BT Group PLC Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9858K

BT Group PLC

05 November 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 voting rights; 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

31-Oct-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

04-Nov-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	8.993060	8.993060	895304550
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	0.002800	8.998456	9.001256

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)
GB0030913577		0		0.000000
Sub Total 8.A	0		0.000000%

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	50000	0.000502
Call Option (Physically Settled)	17/01/2025	at any time	50000	0.000502
Call Option (Physically Settled)	21/03/2025	at any time	100000	0.001004
Call Option (Physically Settled)	18/12/2026	at any time	1353800	0.013599
Right of recall over securities lending agreements	at any time	at any time	1811512	0.018196
Sub Total 8.B1			3365312	0.033803%

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)	13/11/2024	at any time	Cash	31110	0.000312
Call Option (Cash Settled)	19/11/2024	at any time	Cash	82006	0.000824
Call Option (Cash Settled)	07/01/2025	at any time	Cash	122939	0.001235
Call Option (Cash Settled)	08/01/2025	at any time	Cash	72763	0.000731
Call Option (Cash Settled)	14/01/2025	at any time	Cash	109778	0.001103
Call Option (Cash Settled)	22/01/2025	at any time	Cash	92197	0.000926
Compound Option	14/02/2025	at any time	Cash	200001794	2.008957
Compound Option	07/05/2025	at any time	Cash	22850244	0.229524
Compound Option	13/05/2025	at any time	Cash	22850244	0.229524
Compound Option	15/05/2025	at any time	Cash	42353895	0.425432
Compound Option	16/05/2025	at any time	Cash	35336939	0.354949
Compound Option	23/05/2025	at any time	Cash	22850245	0.229524
Compound Option	28/05/2025	at any time	Cash	55983101	0.562333
Compound Option	05/06/2025	at any time	Cash	23235932	0.233398
Compound Option	15/08/2025	at any time	Cash	227156459	2.281717
Compound Option	08/09/2025	at any time	Cash	200586959	2.014835
Equity Swap	20/12/2024	at any time	Cash	3775703	0.037926
Equity Swap	17/03/2025	at any time	Cash	113235	0.001137
Equity Swap	13/05/2025	at any time	Cash	79107	0.000795
Equity Swap	20/06/2025	at any time	Cash	352443	0.003540
Equity Swap	18/08/2025	at any time	Cash	13160	0.000132
Equity Swap	22/09/2025	at any time	Cash	11095253	0.111448
Equity Swap	10/10/2025	at any time	Cash	1170000	0.011752
Equity Swap	20/10/2025	at any time	Cash	3105956	0.031198
Equity Swap	07/04/2026	at any time	Cash	8948164	0.089882
Equity Swap	13/05/2026	at any time	Cash	1310884	0.013167
Equity Swap	26/05/2026	at any time	Cash	4658728	0.046795
Equity Swap	26/04/2029	at any time	Cash	600000	0.006027
Put Option (Physically Settled)	20/12/2024	at any time	Physical	1000000	0.010045
Put Option (Physically Settled)	20/06/2025	at any time	Physical	2000000	0.020089
Sub Total 8.B2				891939238	8.959257%

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 Domestic Holdings, LLC
Morgan Stanley (Chain 1)	Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
Morgan Stanley (Chain 2)
Morgan Stanley (Chain 2)	Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
Morgan Stanley (Chain 2)	Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Morgan Stanley (Chain 3)
Morgan Stanley (Chain 3)	Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.
Morgan Stanley (Chain 3)	Morgan Stanley International Limited
Morgan Stanley (Chain 3)	Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)
Morgan Stanley (Chain 3)	Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
Morgan Stanley (Chain 4)
Morgan Stanley (Chain 4)	Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
Morgan Stanley (Chain 4)	Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.		8.570191	8.570191%

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

04-Nov-2024

13. Place Of Completion

Glasgow

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