BT Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (6071H)

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RNS Number : 6071H

BT Group PLC

01 December 2015

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)

 
 TR-1 Notification of major interest 
  in shares 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                   BT Group PLC 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                        .. 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments                                                     .. 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic                                                    .. 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                   .. 
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 Other (please                                           Baseline notification required as a result of              S 
  specify):                                              the implementation of changes to the transparency 
                                                         directive 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                               BlackRock, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                            26 November, 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                              30 November, 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                   Baseline notification required as a 
  or                                                                 result of the implementation of changes 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                to the transparency directive; BlackRock, 
                                                                       Inc. shares and voting rights remain 
                                                                     above the previously disclosed threshold 
                                                                                      of 5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                  Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of              to the triggering                   transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number            Number            Number          Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                 of                of                of shares       rights                   (x) 
                 Shares            Voting 
                                   Rights 
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                                                    Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
 GB0030913577   379,658,778       379,658,778       N/A             N/A        586,516,038   N/A           7.00% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration      Exercise/                         Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial           date (xiii)     Conversion Period                 rights that may            rights 
 instrument                          (xiv)                             be 
                                                                       acquired if the 
                                                                       instrument is 
                                                                       exercised/ converted. 
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 Securities 
 Lending                                                              321,458                    0.00% 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting           % of voting rights 
 financial         price          date (xvii)     Conversion         rights instrument          (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                       period             refers to 
                                                  (xviii) 
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 CFD                                                                12,880,384                 Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                               0.15%         0.15% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
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 599,717,880                                          7.16% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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   See Annex 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                             Anna Watch 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                 020 7356 5158 
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 Name                                     % of voting       % of voting rights   Total of both 

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