22nd Mar 2007 14:09
QinetiQ Group plc22 March 2007 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares ------------------------------- --------------------1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying QinetiQ Group plcissuer of existing shares to which voting rights --------------------are attached:-------------------------------2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box orboxes) ---------------------------------------------------An acquisition or disposal of voting rights-------------------------------------------- -------An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result inthe acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are -------attached--------------------------------------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights-------------------------------------------- -------Other: Revised due to DTR rules - see section 13 below X-------------------------------------------- -------3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Fidelity International Limitednotification obligation: (FIL)------------------------------- --------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different (1) State STR Bank and Trustfrom 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------------------------------- --------------------5. Date of the transaction (and date on which Revised due to DTR rulesthe threshold is crossed or reached if --------------------different):-------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 21 March 2007------------------------------- --------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: n/a ---------------------------------------------------8. Notified details:------------------------------- -------------------- A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggeringshares Triggering transaction transactionif possibleusing the ISIN Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of votingCODE 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 InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction xiiType of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument 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/ato hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold n/avoting 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. Contacttelephonenumber: +44 (01252) 392000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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