BT Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (9997I)
June 23 2017 - 4:14AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBT.A
RNS Number : 9997I
BT Group PLC
23 June 2017
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
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1. Identity of the issuer or BT Group plc
the underlying 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 X
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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 -
specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) Atlas Services Belgium S.A.
subject to the Orange S.A.
notification obligation:
(iii)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) Registered holder:
(if different from 3.):(iv)
Bank of New York (Nominees)
Limited
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5. Date of the transaction Monday 19 June 2017
and date on
which the threshold is
crossed or
reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer Thursday 22 June 2017
notified:
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are
crossed or Atlas Services Belgium S.A.:
reached: (vi, vii) direct holding has fallen
below 3% (reduced from 4%
to 2.66%)
Orange S.A.: indirect holding
has fallen below 3% (reduced
from 4% to 2.66%)
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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 Resulting situation after the
of previous triggering transaction
shares to the
triggering
if possible transaction
using
the ISIN
CODE
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Number Number Number Number of % of voting rights
of of of voting (x)
Shares Voting shares rights
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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Ordinary
shares of
GBP0.05 each
(ISIN Code:
GB0030913577)
indirectly
held by Orange
S.A.) - 398,725,107 - - 265,725,107 - 2.66
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Ordinary
shares of
GBP0.05 each
(ISIN Code:
GB0030913577)
directly
held by Atlas
Services
Belgium S.A. 398,725,107 398,725,107 265,725,107 265,725,107 - 2.66 -
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that rights
(xiii) Period (xiv) may be
acquired if
the
instrument
is
exercised/
converted.
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- - - - -
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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
financial price date Conversion rights instrument rights (xix,
instrument (xvii) period refers to xx)
(xviii)
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- - - - - Nominal Delta
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- -
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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265,725,107 2.66
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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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Orange S.A. owns the entire issued share capital of
Atlas Services Belgium SA. On 19 June 2017, Atlas Services
Belgium S.A. sold, by way of an Accelerated Book Building
Placement, a 1.33% holding in BT Group plc to: (a) the
issuer and the BT Group Employee Share Ownership Trust
( in aggregate, a disposal of circa 69 million ordinary
shares); and (b) to institutional and qualified investors
(a disposal of circa 64 million ordinary shares).
Note: The remaining 265,725,107 ordinary shares of the
issuer held by Atlas Services Belgium S.A. are registered
in the name of Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited in
its capacity as nominee of Atlas Services Belgium S.A.
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy N/A
holder will cease
to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will N/A
cease to hold
voting rights:
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N/A
13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name: Mr Cédric Testut
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15. Contact telephone number: + 33 1 44 44 08 92
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