Holding(s) in Company (1421W)

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RNS Number : 1421W

Game Group PLC

25 January 2012

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                   The Game Group Plc 
  issuer                                                          GB0007360158 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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             Aberforth Partners LLP 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                Shareholder Shares 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                   1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust 
                                                plc 10,938,871 
                                                2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 
                                                2,775,600 
                                                3. Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc 
                                                3,711,575 
 
                                                All shares are registered in the name 
                                                of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberforth 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date           20/01/2012 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:             24/01/2012 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                           5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                    Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of              to the triggering                     transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number            Number              Number         Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                 of                of                  of shares      rights                   (x) 
                 Shares            Voting 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  ------------------  -------------  -----------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                                      Direct         Direct      Indirect     Direct         Indirect 
                                                                      (xi)        (xii) 
-------------    ------  ------  -------  -----      -------------  ----------  -----------  -------------  -------------- 
 
 
 GB0007360158   Below 5%          Below 5%            17,426,046     N/A         17,426,046   N/A            5.02% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial        Expiration       Exercise/                      Number of voting             % of voting 
  instrument               date (xiii)      Conversion Period              rights that may              rights 
                                            (xiv)                          be 
                                                                           acquired if the 
                                                                           instrument is 
                                                                           exercised/ converted. 
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 N/A                      N/A              N/A                            N/A                          N/A 
-----------------------  ---------------  -----------------------------  ---------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 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          Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/          Number of voting             % of voting rights 
 financial         price           date (xvii)     Conversion         rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                        period             refers to 
                                                   (xviii) 
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 N/A              N/A             N/A             N/A                N/A                          Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                                  N/A           N/A 
-------------    ------  ------  -------  -----      -----------    ---  -----  -----------      ------------  ----------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
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 17,426,046                                                        5.02% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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  Held by Aberforth Partners LLP 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                        N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will        N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to         N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:               None 
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 14. Contact name:                         Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners 
                                            LLP 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             0131 220 0733 
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