BT Group PLC Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9190L

BT Group PLC

12 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; Other

Comments

As at the date on which the threshold was crossed, BT Group plc shares in the basket or index repre-sented less than 20% of the value of the securities in the basket or index

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

07-Nov-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

11-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	0.055198	8.882790	8.937988	889822152
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	0.000000	9.028320	9.028320

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		5495203		0.055198
Sub Total 8.A	5495203		0.055198%

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	2411512	0.024223
Sub Total 8.B1			3965312	0.039830%

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	6064	0.000061
Call Option (Cash Settled)	19/11/2024	at any time	Cash	35753	0.000359
Call Option (Cash Settled)	07/01/2025	at any time	Cash	84351	0.000847
Call Option (Cash Settled)	08/01/2025	at any time	Cash	46236	0.000464
Call Option (Cash Settled)	14/01/2025	at any time	Cash	74992	0.000753
Call Option (Cash Settled)	22/01/2025	at any time	Cash	64794	0.000651
Call Option (Cash Settled)	31/01/2025	at any time	Cash	17172	0.000172
Compound Option	05/11/2025	at any time	Cash	853110149	8.569230
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	13672	0.000137
Equity Swap	22/09/2025	at any time	Cash	11095253	0.111448
Equity Swap	10/10/2025	at any time	Cash	540000	0.005424
Equity Swap	20/10/2025	at any time	Cash	3105956	0.031198
Equity Swap	30/01/2026	at any time	Cash	61576	0.000619
Equity Swap	31/03/2026	at any time	Cash	1785181	0.017932
Equity Swap	26/04/2029	at any time	Cash	500000	0.005022
Put Option (Physically Settled)	20/12/2024	at any time	Physical	3500000	0.035156
Put Option (Physically Settled)	20/06/2025	at any time	Physical	2000000	0.020089
Sub Total 8.B2				880361637	8.842960%

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.		8.569230	8.569230%

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

Of the total voting rights attached to shares in Section 8A, 5,495,203 (0.055198%) of these are the result of stock borrowing agreements.

12. Date of Completion

11-Nov-2024

13. Place Of Completion

Glasgow

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