Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

HMV GROUP PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

YES

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition 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 obligation:

Carl George Symon

(HMV Group plc Chairman and proxy holder)

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

Chase Nominees Ltd

Chase Nominees Ltd a/c FISL

Chase Nominees Ltd a/c TMBC1

and proxies from other shareholders with holdings of less than 3%

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

3 September 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

3 September 2008

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

3%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use 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

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0031575722

101,392

300,206,171

101,392

300,104,779

0.025%

74.39%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

-

-

-

-

-

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

300,206,171

74.41%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

Carl George Symon

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

300,104,761 (74.39%)

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

5 September 2008

(at the conclusion of the AGM)

13. Additional information:

This notification relates to the voting rights held by Carl George Symon (chairman of HMV Group plc) pursuant to proxies received for the purposes of an AGM to be held on 5 September 2008. The voting rights will lapse immediately upon the conclusion of the meeting and all voting rights will return to shareholders.

14 Contact name:

Elaine Marriner

Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone name:

01628 818300