Exhibit 99.1
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
| Eidos plc |
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18
| Mixture of beneficial and non-beneficial interests |
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them
| Holder | Status | Number | |||||
| Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited | Custodian | 10,508,502 | |||||
| Goldman, Sachs & Co. (held as ADRs) | Custodian | 55,738 | |||||
| Goldman Sachs International | Beneficial Interest | 3,431,923 | |||||
| Total holding | 13,996,163 |
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired since last notification
| N/a |
6. Percentage of issued class acquired
| N/a |
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed since last notification
| 1,237,244 |
8. Percentage of issued class disposed
| 0.87% |
9. Class of security
| Ordinary shares of 2 pence each |
10. Date of transaction
| Not known |
11. Date company informed
| 18 February 2005 |
12. Total holding following this notification
| 13,996,163 |
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
| 9.86% |
14. Any additional information
| Notification received pursuant to S.198 and S.199 (2)(b) – CA ‘85 |
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
| Michael Arnaouti 020 8636 3000 |
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
| Jonathan Ball |
Date of notification
| 18 February 2005 |
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