Inspired Gaming Grp - Holding(s) in Company

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Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:58pm EST

RNS Number:8565L
Inspired Gaming Group plc
15 January 2008


Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

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|For filings with the FSA include the    |
|annex                                   |
|                                        |
|For filings with issuer exclude the     |
|annex                                   |
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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                             |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
|                                               |                               |
|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying    |Inspired Gaming Group Plc      |
|issuer 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 the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights  |          |
|are attached                                                        |          |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
|                                                                    |          |
|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                    |          |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
|                                                                    |          |
|Other (please specify):______________                               |          |
+---------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
|                                       |                                       |
|3. Full name of person(s) subject to   |The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.          |
|notification obligation:               |                                       |
+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|                                       |                                       |
|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if     |Goldman, Sachs & Co.                   |
|different from 3):                     |Goldman Sachs International            |
+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|                                       |                                       |
|5. Date of transaction (and date on    |11 JANUARY 2008                        |
|which the threshold is crossed or      |                                       |
|reached if different):                 |                                       |
+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|                                       |                                       |
|6. Date on which issuer notified:      |15 JANUARY 2008                        |
+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|                                       |                                       |
|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |23%                                    |
|reached:                               |                                       |
+---------------------------------------+-------+--------------------+----------+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|8: Notified Details                                                               |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|A: Voting rights attached to shares                                               |
|                                                                                  |
|                                                                                  |
+---------+-------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
|Class/   |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction|
|type of  |to the triggering  |                                                    |
|shares   |transaction        |                                                    |
|         +---------+---------+---------+--------------------+---------------------+
|If       |Number of|Number of|Number of|Number of voting    |Percentage of voting |
|possible |shares   |voting   |shares   |rights              |rights               |
|use ISIN |         |rights   |         +---------+----------+----------+----------+
|code     |         |         |         |         |          |          |          |
|         |         |         |         |         |          |          |          |
|         |         |         |         |Direct   |Indirect  |Direct    |Indirect  |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+----------+

+------------+----------+--------+-------+---------+----------+--------+--------+
|GB00B155L699|16,184,687| 23.02% |       |5,943,792|10,170,000| 8.454% |14.464% |
+------------+----------+--------+-------+---------+----------+--------+--------+



+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|B: Financial Instruments                                                        |
|                                                                                |
|                                                                                |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            |
|                                                                                |
|                                                                                |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
|Type of        |Expiration date|Exercise/      |No. of voting   |Percentage of  |
|financial      |               |conversion     |rights that may |voting rights  |
|instrument     |               |period/date    |be acquired (if |               |
|               |               |               |the instrument  |               |
|               |               |               |exercised/      |               |
|               |               |               |converted)      |               |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
|               |               |               |                |               |
|               |               |               |                |               |
|               |               |               |                |               |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+



+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Total (A+B)                                                                  |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Number of voting rights               |Percentage of voting rights           |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|16,113,792                            |22.92%                                |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or  |
|the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:               |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|The interest in 10,170,000 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman,    |
|Sachs & Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian |
|for its customers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of   |
|Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited.                                |
|                                                                             |
|The interest in 5,943,792 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by    |
|Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GS Inc.   |
|These shares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP.       |
|                                                                             |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Proxy Voting:                                                                |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|10. Name of proxy holder:             |N/A                                   |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|11. Number of voting rights proxy     |N/A                                   |
|holder will cease to hold:            |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|12. Date on which proxy holder will   |N/A                                   |
|cease to hold voting rights:          |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|13. Additional information:           |General email contact:                |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |shareholderdisclosures@gs.com         |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|14 Contact name:                      |Sean Rogers / Alan Cox                |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|15. Contact telephone name:           |0207-552-9205 / 0207-774 -8774        |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.



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