6th May 2008 16:01
HMV Group PLC06 May 2008 TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing HMV GROUP PLCshares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification X An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition 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 BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trusteeobligation: of the BT Pension Scheme. See Section 9 for further information. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 1 May 2008threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 2 May 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3% 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares triggering transaction Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of votingIf possible use shares voting shares rightsISIN code rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0031575722 12,263,573 12,263,573 0 0 12,013,573 0.00% 2.978% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ No. of voting rights that Percentage ofinstrument conversion period/ may be acquired (if the voting rights date instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 12,013,573 2.978% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parentundertaking of Hermes Fund Managers Limited. Hermes Fund Managers Limited is the parent undertaking of: 1. Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 0.281%)2. Hermes Investment Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 0.00%)3. Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 2.698%) Please see Section 13 for further information. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: See Comment in Section 13 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease See Comment in Section 13to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold See Comment in Section 13voting rights: 13. Additional information: Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in agreements for the provision of voting services to various underlying clients for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h), which includes all the shares owned directly be BT Pension Scheme. Hermes Investment Management Limited hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in investment management agreements with various underlying clients for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h). Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited hold the voting rights as General Partner under a standing proxy contained in limited partnership agreements with various limited partnerships for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h). All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e). This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, which is the ultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e). 14 Contact name: Bianca da Silva/Margaret Moss 15. Contact telephone name: 020 7680 2163 / 020 7680 2125 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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