Holding(s) in Company

The Vitec Group PLC
20 July 2007


                                                                    20 July 2007



                               The Vitec Group plc
 
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 


In conformity with the Transparency Directive The Vitec Group plc ('Vitec') is 
required to announce to the market the receipt of notifications of major 
interests in shares. 

Vitec received notice on 20 July 2007 in accordance with the Disclosure and 
Transparency Rules that AXA S.A. and its group of companies has a notifiable 
interest in 2,065,145 ordinary shares of 20p each in Vitec, being 4.93% of the 
issued ordinary share capital of Vitec. 


Roland Peate
Company Secretary




Letter to: Vitec Group (The) Plc
Dated: 20 July 2007


NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES


VITEC GROUP PLC


This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment 
Managers UK Ltd.

We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its 
Group Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares.

The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice 
relates, so far as is known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 19/07/07,
is as per the Appendix below.


OSSM Workflow Manager                                 OSSM Workflow Manager


Letter from: AXA Investment Managers






TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

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


VITEC GROUP PLC

 

                         2. Reason for Notification 
 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               ( X )
 

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


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )

                                                                           
Other (please specify) :                                                   (   )


 


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


AXA S.A. 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group companies

 

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



 

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


19/07/2007
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:


20/07/2007


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


5%


8. Notified details:


TOTAL 




A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/Type of shares            Situation previous to  
                                the Triggering         
                                transaction        

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
               
0929666                2,101,769              2,101,769
 




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares    Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
                                                                      
                        Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
0929666                 232,856           232,856    1,832,289       0.56      4.37
                                                          

 



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           
                                                                                      
                                                                                      

 

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

2,065,145                     4.93%
                                        

 

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


Name of the Company/Fund                Number of Shares           % of issued 
                                                                 share capital
 
AXA Rosenberg                            96,530                        0.23040
     Direct


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                75,000                        0.17901
Ethical Fund
     Indirect


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC
UK Smaller Companies Fund               135,465                        0.32333
     Indirect


AXA Rosenberg                            76,597                        0.18283
     Direct


AXA Rosenberg                         1,621,824                        3.87105
     Direct


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd         10,000                        0.02387
     Direct


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd               7,034                        0.01679
FTSE All Share Tracker
     Direct


Sun Life Pensions Management             42,695                        0.10191
FTSE All Share Tracker
     Direct     


                 Total direct           232,856                        0.55579
               Total Indirect         1,832,289                        4.37340
                        TOTAL         2,065,145                        4.92919



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:


Terry Marsh

 

15. Contact telephone number:


020 7003 2637






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