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RNS Number : 5857T
Game Group PLC
09 June 2009
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | The GAME Group plc |
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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 | |
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| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial | |
| instruments 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 economic effect to qualifying financial | |
| instruments | |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
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| Other (please specify): | | |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Credit Suisse Group AG |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 5 June 2009 |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 8 June 2009 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 3% |
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| 8. Notified details: |
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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| Class/type of | Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| shares | to the triggering | |
| if possible using | transaction | |
| the ISIN CODE | | |
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| | Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | % of voting rights |
| | of | of | of shares | rights | |
| | Shares | Voting | | | |
| | | Rights | | | |
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| | | | Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
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| ORD GB0007360158 | 13,527,599 | 13,527,599 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Below 3% |
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| 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 be | rights |
| | | Period | acquired if the | |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ converted. | |
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| N/A | | | | |
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| 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 financial | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting rights |
| instrument | price | date | Conversion | rights instrument | |
| | | | period | refers to | |
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| N/A | | | | | Nominal | Delta |
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| Total (A+B+C) |
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
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| N/A | Below 3% |
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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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| 1. Credit Suisse Group AG |
| 2. Credit Suisse |
| Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd |
| Credit Suisse International |
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| Proxy Voting: |
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | |
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| 13. Additional information: | |
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| 14. Contact name: | Simon Crawley/Carolyn Collins |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | +44 (0) 20 7888 5416 |
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