Director/PDMR Shareholding

STV GROUP PLC
23 January 2009


1.          Name of the issuer

            STV GROUP PLC


2.          Nature of notification

            Notification   of   transactions   of   Directors/Persons
            discharging  managerial   responsibility  and   connected
            persons


3.          Description of  shares (including  class), debentures  or
            derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares

            50P ORDINARY SHARES


4.          Holding

            3,803,826 representing 10.56% of the company


5.          Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one,
            the number of shares held by each of them

            VIDACOS NOMINEES LIMITED - 3,803,826 SHARES ON BEHALF  OF
            HANOVER I MASTER FUND LP


6.          Notification

            "Hanover I Master  Fund LP  ("HMF") has,  as a  connected
            person of  a  director  of  STV  Group  (the  "Company"),
            previously  notified  its   interest  in  3,803,826   50P
            ORDINARY SHARES  (the  "Shares")  of  the  Company.   HMF
            hereby gives further notice  that, in line with  standard
            market practice, the  Shares are subject  to a charge  in
            favour of a prime  broker (UBS AG) under  the terms of  a
            customary prime brokerage agreement. This notification is
            made in light of  the FSA's statement  of 9 January  2009
            relating  to  the   disclosure  obligations  of   persons
            discharging   managerial   responsibilities   and   their
            connected  persons   who   grant  security   over   their
            shareholdings in an issuer."



7.          Date issuer informed of transaction

            22 January 2009


8.          Name of contact and telephone number for queries

            Michael Smith                020 7766 8408
            Jane Tames                   0141 300 3109

            Name and signature of  duly authorised officer of  issuer
            responsible for making  Notification

            Jane Tames, Company Secretary

            Date of notification

            22 January 2009

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