Holding(s) in Company

GB Group PLC
17 March 2008


17 March 2008

                                  GB GROUP PLC
                         ('GB Group' or the 'Company')

               NOTICE OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES OF GB GROUP PLC

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

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 notification obligation:
Barclays plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :
Barclays Stockbrokers Limited
Gerrard Investments Management Limited

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

6. Date on which issuer notified:
12 March 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
6% to 5%

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible        Situation previous to the
use ISIN CODE                           triggering transaction

                                   Number of      Number of voting
                                      shares                rights

GB0006870611                       5,069,911             5,069,911


                                      Resulting situation after the 
                                          triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if         Number of    Number of voting       % of voting
possible use ISIN CODE             shares         rights                rights

                                             Direct   Indirect    Direct   Indirect

GB0006870611                     5,012,121        0   5,012,121     0.00       5.93

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting       % of voting
          rights            rights
       5,012,121              5.93

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
Barclays Stockbrokers Limited
Gerrard Investments Management Limited

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:
.................

14. Contact name:

John Constantin, Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

01244 657 333



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