Holding(s) in Company

BT Group PLC

04 November 2024

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0030913577

Issuer Name

BT GROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

Other

Comments

As at the date on which the threshold was crossed, BT Group plc shares in the basket or index represented more than 20% of the value of the securities in the basket or index

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Morgan Stanley

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Morgan Stanley	Wilmington, Delaware	USA

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

30-Oct-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

01-Nov-2024

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.002800	8.998456	9.001256	896089682
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	0.010599	8.917453	8.928052

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB0030913577		278762		0.002800
Sub Total 8.A	278762		0.002800%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Call Option (Physically Settled)	20/12/2024	at any time	50000	0.000502
Call Option (Physically Settled)	17/01/2025	at any time	50000	0.000502
Call Option (Physically Settled)	21/03/2025	at any time	100000	0.001005
Call Option (Physically Settled)	18/12/2026	at any time	1353800	0.013599
Right of recall over securities lending agreements	at any time	at any time	1804888	0.018130
Sub Total 8.B1			3358688	0.033738%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Call Option (Cash Settled)	13/11/2024	at any time	Cash	37801	0.000380
Call Option (Cash Settled)	19/11/2024	at any time	Cash	96202	0.000966
Call Option (Cash Settled)	07/01/2025	at any time	Cash	135331	0.001359
Call Option (Cash Settled)	08/01/2025	at any time	Cash	79992	0.000804
Call Option (Cash Settled)	14/01/2025	at any time	Cash	120353	0.001209
Call Option (Cash Settled)	22/01/2025	at any time	Cash	100717	0.001012
Compound Option	14/02/2025	at any time	Cash	200001673	2.009025
Compound Option	07/05/2025	at any time	Cash	22850234	0.229532
Compound Option	13/05/2025	at any time	Cash	22850236	0.229532
Compound Option	15/05/2025	at any time	Cash	42353879	0.425446
Compound Option	16/05/2025	at any time	Cash	35336925	0.354961
Compound Option	23/05/2025	at any time	Cash	22850235	0.229532
Compound Option	28/05/2025	at any time	Cash	55983078	0.562352
Compound Option	05/06/2025	at any time	Cash	23235923	0.233406
Compound Option	15/08/2025	at any time	Cash	227156315	2.281794
Compound Option	08/09/2025	at any time	Cash	200586837	2.014903
Equity Swap	20/12/2024	at any time	Cash	3775703	0.037927
Equity Swap	17/03/2025	at any time	Cash	113235	0.001137
Equity Swap	13/05/2025	at any time	Cash	79107	0.000795
Equity Swap	20/06/2025	at any time	Cash	352443	0.003540
Equity Swap	18/08/2025	at any time	Cash	13250	0.000133
Equity Swap	22/09/2025	at any time	Cash	11095253	0.111452
Equity Swap	10/10/2025	at any time	Cash	810000	0.008136
Equity Swap	20/10/2025	at any time	Cash	3105956	0.031199
Equity Swap	07/04/2026	at any time	Cash	8948164	0.089885
Equity Swap	13/05/2026	at any time	Cash	1489584	0.014963
Equity Swap	26/05/2026	at any time	Cash	5293806	0.053176
Equity Swap	26/04/2029	at any time	Cash	600000	0.006027
Put Option (Physically Settled)	20/12/2024	at any time	Physical	1000000	0.010045
Put Option (Physically Settled)	20/06/2025	at any time	Physical	2000000	0.020090
Sub Total 8.B2				892452232	8.964718%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Morgan Stanley (Chain 1)
Morgan Stanley (Chain 1)	Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
Morgan Stanley (Chain 1)	Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, LLC
Morgan Stanley (Chain 1)	Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
Morgan Stanley (Chain 2)
Morgan Stanley (Chain 2)	Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
Morgan Stanley (Chain 2)	Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Morgan Stanley (Chain 3)
Morgan Stanley (Chain 3)	Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.
Morgan Stanley (Chain 3)	Morgan Stanley International Limited
Morgan Stanley (Chain 3)	Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)
Morgan Stanley (Chain 3)	Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
Morgan Stanley (Chain 4)
Morgan Stanley (Chain 4)	Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
Morgan Stanley (Chain 4)	Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.		8.570481	8.570481%

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Of the total voting rights attached to shares in Section 8A, 278,762 (0.002800%) of these are the result of stock borrowing agreements.

12. Date of Completion

01-Nov-2024

13. Place Of Completion

Glasgow

 

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