Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0177E

The Vitec Group PLC

31 March 2011

 



AVS NO

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 (PDMR), (ii) a disclosure made in accordance LR 9.8.6R(1) (Director) or (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006).
	The Vitec Group plc		Notification relates to (ii)
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
	stephen bird		n/a
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		Ordinary shares of 20 pence each
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
	N/A		PURCHASE OF 28,690 SHARES TO FORM THE CORE AWARD UNDER THE VITEC GROUP 2005 DEFERRED BONUS PLAN (ANY MATCHING AWARD WILL BE CALCULATED ON VESTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF THE PLAN).  THE SHARES WILL BE HELD IN TRUST BY, EES Trustees international Limited, as trustee of the Vitec Group Employee Trust
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)
	28,690		0.066%
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)
	n/a		n/a
13.	Price per share or value of transaction	14.	Date and place of transaction
	N/A		N/A
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
	89,875, 0.21% (INCLUDES 54,875 SHARES PURCHASED IN THE MARKET USING FUNDS SUPPLIED BY MR BIRD AND HELD BY EES Trustees International Limited, THE trustee USED TO HOLD SHARES IN RESPECT OF AWARDS MADE UNDER THE VITEC GROUP 2005 DEFERRED BONUS PLAN)		30 MARCH 2011

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

complete the following boxes

17.	Date of awards	18.	Period during which or date on which exercisable
	30 MARCH 2011		THE CORE AWARD CAN BE EXERCISED AFTER TWO YEARS.  HOWEVER NO MATCHING AWARD WILL BE MADE UNLESS EXERCISE OF THE CORE AWARD TAKES PLACE AFTER THREE YEARS AND SUBJECT TO SATISFACTION OF THE PERFORMANCE CONDITION
19.	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option	20.	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)
	£174,435.20		28,690 ordinary shares
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
	N/A		UNDER THE VITEC GROUP 2005 DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 109,750 (ASSUMES 100% ACHIEVEMENT OF PERFORMANCE CONDITION) Under The Vitec Group 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan 357,257 (ASSUMES 100% ACHIEVEMENT OF PERFORMANCE CONDITION) under the vitec group 2002 sharesave scheme 6,984
23.	Any additional information	24.	Name of contact and telephone number for queries
	50% OF THE AWARD IS SUBJECT TO VITEC'S TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN COMPARED TO A GROUP OF 60 OTHER COMPANIES OF SIMILAR MARKET CAPITALISATION AND GEOGRAPHICAL SPREAD AND 50% OF THE AWARD IS SUBJECT TO THE GROWTH IN VITEC'S EARNINGS PER SHARE, EXCLUDING EXCEPTIONAL OR EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS		Jenny Hogg  020 8939 4664

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification Jon Bolton, Company Secretary Date of notification:  31 March 2011

Notes:    This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.3.

(1)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3)	An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

 

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