22nd Mar 2007 15:29
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 FMR Corpnotification obligation: -------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different Brown Brothers Harriman and Cofrom 3.): -------------------------------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 Resulting situation after the triggeringshares the Triggering transaction transactionif possibleusing the ISIN Number Number of Number Number of % of votingCODE of Voting Rights of voting rights rights Shares viii shares ix Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect x xi GB00B0WMWD03 100 100 100 0.00% 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 100 0.00% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: FM Corp is theparent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO),investment manager for US mutual funds and Fidelity Management Trust Company(FMTC), a US state charted bank which acts as trustee or investment managers ofvarious pensions and trust accounts Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: FMR Corp 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 FIL. 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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