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03 December 2020

CODEMASTERS GROUP HOLDINGS PLC ("CODEMASTERS")

Rule 2.9 Announcement

In accordance with Rule 2.9 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, following an allotment of an aggregate of 29,792 ordinary shares of 1p each ("Ordinary Shares") made on 1 December 2020 pursuant to the exercise of outstanding options under the Codemasters' Employee Share Option Plan, Codemasters confirms that, as of 1 December 2020, it has 152,450,920 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in issue and admitted to trading on AIM. The International Securities Identification Number ("ISIN") for the Company's ordinary shares is GB00BFWZ2G72.

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Important notices relating to financial advisers

Jefferies International Limited ("Jefferies") which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for Codemasters as financial adviser and for no one else in connection with the matters set out in this announcement and will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the matters referred to in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Codemasters for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the Acquisition or any other matter or arrangement referred to in this announcement. Neither Jefferies, nor any of its affiliates, owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Jefferies in connection with this announcement, any statement contained herein or otherwise.

Liberum Capital Limited ("Liberum"), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for Codemasters as nominated adviser and broker and for no one else in connection with the matters set out in this announcement and will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the matters referred to in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Codemasters for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the Acquisition or any other matter or arrangement referred to in this announcement. Neither Liberum, nor any of its affiliates, owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Liberum in connection with this announcement, any statement contained herein or otherwise.

Publication on website

In accordance with Rule 26.1 of the Takeover Code, a copy of this announcement will be available (subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted Jurisdictions) at www.codemasters.com/investors/#take-two-interactive by no later than 12.00 noon (London time) on the Business Day following this announcement. 

Neither the content of the website nor the content of any other website accessible from hyperlinks on such website is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.