Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:5034S
Game Group PLC
16 April 2008

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

GAME GROUP PLC

2. Reason for the notification

(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( x )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )

.................

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
Goldman Sachs International,

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if
different):

14 April 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 April 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

15%

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the triggering transaction
use ISIN CODE
Number of shares Number of voting rights
GB0007360158

51,005,507 14.79%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
possible use ISIN CODE
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0007360158

33,027,595 18,823,521 9.58% 5.46%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration date Exercise/conversion No. of voting rights that % of voting rights
financial period/date may be acquired (if the
instrument instrument exercised/
converted)

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights

51,851,116 15.04%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

The interest in 18,823,521 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs
& Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for its
customers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs
Securities (Nominees), Limited.

The interest in 1,004,404 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by
Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("GS&Co."), a direct subsidiary of GS Inc. These shares
are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees),
Limited ("GSSN").

The interest in 32,023,191 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by
Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GS Inc. These
shares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

General email contact
shareholderdisclosures@gs.com

14. Contact name:

Sean Rogers/Alan Cox

15. Contact telephone number: