BT Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (8176I)
March 23 2018 - 11:39AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBT.A
RNS Number : 8176I
BT Group PLC
23 March 2018
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant
issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i)
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1a. Identity of the issuer BT Group plc
or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached(ii)
:
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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)(iii) : Transfer of holding X
company resulting in change to chain of control
of beneficial ownership of BT Group plc shares
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv)
Name Deutsche Telekom AG
City and country of registered Bonn, Germany
office (if applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v)
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Name Deutsche Bank AG (as nominee
for T-Mobile Holdings Limited)
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City and country of registered Frankfurt, Germany
office (if applicable)
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5. Date on which the threshold 23 March 2018
was crossed or reached(vi)
:
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6. Date on which issuer notified 23 March 2018
(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(vii)
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 12.06 NIL 12.06 1,196,175,322
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Position
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(viii)
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type Number of voting rights(ix) % 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)
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Ordinary
shares of
5 pence each
ISIN: GB0030913577 1,196,175,322 12.06
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SUBTOTAL
8. A 1,196,175,322 12.06
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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(x) Conversion rights that rights
Period(xi) 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(x) Conversion or cash of voting rights
instrument Period settlement(xii) rights
(xi)
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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(xiii)
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(xiv) (please add additional rows as
necessary)
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Name(xv) % of voting % of voting Total of both
rights if it rights through if it equals
equals or is financial instruments or is higher
higher than if it equals than the notifiable
the notifiable or is higher threshold
threshold than the notifiable
threshold
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Deutsche Telekom
AG 12.06 NIL 12.06
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Telekom Deutschland
GmbH
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T-Systems International
GmbH
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CTA Holding
GmbH 12.06 NIL 12.06
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T-Mobile Holdings
Limited 12.06 NIL 12.06
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
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Name of the proxy holder
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The number and % of voting
rights held
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The date until which the
voting rights will be held
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11. Additional information(xvi)
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The shares to which this form relates are registered
in the name of Deutsche Bank AG, as nominee for T-Mobile
Holdings Limited. The Deutsche Telekom group of companies
undertook an intragroup reorganisation on 23 March 2018
which involved three key steps:
(i) the transfer of 100% of the shares in T-Mobile Holdings
Limited to CTA Holding GmbH. At that time, CTA Holding
GmbH was owned 100% by Deutsche Telekom AG;
(ii) the sale by Deutsche Telekom AG of 7% of the shares
in CTA Holding GmbH to Telekom Deutschland GmbH ("TDG")
and 17% of the shares in CTA Holding GmbH to T-Systems
International GmbH ("TSI") (TDG, TSI and Deutsche Telekom
AG, together, the "CTA Sellers"); and
(iii) the transfer of 100% of the shares in CTA Holding
GmbH by the CTA Sellers to Deutsche Telekom Trust e.V.
Pursuant to an Endowment and Trust Agreement dated 23
March 2018 between, the CTA Sellers and Deutsche Telekom
Trust e.V., the CTA Sellers retain the right to control
the voting rights attached to the BT shares which are
subject to this notification.
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Place of completion Bonn, Germany
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Date of completion 23 March 2018
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