QinetiQ Group plc
22 March 2007
TR-1: notification of major interests in shares
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying QinetiQ Group plc
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights --------------------
are attached:
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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 financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are -------
attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other: Revised due to DTR rules - see section 13 below X
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Fidelity International Limited
notification obligation: (FIL)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different (1) State STR Bank and Trust
from 3.): Company London
(2) Northern Trust London
(3) JP Morgan Bournemouth
(4) HSBC Bank plc
(5) Brown Bros Harriman Ltd
Luxembourg
(6) Bank of New York Brussels
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which Revised due to DTR rules
the threshold is crossed or reached if --------------------
different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 21 March 2007
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: n/a
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering
shares Triggering transaction transaction
if possible
using the ISIN Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of voting
CODE Shares Voting of rights ix rights
Rights shares
viii Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
x xi
GB00B0WMWD03 29,930,971 29,930,971 29,930,971 4.53%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % of
financial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument xiii Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights
xiv
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
29,930,971 4.53%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:
Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various
direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Pension Management (FPM),
Fidelity Investment Services Limited (FISL) and Fidelity Investments
International (FII)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: Fidelity International Limited
(FIL)
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease n/a
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold n/a
voting rights:
13. Additional information: Prior to the implementation of the EU
Transparency Directive, interests in shares of
FMR Corp (FMR) and Fidelity International
Limited (FIL) were aggregated for the purposes
of shareholder reporting. According to the new
DTR rules, the indirect holdings of FMR and FIL
are being reported separately. A separate
notification is being submitted for FMR. Please
note these holdings are correct as of close of
business 19 March 2007.
14. Contact name: Lynton Boardman, Company Secretary
15. Contact
telephone
number: +44 (01252) 392000
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