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RNS Number : 2010Y  BT Group PLC  29 July 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

24-Jul-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

26-Jul-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  0.447460                                              9.270982                                                                   9.718442                        967357793
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          0.000000                                              9.317252                                                                   9.317252

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                                                                          44539409                                                                         0.447460
 Sub Total 8.A                                44539409                                                                              0.447460%

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
 Call Option (Physically Settled)                    16/08/2024       at any time                 50000                                                              0.000502
 Call Option (Physically Settled)                    20/12/2024       at any time                 50000                                                              0.000502
 Call Option (Physically Settled)                    17/01/2025       at any time                 50000                                                              0.000502
 Call Option (Physically Settled)                    21/03/2025       at any time                 100000                                                             0.001005
 Call Option (Physically Settled)                    18/12/2026       at any time                 1353800                                                            0.013601
 Right of recall over securities lending agreements  at any time      at any time                 2190463                                                            0.022006
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                                                   3794263                                                            0.038118%

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)       21/08/2024       at any time                 Cash                         152776                   0.001535
 Call Option (Cash Settled)       04/09/2024       at any time                 Cash                         121714                   0.001223
 Call Option (Cash Settled)       10/09/2024       at any time                 Cash                         168938                   0.001697
 Call Option (Cash Settled)       17/09/2024       at any time                 Cash                         143419                   0.001441
 Compound Option                  29/10/2024       at any time                 Cash                         200586803                2.015171
 Compound Option                  15/01/2025       at any time                 Cash                         254426696                2.556067
 Compound Option                  14/02/2025       at any time                 Cash                         200000061                2.009277
 Compound Option                  07/05/2025       at any time                 Cash                         22850171                 0.229561
 Compound Option                  13/05/2025       at any time                 Cash                         22850171                 0.229561
 Compound Option                  15/05/2025       at any time                 Cash                         42353758                 0.425502
 Compound Option                  16/05/2025       at any time                 Cash                         35336825                 0.355007
 Compound Option                  23/05/2025       at any time                 Cash                         22850171                 0.229561
 Compound Option                  28/05/2025       at any time                 Cash                         55982922                 0.562426
 Compound Option                  05/06/2025       at any time                 Cash                         23235858                 0.233436
 Equity Swap                      31/10/2024       at any time                 Cash                         1468702                  0.014755
 Equity Swap                      20/11/2024       at any time                 Cash                         3086656                  0.031010
 Equity Swap                      20/12/2024       at any time                 Cash                         3752703                  0.037701
 Equity Swap                      17/03/2025       at any time                 Cash                         113235                   0.001138
 Equity Swap                      13/05/2025       at any time                 Cash                         79107                    0.000795
 Equity Swap                      20/06/2025       at any time                 Cash                         11987109                 0.120427
 Equity Swap                      08/07/2025       at any time                 Cash                         2193                     0.000022
 Equity Swap                      18/08/2025       at any time                 Cash                         44062                    0.000443
 Equity Swap                      03/10/2025       at any time                 Cash                         199084                   0.002000
 Equity Swap                      31/03/2026       at any time                 Cash                         3091195                  0.031055
 Equity Swap                      13/05/2026       at any time                 Cash                         2521553                  0.025332
 Equity Swap                      26/05/2026       at any time                 Cash                         7618239                  0.076536
 Equity Swap                      26/04/2029       at any time                 Cash                         1000000                  0.010046
 Put Option (Physically Settled)  20/12/2024       at any time                 Physical                     1000000                  0.010046
 Put Option (Physically Settled)  20/06/2025       at any time                 Physical                     2000000                  0.020093
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                             919024121                9.232864%

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.                                                                                               8.845571                                                                    8.845571%
 Morgan Stanley (Chain 4)
 Morgan Stanley (Chain 4)     Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
 Morgan Stanley (Chain 4)     Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, LLC
 Morgan Stanley (Chain 4)     Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
 Morgan Stanley (Chain 5)
 Morgan Stanley (Chain 5)     Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.
 Morgan Stanley (Chain 5)     Morgan Stanley International Limited
 Morgan Stanley (Chain 5)     Morgan Stanley Europe Holding SE
 Morgan Stanley (Chain 5)     Morgan Stanley Europe SE

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, 44,539,409
(0.447460%) of these are the result of stock borrowing agreements.

12. Date of Completion

26-Jul-2024

13. Place Of Completion

Glasgow

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