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RNS Number : 3199D BT Group PLC 15 February 2024
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
GB0030913577
Issuer Name
BT GROUP PLC
UK or Non-UK Issuer
UK
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name
Morgan Stanley
City of registered office (if applicable)
Country of registered office (if applicable)
US
Name City of registered office Country of registered office
Morgan Stanley Wilmington, Delaware USA
4. Details of the shareholder
Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the
notification obligation, above
City of registered office (if applicable)
Country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
12-Feb-2024
6. Date on which Issuer notified
14-Feb-2024
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A) % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 0.010398 6.606067 6.616465 658326058
Position of previous notification (if applicable) 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible) Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB0030913577 1034564 0.010398
Sub Total 8.A 1034564 0.010398%
8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/conversion period Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is % of voting rights
exercised/converted
Right of recall over securities lending agreements at any time at any time 865069 0.008694
Sub Total 8.B1 865069 0.008694%
8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
(DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/conversion period Physical or cash settlement Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Call Option (Cash Settled) 24/04/2024 at any time Cash 41142 0.000413
Compound Option 29/10/2024 at any time Cash 200588107 2.015999
Compound Option 15/01/2025 at any time Cash 254428222 2.557115
Compound Option 14/02/2025 at any time Cash 199999847 2.010086
Equity Swap 13/05/2024 at any time Cash 79107 0.000795
Equity Swap 10/10/2024 at any time Cash 1290000 0.012965
Sub Total 8.B2 656426425 6.597373%
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation
2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the
ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional
rows as necessary)
Ultimate controlling person Name of controlled undertaking % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
than the notifiable threshold
Morgan Stanley (Chain 1)
Morgan Stanley (Chain 1) Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
Morgan Stanley (Chain 1) Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Morgan Stanley (Chain 2)
Morgan Stanley (Chain 2) Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.
Morgan Stanley (Chain 2) Morgan Stanley International Limited
Morgan Stanley (Chain 2) Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)
Morgan Stanley (Chain 2) Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
Morgan Stanley (Chain 3)
Morgan Stanley (Chain 3) Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
Morgan Stanley (Chain 3) Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. 6.583200 6.583200%
10. In case of proxy voting
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional Information
Of the total voting rights attached to shares in Section 8A, 1,034,564
(0.010398%) of these are the result of stock borrowing agreements.
12. Date of Completion
14-Feb-2024
13. Place Of Completion
Glasgow
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