Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8578D

QinetiQ Group plc

09 December 2009

 



TR-1:NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			QinetiQ Group plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				X
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:		FMR LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s)   (if different from 3.):		Bank of New York Brown Brothers Harriman and Co CIBC Mellon Trust JP Morgan Chase Bank Mellon Bank N.A. Northern Trust Co State Street Bank and TR Co CIBC Mellon Trust (C) Royal Trust Toronto Bank of New York Mellon National Bank Trust
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		27/11/2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:		01/12/2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B0WMWD03

32,321,707

32,321,707

37,912,405

37,912,405

5.74%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

37,912,405

5.74%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and FIL Management Trust Company (FMTC) and Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company (PGATC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts and Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC).
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:
14. Contact name:	Lynton D. Boardman, Company Secretary,  QinetiQ Group plc
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

 

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