For filings with the FCA include the annex.
For filings with the issuer exclude the annex.

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	NO
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments	NO
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights	NO
Other (please specify):	NO

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv	Vidacos Nominees Ltd Nortrust Nominees Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v	30/06/2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:	04/07/2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	Above the threshold of 10%

 

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 rightsx
			Direct	Directxi	Indirecxii	Direct	Indirect
GB00B3CX3644	1,984,809	1,984,809	77,837	77,837	4,044,917	0.197%	10.228%

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datexiii	Exercise / Conversion Periodxiv	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 datexvii	Exercise / Conversion periodxviii	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rightsxix, xx
					Nominal	Delta

 

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
4,122,754	10.425%

 

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

Threadneedle Asset Management Limited (10.425%)   Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited,  which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

 

Proxy voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	n/a
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	n/a
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	n/a

 

13. Additional information:	The Shares referred to in section 9 of this form are held in portfolios and funds managed on a discretionary basis by the entities set out in section 9. Please note that the Shares are held through certain nominee companies.
14. Contact name:	Jane E A Tames, Company Secretary, STV Group plc
15. Contact telephone number:	0141 300 3074