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22 November 2013
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 Schroders plc has a notifiable interest in 4,807,606 ordinary shares of 20p each in Vitec, being 10.913% of the issued ordinary share capital of Vitec.
Jon Bolton
Group Company Secretary
A Snapshot of The Vitec Group
Vitec is an international Group principally serving customers in the Broadcast & Video, Photographic and Military, Aerospace and Government (MAG) markets. Listed on the London Stock Exchange with 2012 revenue of £345.3 million, Vitec is based on strong, well known, premium brands on which its customers worldwide rely. Vitec is organised in three Divisions: Videocom, Imaging and Services.
Videocom designs and distributes systems and products used in broadcasting and live entertainment, film and video production and MAG.
Imaging designs, manufactures and distributes equipment and accessories for photography and video.
Services provides equipment rental, workflow design and technical support to TV production teams and film crews.
More information can be found at: www.vitecgroup.com.
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer |
The Vitec Group plc |
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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 |
Schroders plc |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on |
21.11.2013 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
22.11.2013 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |
11% to 10% |
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
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Indirect |
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5,049,099 |
5,049,099 |
4,807,606 |
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4,807,606 |
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10.913% |
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Ordinary
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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 |
% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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4,807,606 |
10.913% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Cazenove Capital Management Limited - 2,996,773 - 6.803% Schroder Investment Management Limited - 1,809,033 - 4.106% Schroder & Co Limited - 1,800 - 0.004%
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold |
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The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. This disclosure has been calculated based on an issued share capital amount of 44,053,371 |
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14. Contact name: |
Scott Dickenson |
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15. Contact telephone number: |
+44 207 658 6000 |
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