16th Apr 2008 08:43
QinetiQ Group plc16 April 2008 TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer ofexisting shares to which voting rights are attached: QinetiQ Group plc 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) Yes An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisitionof shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject tonotification obligation: FIL Limited (FIL) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various different from 3): direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund Management Limited (FFML), Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ), Fidelity Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients 5. Date of transaction (and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 11 April 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 15 April 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: 5% 8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction the triggeringIf possible use ISIN transaction code Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting shares voting shares rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ISIN GB00B0WMWD03 33,075,702 33,075,702 32,825,702 4.97% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of votinginstrument period/date that may be acquired rights (if the instrument exercised/converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 32,825,702 4.97 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: Shares Held Nominee Management Company 849,300 Bank of New York Brussels FPM 771,142 Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux FIL 1,654,735 JP Morgan, Bournemouth FII 3,747,953 JP Morgan, Bournemouth FIL 22,018,046 JP Morgan, Bournemouth FISL 1,491,000 JP Morgan, Bournemouth FPM 417,418 Morgan Stanley, London FIL 1,876,108 Northern Trust London FPM Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: FIL Limited (FIL) 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease 250,000 sharesto hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold 11 April 2008voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14 Contact name: Lynton Boardman, Company Secretary, QinetiQ Group plc 15. Contact telephone name: +44 (0) 1252 392000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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