Stvg Regulatory News (STVG)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

STV Group plc 

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

n/a

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

n/a

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

n/a

Other (please specify):

n/a

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

UBS Global Asset Management (Traditional Entities)

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd

UBS Global Asset Management Life Ltd

UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc

UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) Ltd

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

11 June 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15 June 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

17.94%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B3CX3644

6,533,199

6,533,199

6,588,770

300,718

6,288,052

0.82%

17.12%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

6,588,770

17.94%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd - 5,955,319 - 16.22%

UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited - 300,718 - 0.82%

UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc - 312,494 - 0.85%

UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) Ltd - 20,239 - 0.05%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

UBS Global Asset Management on behalf of a number of clients

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Jane Tames, Company Secretary, STV Group plc

15. Contact telephone number:

0141 300 3074