Holding(s) in Company (4020K)

TIDMGMG

RNS Number : 4020K

Game Group PLC

14 July 2011

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached:                                           THE GAME GROUP PLC 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation:        CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):         CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (EUROPE) LTD 
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 5. Date of the transaction and 
  date on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached:          12/07/2011 
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 6. Date on which issuer 
  notified:                       14/07/2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or reached:             8% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type 
 of shares if 
 possible       Situation previous 
 using the       to the triggering 
 ISIN CODE       transaction                             Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                 Number 
                Number            of 
                 of               Voting                 Number        Number of voting 
                 Shares           Rights                  of shares     rights                          % of voting rights 
-------------  ---------------  ----------------------  ------------  -------------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                         Direct        Direct              Indirect     Direct          Indirect 
-------------          -------  ------  -----  -------  ------------  ------------------  -----------  --------------  --------- 
 ORD 
 GB0007360158   28,599,923       8.2311%                 N/A           N/A                 25,482,287   N/A             7.3339% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                                  Number of voting 
                                                                                   rights that may be 
                                                                                   acquired if the 
 Type of financial      Expiration       Exercise/                                 instrument is                  % of voting 
  instrument             date             Conversion Period                        exercised/ converted.           rights 
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 N/A 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of 
 financial          Exercise     Expiration     Exercise/              Number of voting rights instrument 
 instrument         price        date            Conversion period     refers to                            % of voting rights 
-----------------  -----------  -------------  ---------------------  -----------------------------------  --------------------- 
 N/A                                                                                                        Nominal     Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                      Percentage of voting rights 
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                         25,482,287                                                        7.3339% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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            1. Credit Suisse Group AG 
             2. Credit Suisse AG 
             2.1. Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information: 
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                                         Anthony Allen/ Liane Agostini/ Paul 
 14. Contact name:                        MacDonald 
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 15. Contact telephone number:           [phone]/ 3599/ 8548 
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