Holding(s) in Company (4121Z)

TIDMGMG TIDM45II

RNS Number : 4121Z

Game Group PLC

15 March 2012

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                 THE GAME GROUP PLC 
  issuer 
  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 
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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                   X 
  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                  The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                     Goldman Sachs Investment Strategies 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                        12 March 2012 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                          14 March 2012 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                              3% 
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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          rights                 (x) 
                    Shares           Voting                 shares 
                                     Rights 
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                                                            Direct     Direct      Indirect   Direct         Indirect 
                                                                        (xi)        (xii) 
----------------   ----  --------  -------  ------  -----  ---------  ----------  ---------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 
 
 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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 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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   Equity Swap        Variable          16 Aug        On or before                                 Nominal       Delta 
  (Cash Settled)                         2012             16 Aug 
                                                           2012 
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                                                                              13,120,220            3.78%        3.78% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                              Percentage of voting rights 
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                             13,120,220                                                      3.78% 
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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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  The interest in 13,120,220 shares arose from a cash settled financial 
  instrument held by Goldman Sachs Investment Strategies, a subsidiary 
  of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. acting as discretionary manager. 
 
 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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                                           General email contact: 
  13. Additional information:               [e-mail] 
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 14. Contact name:                         Gill Teasdale 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             020-7051-1151 
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