RNS Number : 0567V
Stanley Gibbons Group Limited
22 May 2008

22 May  2008

The Stanley Gibbons Group Limited

(' Stanley  Gibbons' or 'the Company')

Holding  in Company

The Company was notified on  20 May 2008 th at , following an acquisition of ordinary shares in the Company, the  BlackRock UK Smaller Companies Fund (formerly Merrill Lynch UK Smaller CompaniesFund) is interested in 1,265,845  ordinary shares  in Stanley Gibbons ,  represent ing  approximately 5.03  per cent of the issued share capital of the Company. 

Enquiries:

The Stanley Gibbons Group Limited - Tel: +44 (0) 1481 708 273
Michael Hall, Chief Executive

Seymour Pierce Ltd,  NOMAD/ Broker - Tel: +44 (0) 20 7107 8000
Jonathan Wright

Bishopsgate Communications Ltd , Financial PR - Tel: +44 (0) 20 7562 3350
Jenni Herbert /Gemma O'Hara
stanleygibbons@bishopsgatecommunications.com

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