RNS Number : 3273C
QinetiQ Group plc
14 March 2014
 



 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:

QinetiQ Group plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):

A disposal of indirectly held voting rights in the issuer by Artisan Investment Corporation, ZFIC, Inc., Andrew A. Ziegler and Carlene M. Ziegler pursuant to a corporate restructuring.

X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Artisan Investments GP LLC, Artisan Partners Holdings LP, Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc., Artisan Investment Corporation, ZFIC, Inc., Andrew A. Ziegler and Carlene M. Ziegler.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.)

State Street Bank, Bank of New York, Mellon Bank, Northern Trust, JP Morgan Chase and Pictet & Cie

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

March 12, 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

March 12, 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:

Below 5%


 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

 

 

GB00B0WMWD03

 

36,320,010

 

5.50%



            0

 


0%



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights







C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/
Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights

 





 

 

Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

0

0.0%


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership ("APLP"), a U.S. registered investment adviser, is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Control of APLP is vested in its general partner, Artisan Investments GP LLC ("Artisan LLC"), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.  Artisan Partners Holdings LP ("Artisan Holdings") is the sole member of Artisan LLC, and is the sole limited partner of APLP.  Control of Artisan Holdings is vested in its general partner, Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. ("APAM"), organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.  

APAM has in issue three classes of common stock as well as preferred stock.

Prior to 12 March 2014, control of APAM was vested in Artisan Investment Corporation ("AIC"), pursuant to a stockholders agreement dated 12 March 2013 entered into between various common stockholders (the "Stockholders Agreement"). Control of AIC is vested in ZFIC, Inc. ("ZFIC"), a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin. Andrew A. Ziegler and Carlene M. Ziegler each own 50% of the voting stock of ZFIC. 

On 12 March 2014, AIC's rights pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement were terminated. No single undertaking is now in control of APAM. 


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

N/A



13. Additional information:

 

For the avoidance of doubt, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership and its related companies retain an interest in QinetiQ shares and will continue to file notices in respect of that holding as and when required.

14. Contact name:

Jon Messent

15. Contact telephone number:

01252 392000

 


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