Notification of major interes

RNS Number : 0869S

BT Group PLC

02 September 2010

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				BT Group PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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 the notification obligation: iii		BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		26th August 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:		1st September 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Holding has gone above 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0030913577

357,940,397

357,940,397

N/A

N/A

379,685,778

N/A

4.89%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

CFD

N/A

N/A

N/A

18,922,199

Nominal

Delta

0.24%

0.24%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

398,607,977

5.14%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 398,607,977 (5.14%)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:	BT Group plc
14. Contact name:	Anna Watch
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7356 5158 [e-mail]

 

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