11 Nov 2014 09:29
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: | QinetiQ Group plc | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ü | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
Other (please specify): | |||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: | Schroders plc | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | |||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: | 07.11.14 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 10.11.14 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: | Above 10% | ||||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||||||||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
Ordinary | 73,675,498 | 60,136,627 | 77,168,302 | N/A | 60,948,828 | N/A | 9.618% | ||||||||
GB00B0WMWD03 | |||||||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights
| ||||||||||
CFD | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2,567,459 | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||
0.405% | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
63,516,287 | 10.023% | ||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
Schroder Investment Management Limited 60,314,497 9.518% Schroder Investment Management North America Limited 2,881,541 0.455% Schroder & Co. Limited 295,895 0.047% Schroders (C.I.) Limited 24,354 0.004% | ||
Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
13. Additional information: | The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. This disclosure is based on issue share capital amount 63,3677,163. | |
14. Contact name: | Jon Messent | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01252 392000 | |