REG-QinetiQ Group plc Holding(s) in Company

Released: 15/10/2009

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RNS Number : 8488A  
  
QinetiQ Group plc  
  
15 October 2009  
  
 
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                                                
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                             QinetiQ Group plc              
  of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                 
  attached:                                                                                                     
  2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                                     
  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                   
  An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in                            
  theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                                   
  An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial                
  instruments                                                                                                   
  An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                              
  Other (please specify):                                                                                       
  3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                                                      
  notification obligation:                                    Deutsche Bank AG                                  
  4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if differentfrom 3.):                                                        
  5. Date of the transaction and date on                      09/10/2009                                        
  which the threshold is crossed or                                                                             
  reached:                                                                                                      
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                           13/10/2009                                        
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                      Direct 3%                                         
  reached:                                                                                                      
  
  
 
  8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                                                  
  A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                                                                                                   
  Class/type of        Situation previous                                   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                        
  shares               to the triggering                                                                                                                                                
  if possible using    transaction                                                                                                                                                      
  the ISIN CODE                                                                                                                                                                         
                       Number                    Number                     Number                  Number of voting                          % of voting rights                        
                       of                        of                         of shares               rights                                                                              
                       Shares                    Voting                                                                                                                                 
                                                 Rights                                                                                                                                 
                                                                            Direct                  Direct                      Indirect      Direct                          Indirect  
                       19,458,092                19,458,092                 19,937,547              19,937,547                                3.02%                                     
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  B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                                                   
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                  
  Type of financial                       Expiration              Exercise/                                       Number of voting                                   % of voting        
  instrument                              date                    Conversion Period                               rights that may be                                 rights             
                                                                                                                  acquired if the                                                       
                                                                                                                  instrument is                                                         
                                                                                                                  exercised/ converted.                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                        
  C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                             
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                  
  Type of financial               Exercise price        Expiration date     Exercise/               Number of voting rights instrument refers to            % of voting rights          
  instrument                                                                Conversion period                                                                                           
  CFD                                                                                               452,745                                                 Nominal           Delta     
                                                                                                                                                            0.07%                       
                                                                                                                                                                                        
  Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                                         
  Number of voting rights                                                               Percentage of voting rights                                                                     
  20,390,292                                                                            3.09%                                                                                           
  
  
 
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the   
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                       
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
  Proxy Voting:                                                                    
  10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                    
  11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                              
  to hold:                                                                         
  12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                
  voting rights:                                                                   
                                                                                   
  13. Additional information:                                                      
                                                                                   
  14. Contact name:               Lynton D. Boardman, Company Secretary,           
                                  QinetiQ Group plc                                
  15. Contact telephone number:   +44 (0)1252 392000                               
  
  
 
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