TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer |
BT Group plc |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
Intra-group transfer |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |
Orange S.A., Orange Telecommunications Group Limited and Atlas Services Belgium SA
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
Registered holder:
Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on |
Friday 29 January 2016 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
Friday 29 January 2016 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |
Orange Telecommunications Group Limited: below 3% (reduced from 4% to 0%).
Atlas Services Belgium S.A.: 4% (increased from 0% to 4%)
Orange S.A.: Indirect holding unchanged |
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
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Indirect |
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Ordinary shares of £0.05 each (ISIN Code: GB0030913577) indirectly held by Orange S.A.) |
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398,725,107 |
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398,725,107 |
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4 |
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Ordinary shares of £0.05 each (ISIN Code: GB0030913577) directly held by Orange Telecommunications Group Limited |
398,725,107 |
398,725,107 |
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Ordinary shares of £0.05 each (ISIN Code: GB0030913577) directly held by Atlas Services Belgium S.A. |
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398,725,107 |
398,725,107 |
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4 |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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398,725,107 |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Orange S.A. owns the entire issued share capital of Orange Telecommunications Group Limited and Atlas Services Belgium SA. On 29 January 2016, Orange Telecommunications Group Limited transferred intra-group a 4% holding in BT Group plc to Atlas Services Belgium SA.
Note: The shares are registered in the name of Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited as nominee of Orange Telecommunications Group Limited and Atlas Services Belgium S.A. as the case may be.
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
N/A |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease |
N/A |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold |
N/A |
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N/A |
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14. Contact name: |
Anna Watch |
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15. Contact telephone number: |
020 7356 5158 |
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