Hmv Group Regulatory News (HMV)

4 Apr 2008 17:09

HMV Group PLC04 April 2008 TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlyingissuer of existing shares to which voting rightsare attached HMV Group Plc 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rightsOther (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation FIL Limited (FIL) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from3.) See attached schedule 5. Date of the transaction (and date on whichthe threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent) 02 April 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified 04 April 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10% 8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of shares Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Triggering transaction Number of Number of Number of Number of Voting Rights % of Voting Rights Shares Voting Rights Shares If possible using the Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectISIN CODE ISIN 40,929,931 40,929,931 37,834,653 9.37% GB0031575722 B. Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Financial Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of Voting % of Voting RightsInstrument Period/Date Rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted Total (A+B)Number of Voting Rights % of Voting Rights 37,834,653 9.37% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable See attached schedule Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: FIL Limited (FIL) 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold: 3,095,278 shares 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold voting rights: 02 April 2008 13. Additional information: 14. Contact Name David Merryweather 15. Contact: fil-regulatoryreporting@uk.fid-intl.com Attached Schedule:FIL Issuer name: HMV GROUP PLC Current ownership percentage: 9.37% Total shares held: 37,834,653 Issued share capital: 403,370,494 SHARES HELD NOMINEE MANAGEMENT COMPANY FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent 1,331,900 BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN FIIholding company for various direct and 29,706 BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX FILindirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund 3,646,088 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FIIManagement Limited (FFML), Fidelity Investment 1,627,600 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FILServices Ltd (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), 30,173,659 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FISLFidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited 1,025,700 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FPM(FIAKL), Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange