15th Mar 2007 12:28
QinetiQ Group plc15 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) ---------------------------------------------------Acquisition 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: DTR Transitional Provision 7 X-------------------------------------------- -------3. Full name of person(s) subject to the (1) Lansdowne Partners Limitednotification obligation: being the General Partner of Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership (2) Lansdowne UK Equity Fund Limited (3) Lansdowne Partners------------------------------- International Limited --------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different Morstan Nominees Ltd (Registeredfrom 3.): Shareholder)------------------------------- --------------------5. Date of the transaction (and date on which N/Athe threshold is crossed or reached if --------------------different):-------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 14 March 2007------------------------------- --------------------7.Threshold(s)that is/arecrossed orreached: 9 %------------------------------- --------------------8. Notified details:------------------------------- -------------------- A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/ Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggeringtype of Triggering transaction transactionsharesifpossible Number of Number of Number Number of % of votingusing the Shares Voting Rights of voting rights rightsISIN viii shares ixCODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect x xi Ordinary Shares 59,750,251 59,750,251 0 0 59,750, 0.0% 9.05% 251 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii Type 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 59,750,251 9.05% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:Lansdowne Partners International Limited is the parent undertaking of LansdownePartners Limited Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Lansdowne Partners Limited 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: 13. Additional information: (1) Lansdowne Partners Limited being the General Partner of Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership ("LPLP") controls 59,750,251 voting rights representing 9.05% (2) Lansdowne UK Equity Fund Limited owns 56,901,054 voting rights representing 8.62% The balancing 0.43% of shares is held on behalf of other client funds managed by LPLP 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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