TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (5095U)

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RNS Number : 5095U

Game Group PLC

22 December 2011

 
 
 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 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: 
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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)               M&G INVESTMENT FUNDS 3 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):                 STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C GMIN 
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 5. Date of the transaction              20 December 2011 
  and date on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:       21 December 2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or reached:                    5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 of              to the triggering 
 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 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
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                                                       Direct         Direct                Indirect   Direct          Indirect 
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 GB0007360158    Below 5%         Below 5%              20,000,000     20,000,000                       5.75% 
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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             Conversion Period                         rights that may be            rights 
                                                                                    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 rights instrument   % of voting rights 
 financial          price        date            Conversion period    refers to 
 instrument 
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                                                                                                           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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                         20,000,000                                                         5.75% 
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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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 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:                   With reference to item 3, M&G Investments 
                                                      Funds 3 is an Open Ended Investment 
                                                   Company (OEIC) and is not a Prudential 
                                                     group company and must be separately 
                                                                               disclosed. 
                                              This OEIC Fund is managed by M&G Investment 
                                                       Management Limited (a wholly owned 
                                                        subsidiary of Prudential plc) and 
                                                     will have been previously attributed 
                                                    to Prudential plc solely on the basis 
                                                       that M&G Investment Management Ltd 
                                                       has direct fund management control 
                                                       over the shares identified in this 
                                                                            notification. 
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 14. Contact name:                         James Todd / Mark Thomas 
                                            M&G Investment Management Limited 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             020 7548 2293 / 020 7548 3266 
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