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TR-1 Notification of major interest in shares
TR-1 Notification of major interest in shares.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 0590Z BT Group PLC 09 March 2017 \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nTR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer\nof existing shares to which voting rights are\nattached: ii\n\n\nBT Group PLC\n\n\n\n\n2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):\n\n\n\n\nAn acquisition or disposal of voting rights\n\n\nS\n\n\n\n\nAn acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached\n\n\n¨\n\n\n\n\nAn acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments\n\n\n¨\n\n\n\n\nAn event changing the breakdown of voting rights\n\n\n¨\n\n\n\n\nOther (please specify):\n\n\n \n\n\n¨\n\n\n\n\n3. Full name of person(s) subject to the\nnotification obligation: iii\n\n\nBlackRock, Inc.\n\n\n\n\n4. Full name of shareholder(s)\n (if different from 3.):iv\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n5. Date of the transaction and date on\nwhich the threshold is crossed or\nreached: v\n\n\n7 March, 2017\n\n\n\n\n6. Date on which issuer notified:\n\n\n8 March, 2017\n\n\n\n\n7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or\nreached: vi, vii\n\n\n \nVoting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone below 5% \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n8. Notified details:\n\n\n\n\nA: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix\n\n\n\n\nClass/type of\nshares\n\nif possible using\nthe ISIN CODE\n\n\nSituation previous\nto the triggering\ntransaction\n\n\nResulting situation after the triggering transaction\n\n\n\n\nNumber\nof\nShares\n\n\nNumber\nof\nVoting\nRights\n\n\nNumber\nof shares\n\n\nNumber of voting\nrights\n\n\n% of voting rights x\n\n\n\n\nDirect\n\n\nDirect xi\n\n\nIndirect xii\n\n\nDirect\n\n\nIndirect\n\n\n\n\nGB0030913577\n\n\n498,084,102\n\n\n498,084,102\n\n\nN/A\n\n\nN/A\n\n\n496,843,274\n\n\nN/A\n\n\n4.98%\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nB: Qualifying Financial Instruments\n\n\n\n\nResulting situation after the triggering transaction\n\n\n\n\nType of financial\ninstrument\n\n\nExpiration\ndate xiii\n\n\nExercise/\nConversion Period xiv\n\n\nNumber of voting\nrights that may be\nacquired if the\ninstrumen...