Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5240D

The Vitec Group PLC

16 September 2008

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.	Name of the issuer	2.	State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R, (ii) a disclosure made in accordance LR 9.8.6R(1) or (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006).
	THE VITEC GROUP PLC		NOTIFICATION RELATES TO (iii)
3.	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director	4.	State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person
	GARETH RHYS WILLIAMS		NOT APPLICABLE
5.	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a nonbeneficial interest 1	6.	Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares
	DIRECTOR NAMED IN 3 ABOVE		-
7.	Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them	8.	State the nature of the transaction
	-		EXERCISE OF 4,266 SHARES GRANTED UNDER THE VITEC GROUP SHARESAVE SCHEME ON 14 MAY 2003
9.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired	10.	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
	-		-
11.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed	12.	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
	-		-
13.	Price per share or value of transaction	14.	Date and place of transaction
	-		16 SEPTEMBER 2008
15.	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)	16.	Date issuer informed of transaction
	156,764 , 0.37% (INCLUDES 49,082 SHARES PURCHASED IN THE MARKET USING FUNDS SUPPLIED BY MR RHYS WILLIAMS AND HELD BY HALIFAX EES TRUSTEES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, THE TRUSTEE USED TO HOLD SHARES IN RESPECT OF AWARDS MADE UNDER THE VITEC GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN AND THE VITEC GROUP 2005 DEFERRED BONUS PLAN)

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer

complete the following boxes

17.	Date of grant	18.	Period during which or date on which exercisable
	-		-
19.	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option	20.	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)
	-		-
21.	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise	22.	Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification
	-		UNDER THE VITEC GROUP 2005 DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 38,585 UNDER DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 17,886 UNDER THE 2005 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 273,117 UNER THE 2002 UNAPPROVED SHARE OPTION PLAN 161,457
23.	Any additional information	24.	Name of contact and telephone number for queries
	-		ROLAND PEATE 020 8939 4650