Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

HMV Group Plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

ü

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

FIL Limited

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

See attached schedule

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

18 August 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20 August 2010

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

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0031575722

20,178,795

20,178,795

19,728,398

19,728,398

4.65

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

CFD

1,206,900

Nominal

Delta

0.284

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

20,935,298

4.94

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

See attached schedule

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

FIL Limited

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

450,397

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

18 August 2010

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

Shaheen Hussain

15. Contact telephone number:

[email protected]

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

FIL Limited

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow Lane, Pembroke, HM 19 Bermuda

Phone number & email

01737 836149

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

Company Secretary

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

FIL Investments International

Contact address

Kingswood Fields, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RB

Phone number & email

01737 836241

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Authorised to make this filing under power of attorney

C: Additional information

None

SHARES HELD

NOMINEE

MANAGEMENT COMPANY

2,084,573

JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH

FII

17,643,825

JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH

FISL

1,206,900

BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX (C)

FIL