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7 Aug 2007 09:45

Arena Leisure PLC07 August 2007 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of |Arena Leisure plc ||existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | |+------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|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 |No ||acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |No |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+|Other (please specify):______________ |No |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------+|3. Full name of person(s) subject to |Coatbridge Ltd ||notification obligation: | |+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different |N/A ||from 3): | |+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|5. Date of transaction (and date on which the|3 August 2007 ||threshold is crossed or reached if | ||different): | |+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|6. Date on which issuer notified: |3 August 2007 |+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |From 0% to 11.19% ||reached: | |+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|8: Notified Details |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares |+----------+---------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+|Class/type|Situation previous to|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction ||of shares |the triggering | || |transaction | |+----------+---------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+|If | | ||possible +----------+----------+----------+-----------------------+----------------------+|use ISIN |Number of |Number of |Number of |Number of voting rights|Percentage of voting ||code |shares |voting |shares | |rights || | |rights | +------------+----------+-----------+----------+| | | | |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect |+----------+----------+----------+----------+------------+----------+-----------+----------+|5p Ords | 0| 0|40,767,217| 40,767,217 | 0| 11.19%| 0|+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|GB0000219260 |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Financial Instruments |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |+---------------+---------------+------------------+---------------------+-----------------+|Type of |Expiration date|Exercise/ |No. of voting rights |Percentage of ||financial | |conversion period/|that may be acquired |voting rights ||instrument | |date |(if the instrument | || | | |exercised/converted) | |+---------------+---------------+------------------+---------------------+-----------------+| | | | | |+---------------+---------------+------------------+---------------------+-----------------+|Total (A+B) |+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights |+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+| 40,767,217 | 11.19% |+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial ||instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|N/A |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Proxy Voting: |+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+|10. Name of proxy holder: |N/A |+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder |N/A ||will cease to hold: | |+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease |N/A ||to hold voting rights: | |+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+|13. Additional information: |Both Coatbridge Ltd and the seller of the || |shares, Guild Ventures Ltd, are ultimately || |owned by the Hemmings family interests. |+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+| |Together with the interests of Rumney Manor || |Ltd, the total Hemmings family interests of || |41.09% remain unchanged. |+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+|14 Contact name: |Bob Mercer |+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+|15. Contact | ||telephone | ||name: |020 7495 2277 |+----------+----+-----+---------++---------++-+----+---+-+----------+----+----+-+----------++----------+----+-----+---------++---------++-+----+---+-+----------+----+----+-+----------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange