Offer Update

RNS Number:5360D
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC
07 September 2007


  Not for release, publication or distribution in whole or in part in, into or
    from any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the
                       relevant laws of such jurisdiction


                             RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER
                                       by
                          SKY DIGITAL SUPPLIES LIMITED
                          a wholly-owned subsidiary of
                       BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING GROUP PLC
                                      for
                                  AMSTRAD PLC

            POSTING OF COMPULSORY ACQUISITION NOTICES AND DE-LISTING


Following the announcement on 5 September 2007 that the Offer had been declared
unconditional in all respects, Sky Digital Supplies announces that, as at 3.00
p.m. (London time) on 7 September 2007, Sky Digital Supplies has acquired or
received valid acceptances under the Offer in respect of a total of 75,339,903
Amstrad Shares, representing approximately 90.42 per cent. of the existing share
capital of Amstrad.

As valid acceptances of the Offer have been received in respect of more than
nine-tenths in value of Amstrad Shares to which the Offer relates and in respect
of more than nine-tenths of the voting rights of Amstrad Shares to which the
Offer relates, Sky Digital Supplies will shortly send notices to non-assenting
Amstrad Shareholders implementing the procedure set out in sections 979 to 991
of the Companies Act 2006 to acquire compulsorily those Amstrad Shares which
have not been assented to the Offer.

The Offer will remain open for acceptance until further notice and remains
subject to the terms set out in the Offer Document.

Application will be made to the UK Listing Authority for the cancellation of
listing of Amstrad Shares on the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange
for the cancellation of admission to trading of Amstrad Shares on its market for
listed securities, in each case to take effect on 8 October 2007, which is 20
business days following the date of this announcement.

Terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the
Offer Document, unless the context requires otherwise.

Enquiries

Sky

Analysts / Investors:
Andrew Griffith
+44 (0) 20 7705 3000
Robert Kingston
+44 (0) 20 7705 3000

Press:

Robert Fraser
+44 (0) 20 7705 3000

Merrill Lynch
(Financial adviser to Sky)

Simon Gorringe
+44 (0) 20 7628 1000
Mark Astaire
+44 (0) 20 7628 1000

Amstrad
Martin Bland
+44 (0) 1277 228888

Frank PR
(Public relations adviser to Amstrad)

Graham Goodkind
+44 (0) 20 7693 6966

Rothschild
(Financial adviser to Amstrad)

Robert Leitao
+44 (0) 20 7280 5000


Further information

For further information on Sky and Amstrad, please see www.sky.com and
www.amstrad.com, respectively.

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or solicitation
of any offer to sell or an invitation to purchase any securities or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, pursuant to the Offer or
otherwise.  The Offer will be made solely by the Offer Document and the Form of
Acceptance, which contain the full terms and conditions of the Offer, including
details of how the Offer may be accepted.  Any acceptance or other response to
the Offer should be made on the basis of the information in the Offer Document
and the Form of Acceptance.

The availability of the Offer to persons who are not resident in the United
Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions in which they
are located.  Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom should inform
themselves about, and observe, any applicable legal or regulatory requirements.

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions
other than the UK may be restricted by law and therefore any persons who are
subject to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the UK should inform
themselves about, and observe, any applicable requirements. Any failure to
comply with the applicable requirements may constitute a violation of the
securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This announcement has been prepared
for the purpose of complying with English law and the Code and the information
disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this
announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws of jurisdictions
outside the UK.

Any person (including, without limitation, any custodian, nominee or trustee)
who would, or otherwise intends to, or who may have a contractual or legal
obligation to, forward this announcement and/or the Offer Document and/or any
other related document to any jurisdiction outside the UK should inform
themselves of, and observe, any applicable legal or regulatory requirements of
their jurisdiction.

Further details in relation to overseas shareholders are contained in the Offer
Document.

Merrill Lynch is acting exclusively as financial adviser to Sky and Sky Digital
Supplies and no one else in connection with the Offer and this announcement and
will not be responsible to anyone other than Sky and Sky Digital Supplies for
providing the protections afforded to clients of Merrill Lynch, nor for
providing advice in connection with the Offer or this announcement or any matter
referred to in this announcement.

Rothschild is acting exclusively as financial adviser to Amstrad and no one else
in connection with the Offer and this announcement and will not be responsible
to anyone other than Amstrad for providing the protections afforded to clients
of Rothschild, nor for providing advice in connection with the Offer or this
announcement or any matter referred to in this announcement.




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