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Game Group PLC11 December 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of listed company THE GAME GROUP PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Barclays PLC through the legal entities listed below 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a nonbeneficial interest; orin the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouseor children under the age of 18 Interest held through the legal entities listed below: Gerrard Limited 4,500 0.0013%Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 615,964 0.1816%Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 1,534,314 0.4525%Barclays Global Investors Ltd 8,154,229 2.4046% 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd 1,534,314Chase Nominees Ltd 16376 A/C 173,254Chase Nominees Ltd 20947 A/C 3,943,983Chase Nominees Ltd 21359 A/C 360,091Chase Nominees Ltd 28270 A/C 115,308JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 A/C 117,054JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 A/C 272,515JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16344 A/C 37,305JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16345 A/C 73,782JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 A/C 1,890,260JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16482 A/C 1,522,670JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18409 A/C 263,971R C Greig Nominees Ltd 4,500 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquiredNot disclosed 6 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) Not disclosed 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 5p 10. Date of transaction Not disclosed 11. Date listed company informed 11.12.06 12. Total holding following this notification 10,309,007 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) 3.04% 14. Any additional information Position as at 5 December 2006 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Jeremy Gorman 020 7935 0027 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed companyresponsible for making this notification Jeremy Gorman Assistant Company Secretary Date of notification 11 December 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Barclays