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29 Jun 2007 16:28

Arena Leisure PLC29 June 2007 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer|Arena Leisure plc ||of 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|No ||the 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 |Rumney Manor Ltd ||notification obligation: | |+------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if |N/A ||different from 3): | |+------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|5. Date of transaction (and date on which |29 June 2007 ||the threshold is crossed or reached if | ||different): | |+------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|6. Date on which issuer notified: |29 June 2007 |+------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |From 6.04% to 29.90% ||reached: | |+------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|8: Notified Details |+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares |+----------+--------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|Class/type|Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering ||of shares |to the triggering |transaction || |transaction | |+----------+--------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|If | | ||possible +---------+----------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+|use ISIN |Number of|Number of |Number of|Number of voting |Percentage of voting||code |shares |voting |shares |rights |rights || | |rights | +---------+---------+----------+---------+| | | | |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect |+----------+---------+----------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+|5p Ords 22,000,000 22,000,000 108,896,000 108,896,000 0 29.90% 0|+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|GB0000219260 |+----------+---------+----------+---------++-------++---------+---------++---------++----------+---------+----------+---------++-------++---------+---------++---------+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Financial Instruments |+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |+---------------+--------------+---------------+-------------------+---------------+|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |No. of voting |Percentage of ||financial |date |conversion |rights that may be |voting rights ||instrument | |period/date |acquired (if the | || | | |instrument | || | | |exercised/ | || | | |converted) | |+---------------+--------------+---------------+-------------------+---------------+| | | | | |+---------------+--------------+---------------+-------------------+---------------+|Total (A+B) |+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights |+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+| 108,896,000 | 29.90% |+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+|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 |N/A ||cease to hold voting rights: | |+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+|13. Additional information: |Both Rumney Manor Ltd and the seller of || |the shares, Guild Ventures Ltd, are || |ultimately owned by the family interests || |of Mr. T.J. Hemmings. |+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+|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