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RNS Number : 4052F

Game Group PLC

21 April 2011

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the        Game Group plc 
  underlying 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                         YES 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments      NO 
  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              NO 
  economic effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                    NO 
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 Other (please                                                       NO 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject     Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 
  to the notification obligation:       and its group 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if    See additional information 
  different from 3.):                   under 13 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date   20 April 2011 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:     21 April 2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed   Below the threshold of 5% 
  or reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type 
  of 
  shares 
  if possible 
  using          Situation previous 
  the ISIN        to the triggering        Resulting situation after the triggering 
  CODE            transaction               transaction 
--------------  ------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------- 
                              Number 
                 Number        of          Number 
                  of           Voting      of        Number of voting        % of voting 
                  Shares       Rights      shares     rights                  rights 
--------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------------------  ------------------ 
                                           Direct    Direct     Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
--------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ---------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 GB0007360158    18,049,391   18,049,391   280,000   280,000-   16,487,092   0.080%   4.745% 
--------------  -----------  -----------  --------  ---------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 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   rights that may     rights 
                                   Period       be acquired if 
                                                the instrument 
                                                is exercised/ 
                                                converted. 
------------------  -----------  ------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of      Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/    Number of    % of voting 
 financial     price      date        Conversion   voting        rights 
 instrument                           period       rights 
                                                   instrument 
                                                   refers to 
-----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
                                                                Nominal   Delta 
-----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 16,767,092                4.825% 
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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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 Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies 
  controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, 
  Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg 
  S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls 
  the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle 
  International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd. 
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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     N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will   N/A 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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                          Registered Owner Ameriprise Financial Inc A/c 
                          538,380 Columbia Management Investment Advisors A/c 
                          2,852,687 Chase Nominees Ltd A/c 4,265,325 
                          Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA05 580,000 Littledown 
                          Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA07 6,080,000 Littledown Nominees 
                          Ltd A/c 07197 280,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 
                          10479 11,400 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA12 
                          216,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA14 58,300 
 13. Additional           Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 34789 510,000 Littledown 
  information:            Nominees Ltd A/c 10488 1,375,000 
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 14. Contact name:        Stacey Dryburgh, Threadneedle Group 
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 15. Contact telephone 
  number:                 +44 (0) 1793 363 751 
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