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31 Aug 2007 16:18

Goals Soccer Centres PLC31 August 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): Goals Soccer Centres plc 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( ) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No Other (please specify) : No 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme. Seesection 9 for further information. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): N/A 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 28 August 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 29 August 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified details: - A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to theusing the ISIN CODE Triggering transaction (vi)B0486M3 Number of Number of votingGB00B0486M37 shares Rights (viii) ORD GBP0.0025 2,066,000 2,066,000 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightsif possible using (ix)the ISIN CODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect 1,266,379 1,266,379 924,621 3.024% 2.207% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of votingfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) rights that may be rightsinstrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting % of votingrights rights 2,191,000 5.231% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of Britel FundTrustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Pensions ManagementLimited. Hermes Pensions Management Limited is the parent undertaking of: 1. Hermes Investment Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer:5.231%) Please see section 13 for further information. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: See comment in Section 13 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: See comment in Section 13 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: See comment in Section 13 13. Additional information: Hermes Investment Management Limited hold the voting rights under a standingproxy contained in investment management agreements with various underlyingclients, which includes all the shares owned directly by BT Pension Scheme. All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for thepurposes of DTR 5.2.1(a) and disclosed pursuant to DTR 5.1.5. This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, which is theultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e) 14. Contact name: Bill Gow 15. Contact telephone number: 01355 234 800 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange