Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5533A
Game Group PLC
04 August 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:

HSBC Holdings Plc

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

HSBC Bank plc
HSBC Financial Products (France)
Sinopia Asset Management (UK) Limited
LOUVRE GESTION

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

29 July 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30 July 2008

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

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 Below the notifiable level Below the notifiable level

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 17,350,808 17,350,808 1,637,061 5.01% 0.47%

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
18,987,869 5.48%

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

13. Additional information:

None