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 in the        No
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                  Yes

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


3. Full name of person(s) subject to               Legal & General Group plc (L&G)
notification obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different     Legal & General Assurance (Pensions
from 3):                                              Management) Limited (PWC)

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the               2 October 2008
threshold is crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                           6 October 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:          From 4% to 3% (L&G)

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   12,874,310    12,874,310 1,303,172  1,303,172              3.61%
                 (Previously as SMG
                             plc)

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                    Percentage of voting rights

1,303,172                                  3.61%


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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (1,303,172 - 3.61% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)   Legal & General Insurance Holdings
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (1,170,337 - 3.24% =     Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
PMC)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)     Legal & General Assurance Society
Limited  (PMC) (1,170,337 - 3.24% = PMC)            Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)

  Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:                                                         N/A

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

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:                                                      Jane E A Tames

15. Contact telephone number:                                           0141 300 3074

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