BT Group PLC Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8641Q

BT Group PLC

03 June 2024

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0030913577

Issuer Name

BT GROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Morgan Stanley

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Morgan Stanley	Wilmington, Delaware	USA

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

 

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

29-May-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

31-May-2024

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.000000	9.317252	9.317252	927262004
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	0.000000	8.446169	8.446169

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
Sub Total 8.A

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Call Option (Physically Settled)	20/12/2024	at any time	200000	0.002010
Call Option (Physically Settled)	18/12/2026	at any time	1353800	0.013603
Right of recall over securities lending agreements	at any time	at any time	867739	0.008719
Sub Total 8.B1			2421539	0.024332%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Call Option (Cash Settled)	25/06/2024	at any time	Cash	67887	0.000682
Call Option (Cash Settled)	12/07/2024	at any time	Cash	73625	0.000740
Call Option (Cash Settled)	17/07/2024	at any time	Cash	342012	0.003437
Call Option (Cash Settled)	21/08/2024	at any time	Cash	107589	0.001081
Compound Option	29/10/2024	at any time	Cash	200586930	2.015524
Compound Option	15/01/2025	at any time	Cash	254426204	2.556508
Compound Option	14/02/2025	at any time	Cash	200000466	2.009631
Compound Option	23/04/2025	at any time	Cash	22850212	0.229602
Compound Option	29/04/2025	at any time	Cash	22850212	0.229602
Compound Option	07/05/2025	at any time	Cash	22850212	0.229602
Compound Option	13/05/2025	at any time	Cash	22850212	0.229602
Compound Option	15/05/2025	at any time	Cash	42353834	0.425577
Compound Option	16/05/2025	at any time	Cash	35336888	0.355070
Compound Option	23/05/2025	at any time	Cash	22850212	0.229602
Compound Option	28/05/2025	at any time	Cash	55982821	0.562523
Equity Swap	22/07/2024	at any time	Cash	7178915	0.072135
Equity Swap	31/10/2024	at any time	Cash	503642	0.005061
Equity Swap	20/11/2024	at any time	Cash	1927873	0.019372
Equity Swap	20/12/2024	at any time	Cash	2076342	0.020863
Equity Swap	17/03/2025	at any time	Cash	113235	0.001138
Equity Swap	13/05/2025	at any time	Cash	79107	0.000795
Equity Swap	08/07/2025	at any time	Cash	732800	0.007363
Equity Swap	18/08/2025	at any time	Cash	72832	0.000732
Equity Swap	15/04/2026	at any time	Cash	269427	0.002707
Equity Swap	13/05/2026	at any time	Cash	1221159	0.012270
Equity Swap	20/05/2025	at any time	Cash	3095	0.000031
Equity Swap	26/05/2026	at any time	Cash	4132722	0.041526
Put Option (Physically Settled)	20/12/2024	at any time	Physical	1000000	0.010048
Put Option (Physically Settled)	20/06/2025	at any time	Physical	2000000	0.020096
Sub Total 8.B2				924840465	9.292920%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Morgan Stanley (Chain 1)
Morgan Stanley (Chain 1)	Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
Morgan Stanley (Chain 1)	Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Morgan Stanley (Chain 2)
Morgan Stanley (Chain 2)	Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.
Morgan Stanley (Chain 2)	Morgan Stanley International Limited
Morgan Stanley (Chain 2)	Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)
Morgan Stanley (Chain 2)	Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
Morgan Stanley (Chain 3)
Morgan Stanley (Chain 3)	Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
Morgan Stanley (Chain 3)	Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.		9.072840	9.072840%
Morgan Stanley (Chain 4)
Morgan Stanley (Chain 4)	Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
Morgan Stanley (Chain 4)	Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, LLC
Morgan Stanley (Chain 4)	Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

11. Additional Information

 

12. Date of Completion

31-May-2024

13. Place Of Completion

Glasgow

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