TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

NETPLAY TV PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes 

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

No 

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

 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:

 Gartmore Investment Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

 See attached schedule

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

 27th August 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 28th August 2009

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

 12%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

 GB0030348352

 12,743,762

 12,743,762

 13,493,762

 13,493,762

 6.916%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/ 
Conversion 
Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise 
price

Expiration 
date

Exercise/
Conversion 
period

Number of voting 
rights instrument 
refers to

% of voting rights

 CFD

 N/A

 N/A

 N/A

 10,051,209

Nominal

Delta

 5.152%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 23,544,971

 12.068%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

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:

Nicola.Halverson@netplaytv.com

 All figures are based on the Companies issued share capital of 195,096,445 as provided by Exshare

E mail contact  RDU@Gartmore.com 
 

14. Contact name:

 RDU

15. Contact telephone number:

 0207 782 2324