The Vitec Group plc
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 Aviva plc & its subsidiaries has a notifiable interest in 4,400,483 ordinary shares of 20p each in Vitec, being 10.28% of the issued ordinary share capital of Vitec.
Jon Bolton
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 Group Plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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Aviva plc & its subsidiaries |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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Registered Holder;
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited
Chase(GA Group)Nominees Limited
*denotes direct interest
Chase Nominees Limited 41,499
Delta Lloyd Europees Deelnemingen Fonds 3,001,576
Delta Lloyd Luxembourg European Participation Fund 1,151,805
Vidacos Nominees Limited 12,683 |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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03 February 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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<10% to 10% Change at Combined Interest Level |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting
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% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights
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Nominal |
Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited and Delta Lloyd Asset Management NV, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited;
Delta Lloyd Asset Management NV:
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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See Section 4 |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 42,813,119 |
14. Contact name:
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Neil Whittaker |
15. Contact telephone number:
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01603 684420 |