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RNS Number : 7986O

QinetiQ Group plc

23 August 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                           QinetiQ Group plc 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached: 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify):                                                                       X 
 
  Completion of the court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement 
  and all-share merger under Part 26 of the Companies 
  Act 2006 of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC and Standard 
  Life plc which became effective on 14 August 2017. 
  As a consequence various investment management companies 
  having delegated voting rights across a number of 
  client portfolios have become affiliated entities 
  (per FCA Glossary definition) and threshold limits 
  have been triggered. 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
 Name                                           Aggregate of Standard Life 
                                                 Aberdeen plc affiliated investment 
                                                 management entities with 
                                                 delegated voting rights on 
                                                 behalf of multiple managed 
                                                 portfolios 
 City and country of registered                 Edinburgh, Scotland 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 
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 Name 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                 14/08/2017 
  was crossed or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified               22/08/2017 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                            % of voting            % of voting            Total of        Total number 
                           rights attached        rights through          both in %        of voting 
                              to shares             financial            (8.A + 8.B)       rights of 
                              (total of            instruments                             issuer 
                                8. A)               (total of 
                                                   8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                        2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                    5.12                   0.00                 5.12          567,241,253 
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 Position                       N/A                    N/A                  N/A 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable) 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type             Number of voting rights                   % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                                Direct              Indirect               Direct              Indirect 
                               (Art 9 of            (Art 10 of            (Art 9 of            (Art 10 of 
                               Directive            Directive             Directive            Directive 
                              2004/109/EC)         2004/109/EC)         2004/109/EC)          2004/109/EC) 
                                (DTR5.1)            (DTR5.2.1)            (DTR5.1)             (DTR5.2.1) 
--------------------   ------------------------  --------------  -------------------------  -------------- 
 GB00B0WMWD03                     N/A              29,086,154               N/A                  5.12 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                                29,086,154                                    5.12 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of financial      Expiration                Exercise/       Number of voting           % of voting 
  instrument             date                      Conversion      rights that                rights 
                                                   Period          may be acquired 
                                                                   if the instrument 
                                                                   is 
                                                                   exercised/converted. 
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                                                  SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                                   B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of               Expiration                 Exercise/       Physical      Number       % of voting 
  financial             date                      Conversion      or cash        of voting    rights 
  instrument                                      Period          settlement     rights 
--------------------  -------------------------  --------------  ------------  -----------  -------------- 
 
                                                                  SUBTOTAL 
                                                                   8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                           X 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity(please add additional rows as necessary) 
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            Name               % of voting        % of voting            Total of both 
                                  rights         rights through           if it equals 
                                  if it       financial instruments       or is higher 
                                  equals          if it equals         than the notifiable 
                                  or is           or is higher              threshold 
                                  higher       than the notifiable 
                                 than the           threshold 
                                notifiable 
                                threshold 
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 Standard Life Investments 
  Limited                         0.18                0.00                    0.18 
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 Standard Life Wealth 
  Limited                         0.00                0.00                    0.00 
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 Aberdeen Asset Managers 
  Limited                         0.28                0.00                    0.28 
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 Aberdeen Asset Investments 
  Limited                         4.66                0.00                    4.66 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder                    N/A 
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 The number and % of voting                  N/A 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the                    N/A 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information 
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   As a result of the completion of the court-sanctioned 
   scheme of arrangement and all-share merger under Part 
   26 of the Companies Act 2006 of Aberdeen Asset Management 
   PLC and Standard Life plc which became effective on 
   14 August 2017, this notification details the assets 
   under management of the new Combined Group ('Standard 
   Life Aberdeen plc') as of the dates noted above. 
 
   In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed 
   by the named discretionary investment management entity 
   within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, 
   based on investment management agreements whereby the 
   client has delegated the exercise of the voting power 
   to the referenced investment manager. 
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 Place of completion   Aberdeen, United Kingdom 
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 Date of completion    22/08/2017 
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