11th May 2007 11:11
QinetiQ Group plc11 May 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 X-------------------------------------------- -------An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result inthe acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights areattached--------------------------------------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights X-------------------------------------------- -------Other:-------------------------------------------- -------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) Brown Bros Harriman Ltd ------------------------------- Luxembourg --------------------5. Date of the transaction (and date on which 8 May 2007the threshold is crossed or reached if --------------------different):-------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 10 May 2007------------------------------- --------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/arecrossed or reached: 5%------------------------------- --------------------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 xiISIN 32,684,007 32,684,007 34,247,994 5.18%GB00B0WMWD03 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 34,247,994 5.18% 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 Fund Management Limited (FFML), Fidelity Investment Services Limited (FISL) and Fidelity Geation (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder: Fidelity International Limited (FIL)11. Number of voting rights proxy holderwill aquire to hold: 1,593,197Trades 29,210Non Market Transfer12. Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire tohold voting rights: 8 May 2007 13. Additional information:14. Contact name: Lynton Boardman, Company Secretary15. 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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