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RNS Number : 0187X

Game Group PLC

08 February 2012

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                        The Game Group Plc 
  the underlying issuer                                                 GB0007360158 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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                                  X 
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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)                                   Aberforth Partners LLP 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                              Shareholder Shares 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                 1. Aberforth Smaller Companies 
                                                              Trust plc 10,938,871 
                                                              2. Aberforth UK Small Companies 
                                                              Fund 2,775,600 
                                                              3. Aberforth Geared Income 
                                                              Trust plc 2,711,575 
 
                                                              All shares are registered 
                                                              in the name of Nortrust Nominees 
                                                              Ltd A/c Aberforth 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                  03/02/2012 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                     07/02/2012 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                         5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                    triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number            Number             Number          Number of                % of voting 
                 of                of                 of shares       voting                   rights (x) 
                 Shares            Voting                             rights 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  -----------------  --------------  -----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                     Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ------------    -------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 GB0007360158   17,426,046        17,426,046         16,426,046      N/A        16,426,046    N/A           4.73% 
               ----------------  -----------------  --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration      Exercise/                          Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial           date            Conversion                         rights that                rights 
 instrument          (xiii)          Period (xiv)                       may be 
                                                                        acquired if 
                                                                        the 
                                                                        instrument 
                                                                        is 
                                                                        exercised/ 
                                                                        converted. 
-----------------  --------------  ---------------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 N/A                N/A             N/A                                N/A                        N/A 
-----------------  --------------  ---------------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration       Exercise/         Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial         price          date             Conversion         rights instrument          rights (xix, 
 instrument                       (xvii)           period             refers to                  xx) 
                                                   (xviii) 
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 N/A              N/A             N/A              N/A               N/A                        Nominal       Delta 
---------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ------------  --------- 
                                                                                                N/A           N/A 
-------------      ------------    -------------      ------------    -------  ------------    ------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
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 16,426,046                                            4.73% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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  N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                            N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                        N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                      N/A 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                              None 
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 14. Contact name:                                        Pauline Robson, Aberforth 
                                                           Partners LLP 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                            0131 220 0733 
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