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): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |
Invesco Limited |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on |
28 May 2014 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
29 May 2014 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |
Below 5% |
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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 xi |
Indirect xii |
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Indirect |
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Ord 5p Shares GB0030913577 |
778,912,816 |
778,912,816 |
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389,877,293 |
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4.92% |
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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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389,877,293 |
4.92% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Invesco Global Asset Management Limited - 19,239,531 Invesco Advisers Inc - 495,983 Invesco Asset Management GmbH & Invesco GT Management - 11,141,137 Invesco Asset Management Japan - 907,167 Invesco Asset Management GmbH - 2,999,706 Invesco Asset Management Limited - 55,303,970 Invesco Asset Management S.A (France) - 779,795 Invesco Austria & Invesco Asset Management GmbH - 91,404 Invesco GT Management S.A - 4,766,777 Invesco Hong Kong Limited - 1,530,392 Invesco Fund Managers Limited - 291,214,676 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management Limited - 1,269,205 ADR's 10:1 = 137,550 |
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold |
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14. Contact name: |
Anna Watch |
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15. Contact telephone number: |
020 7356 5158 |
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