Holding(s) in Company

The Vitec Group PLC
20 December 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 December 2007 in accordance with the Disclosure and 
Transparency Rules that Legal & General Group Plc and Legal & General Investment 
Management Limited have a notifiable interest in 2,517,788 ordinary shares of 
20p each in Vitec, being 5.98% of the issued ordinary share capital of Vitec.


Roland Peate
Company Secretary


                                                                    

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:

THE VITEC GROUP PLC


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (YES)

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:

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (L&G)
 

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

LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC)
 

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

18 DECEMBER 2007
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20 DECEMBER 2007
 

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

FROM 6% - 5% (L&G)
 

8. Notified details:


 


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
ORD 20P                2,027,951              2,027,951 


 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  
                     2,517,788         2,517,788                  5.98 

 

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 
2,517,788                     5.98 

 

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (2,625,613 -
6.24% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited 
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (2,625,613 - 6.24% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) 
(2,625,613 - 6.24% = Total Position)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (2.517,788-5.98 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)      Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
Limited (Direct) (LG1MHD) (2,035,568 - 4.48 % -      (Direct) (LGIH)
PMC)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)       Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Limited' (PMC) (2,035,568 - 4.48% = PMC)             (LGAS & LGPL)

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)



Proxy Voting:

 


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:

NOTIFICATION USING THE TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS FIGURE OF 42,044,365
 

14. Contact name:

HELEN LEWIS (LGIM)
 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 3124 3851


 
Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares 
 

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
 

Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

 

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

 

Phone number:

 

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

 

Full name:

 

Contact address:

 

Phone number:

 

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

 

C: Additional information :

 



                                                                                


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