RNS Number:7634O
Sterling Publishing Group PLC
18 August 2003

Sterling Publishing Group announces that it was informed by a letter dated 14
August 2003 that the Special Utilities Investment Trust PLC ("SUIT") has been
wound up and its assets transferred to Utilico Investment Trust plc ("Utilico").
As a result, SUIT no longer holds any shares in Sterling Publishing Group and
Utilico holds 24,353,867 shares, representing approximately 28.6% of the issued
share capital of Sterling Publishing Group.


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