Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8790B

QinetiQ Group plc

25 February 2011

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i
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:		Lansdowne Partners Limited being the General Partner of Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership Lansdowne Partners International Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):		HSBC Client Holdings UK Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		23/02/2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		24/02/2011
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

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00BOWMWDO3

59,750,251

59,750,251

Below 5%

Below 5%

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 xv, xvi

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

Below 5%

Below 5%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Lansdowne Partners International Limited is the parent undertaking of Lansdowne Partners Limited
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		Lansdowne Partners Limited
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:	None.
14. Contact name:	Jon Messent, Company Secretary, QinetiQ Group plc
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

 

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