Holding(s) in Company

TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

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        HSBC Holdings Plc 
obligation:                                                                    
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):         HSBC Bank Plc   
                                                                               
                                                               Sinopia Asset   
                                                              Management (UK)  
                                                                  Limited      
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold   8 October 2008   
is crossed or reached if different):                                           
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                             10 October 2008  
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                     9%         
                                                                               
8. Notified details:                                                           

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of      Situation         Resulting situation after the triggering    
  shares if     previous to the                    transaction                   
possible using    Triggering                                                     
the ISIN CODE     transaction                                                    
                                                                                 
                Number   Number  Number of   Number of voting      % of voting   
                  of       of      shares         rights             rights      
                Shares   Voting                                                  
                         Rights                                                  
                                                                                 
                                   Direct     Direct   Indirect  Direct  Indirect
                                                                                 
   Ordinary      N/A      N/A    13,737,727 13,737,727  65,240   9.69%    0.05%  
    shares                                                                       
                                                                                 
 GB00B15FWH70                                                                    
                                                                                 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights            % of voting rights                          
                                                                               
13,802,967                         9.74%                                       

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

HSBC Holdings Plc                                                              
                                                                               

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:            None                                    
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                      Baljeet Gill                            
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:          020 7991 6555