HMV Group PLC - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:7849L
HMV Group PLC
15 January 2008

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing HMV GROUP PLC
shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for notification (yes/no) YES

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights N/A

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached N/A

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights N/A

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification UBS Global Asset Management Traditional
obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): UBS Global Asset Management (UK ) Limited
UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited
UBS Global Asset Management (Canada) Co
UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) Ltd
UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 10th January 2008
threshold is crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified: 14th January 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 15.55%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares triggering transaction
Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting
If possible use shares voting shares rights
ISIN code rights

Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

GB0031575722 58,404,985 58,404,985 62,714,346 2,530,117 60,184,229 0.63% 14.92%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of voting
instrument period/date that may be acquired rights
(if the instrument
exercised/converted)
- - - - -

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights

62,714,346 15.55%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited - 58,675,274 - 14.55%
UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited - 2,530,117 - 0.63%
UBS Global Asset Management (Canada) Co - 32,990 - 0.01%
UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) Ltd - 95,569 - 0.02%
UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc - 1,380,396 - 0.34%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder: UBS Global Asset Management Traditional on behalf of
a number of Global Asset Management clients

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
-

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
-

13. Additional information: -

14 Contact name: Cintia Goertz
Director
UBS AG

15. Contact telephone name: 0207 568 4981

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