56,295,166
4.00
908,325




13.
    To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure. 

Votes for
%
Votes against
%
Votes withheld
1,385,959,031
98.89
15,526,852
1.11
6,976,940




14.
    To authorise the Directors to allot shares under section 80 Companies Act 1985.

Votes for
%
Votes against
%
Votes withheld
1,406,895,603
99.89
1,507,016
0.11
37,514




15.
    To disapply statutory pre-emption rights (Special Resolution).

Votes for
%
Votes against
%
Votes withheld
1,404,766,570
99.74
3,626,044
0.26
45,566




16.
    To increase the maximum aggregate fees permitted to be paid to Non-Executive Directors for their services in the office of Director.

Votes for
%
Votes against
%
Votes withheld
1,405,043,105
99.82
2,548,429
0.18
848,599



17.
    To adopt new Articles of Association (Special Resolution).

Votes for
%
Votes against
%
Votes withheld
1,404,124,595
99.71
4,137,224
0.29
178,314




18.
    To approve the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

Votes for
%
Votes against
%
Votes withheld
1,306,172,819
94.87
70,579,632
5.13
31,687,682



Notes:

(i)
    The votes "for" include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.
 
(ii)
    A "vote withheld" is not counted towards the votes cast "for" or "against" a resolution.


Dave Gormley
Company Secretary

END

 


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: 26 September, 2008                                                                                                   

   By: /s/ Dave Gormley
                                                           Dave Gormley
                                                       Company Secretary