Holding(s) in Company

TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

CINEWORLD GROUP PLC

2. Reason for the notification                                  State 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 notification        The Goldman Sachs 
obligation (iii):                                               Group, Inc.    
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Goldman Sachs & Co,
                                                               Goldman Sachs   
                                                              International,   
                                                            Goldman Sachs Asset
                                                             Management, L.P.  
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold    27 June 2008    
is crossed or reached if different) (v):                                       
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                              01 July 2008    
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                     10%        
                                                                               
8. Notified details:                                                           

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of  Situation previous to    Resulting situation after the triggering   
  shares if       the Triggering                   transaction (vii)               
possible using   transaction (vi)                                                  
the ISIN CODE                                                                      
                                                                                   
               Number of  Number of  Number of   Number of voting     % of voting  
                 Shares     Voting     shares       rights (ix)         rights     
                            Rights                                                 
                            (viii)                                                 
                                                                                   
                                       Direct   Direct (x) Indirect Direct Indirect
                                                             (xi)                  
                                                                                   
 GB00B15FWH70  14,194,558 14,194,558 13,482,962 13,482,962   401    9.51%   0.00%  
                                                                                   

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

  Type of     Expiration      Exercise/       Number of voting     % of voting 
 financial   date (xiii)  Conversion Period  rights that may be      rights    
 instrument                 / Date (xiv)       acquired if the                 
                                                instrument is                  
                                             exercised/converted               

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights            % of voting rights                          
                                                                               
13,483,363                         9.51%                                       

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

The interest in 400 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 13,482,962 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.         
                                                                               
The interest in 1 share arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs Asset    
Management, LP a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as discretionary     
manager. We believe that the share is, or will be, registered in the name of   
Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited ("GSSN").                         

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                       N/A                        
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/A                        
to hold:                                                                       
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold   N/A                        
voting rights:                                                                 

13. Additional information:            General email contact:                  
                                                                               
                                       [e-mail]           
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                      Sean Rogers / Alan Cox                  
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:          0207 552 9205 / 0207 774 8774