Games Workshop Regulatory News (GAW)

16 Mar 2006 16:16

Games Workshop Group PLC16 March 2006 Games Workshop Group PLC (the "Company") The Company received notification on 16 March 2006 that Fidelity InvestmentsLimited ("FIL") on behalf of Fidelity International Limited and its direct andindirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd ("FISL"),Fidelity Gestion ("FIGEST"), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited ("FIA(K)L"), Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited ("FIMHK"), FidelityPension Management ("FPM"), Fidelity Investments Japan ("FIJ") and FidelityInvestments International ("FII"), have an interest in 3,121,229 ordinary sharesof 5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") which are held in portfoliosmanaged on a discretionary basis for clients of FIL under investment managementagreements. Included in this figure are: (i) 278,681 Ordinary Shares held by an affiliated company FPM, and registered orto be registered in the name of Citibank London, (ii) 213,153 Ordinary Shares held by an affiliated company FPM, and registeredor to be registered in the name of JP Morgan, Bournemouth, (iii) 89,025 Ordinary Shares held by an affiliated company FPM, and registeredor to be registered in the name of Bank of New York Brussels, (iv) 5,516 Ordinary Shares held by an affiliated company FISL, and registered orto be registered in the name of JP Morgan, Bournemouth, (v) 2,276,069 Ordinary Shares held by an affiliated company FIL, and registeredor to be registered in the name of Brown Bros Harriman Ltd Lux, (vi) 151,606 Ordinary Shares held by an affiliated company FIL, and registeredor to be registered in the name of State Street Bank and Trust Co London, and (vii) 107,179 Ordinary Shares held by an affiliated company FIJ, and registeredor to be registered in the name of Brown Brothers Harriman and Co, FIL and their affiliated companies are therefore interested in 3,121,229Ordinary Shares in aggregate, representing approximately 10.03 per cent. of theCompany's issued share capital. This notification is made: (a) in respect of FIL's interest as investment managers, and (b) on behalf of Fidelity Investment Limited, which is treated as having aninterest in all of the above shares under the Act by virtue of its ownership ofFISL, FIGEST, FIA(K)L, FIMHK, FPM, FIJ and FII. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange