Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

2.      Reason for notification (yes/no)

        An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                No

        An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result       No
        in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights
        are attached

        An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                           No

        Other (please specify):Due to Share Consolidation and Share Buy-Back      Yes
        Tender Offer completed as per Company's announcement 1 October 2008

3.      Full name of person(s) subject to                    FIL Limited (FIL)
        notification obligation:

4.      Full name of shareholder(s) (if different          See attached schedule
        from 3):

5.      Date of transaction (and date on which                      N/A
        the threshold is crossed or reached if
        different):

6.      Date on which issuer notified:                         2 October 2008

7.      Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                         14%
        reached:

8.      Notified Details

A:      Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation previous to the      Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares    triggering transaction         transaction
If possible  Number of       Number of   Number of Number of voting      Percentage of
use ISIN     shares          voting      shares    rights                voting rights
code                         rights
                                                   Direct      Indirect  Direct Indirect
GB00B3CX3644   103,371,179   103,371,179 5,168,557  5,168,557            14.35%


B:      Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial   Expiration date  Exercise/         No. of voting rights Percentage of
instrument                           conversion        that may be acquired voting rights
                                     period/date       (if the instrument
                                                       exercised/converted)



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights
5,168,557                                        14.35%

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

JP Morgan, Bournemouth - 609,755 (FII)
JP Morgan, Bournemouth -  4,558,802 (FISL)

Proxy Voting:

10.     Name of proxy holder:                    FIL Limited (FIL)

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

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

13.     Additional information:

14.     Contact name:                          Jane E A Tames

15.     Contact telephone no:                  0141 300 3074

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