Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8300W

The Vitec Group PLC

04 August 2009

 



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 the attached notice in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules that Harris Associates LP has a notifiable interest in 5,984,894 ordinary shares of 20p each in Vitec, being 14.03% of the issue ordinary share capital of Vitec.

Jayne Milton

Assistant Company Secretary

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

VITEC PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		YES
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached		NO
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights		NO
Other (please specify):		NO

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	HARRIS ASSOCIATES L.P.
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:	7/30/09
6. Date on which issuer notified:	7/31/09
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	14%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ORDINARY	5,642,262	5,642,262	5,984,894	5,984,894		14.03%

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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise  price	Expiration  date	Exercise/ Conversion  period	Number of voting  rights instrument  refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
5,984,894	14.03%

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

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	HARRIS ASSOCIATES L.P.
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:	SARAH E.GRIMM
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

 

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