Holding(s) in Company

QinetiQ Group plc
20 December 2007


TR-1: notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying             QinetiQ Group plc
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights        --------------------
are attached:
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or
boxes)                                                                 -------
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are    -------
attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                 BlackRock, Inc.
notification obligation:                                --------------------
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different
from 3.):                                                  --------------------
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which           17th December 2007
the threshold is crossed or reached if                  --------------------
different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                       19th December 2007
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:             Reached 5%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of  Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the
triggering shares         Triggering transaction    transaction
if possible
using the ISIN Number of    Number of  Number Number of voting  % of voting
CODE           Shares       Voting     of     rights            rights
                            Rights     shares
                                       Direct Direct Indirect   Direct Indirect
GB00B0WMWD03   32,985,862   32,985,862 N/A    N/A    33,045,436  N/A    5.00%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of      Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial    date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument              Period/       exercised/ converted.             rights
                        Date

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
        33,045,436                                5.00%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 33,045,436 (5.00%)

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:

14. Contact name:           Lynton D Boardman, Company Secretary, QinetiQ Group
                            plc
15. Contact
telephone number:           [phone]


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