Mitie Group PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2016

Jun 21, 2016

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RNS Number : 8541B

MITIE Group PLC

21 June 2016

21 June 2016

Mitie Group plc

Mitie Group plc ("Mitie") - Notification of substantial shareholding

Mitie has received the following notification in relation to a major interest in its shares.

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	Mitie Group plc
2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights.		X
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):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Massachusetts Financial Services Company
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	17 June 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:	20 June 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	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
Indirect	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares (ISIN: GB0004657408)		18,549,276	18,549,276			16,764,678		4.72%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion  Period/ Date	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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
16,764,678	4.72%

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

Entity			Holding	Percentage Held
Massachusetts Financial Services Company			5,673,649	1.60%
MFS Heritage Trust Company			92,935	0.03%
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.			226,527	0.06%
MFS International (U.K.) Ltd.			10,100,466	2.84%
MFS Investment Management K.K.			74,134	0.02%
MFS International Singapore Pte. Ltd.			596,967	0.17%
Notifiable Interest			16,764,678	4.72%
Shares Outstanding			355,013,771

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:	N/A
14. Contact name:	Erica Lockhart, Executive Affairs Director
15. Contact telephone number:	T:  +44 (0)20 3123 8179          M: 07979 784488

For further information, contact:

Erica Lockhart

Executive Affairs Director, Mitie Group plc

T: +44 (0)20 3123 8179                    M: +44 (0)7979 784488                    E: erica.lockhart@mitie.com

Lauren Hepburn

Investor and Public Relations Manager, Mitie Group plc

T: +44 (0)20 3123 8720                    M: +44 (0)7469 405426                    E: lauren.hepburn@mitie.com

Notes for editors

What is Mitie?

Mitie is a FTSE250 strategic outsourcing company.

We work with people who want to perform better - now and in the future. We help our clients to run more efficient and effective businesses by looking after their facilities, their energy needs and the people they're responsible for.

We're all about developing our people to excel every day, challenge the status quo, and inspire change in the way people live and work.

Find out more at www.mitie.com

This information is provided by RNS

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