Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3549Z
Game Group PLC
17 July 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:
The 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, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
15 July 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:
17 July 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
14%

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares Situation previous to the triggering transaction
if possible use ISIN
CODE
Number of shares Number of voting rights
GB0007360158 47,896,962 13.84%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
if possible use ISIN
CODE
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0007360158 27,830,940 21,136,412 8.04% 6.11%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights % of voting
Financia date Conversion that may be rights
l period/ acquired (if the
instrume date instrument
nt exercised/
converted)

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
48,967,352 14.15%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable
:
The interest in 20,733,416 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 27,830,940 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.
The interest in 402,996 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, LP a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc
acting as discretionary manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities
(Nominees), Limited ("GSSN").The interest in 30,969,448 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:
0207-552-9205 / 0207-774-8774

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