Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:8552T
Game Group PLC
07 May 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:

HSBC Holdings Plc

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

HSBC Bank plc

HSBC Investment Management

HSBC Trust Company (UK) Limited

HSBC Financial Products (France)

HSBC Private Bank (Jersey) Limited

Sinopia Asset Management (UK) Limited

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

1st May 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

2nd May 2008

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

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 N/A N/A

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 17,249,031 17,249,031 2,215,061 5% 0.64%

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

19,464,092 5.64%

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

HSBC Bank Plc

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