Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5705H

The Vitec Group PLC

16 March 2015

 

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16 March 2015

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 Delta Lloyd NV and its Group of Companies has a notifiable interest in 5,934,680 ordinary shares of 20p each in Vitec, being 13.39% of the issued ordinary share capital of Vitec.

Jon Bolton

Group Company Secretary

A Snapshot of The Vitec Group

Vitec is a global provider of premium branded products and services to the Broadcast and Photographic markets. Vitec is listed on the London Stock Exchange with 2014 revenue of £309.6 million.

The Group is organised in two Divisions:

The Broadcast Division designs, manufactures and distributes premium branded products for broadcasting, film and video production for broadcasters and independent content creators. It also provides premium services including equipment rental and technical solutions to TV production teams and film crews.

The Photographic Division designs, manufactures and distributes premium branded equipment and provides dedicated solutions to professional and non-professional image takers.

More information can be found at: www.vitecgroup.com

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				The Vitec Group plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					x
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):	.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Delta Lloyd N.V. and its Group of Companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Registered Holder: Delta Lloyd L European Participation Fund Sicav 2,260,060 Delta Lloyd Europees Deelnemingen Fonds N.V. 3,674,620
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		13 March 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		16 March 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		14% to 13% Change at Combined Intrest Level

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares

6,434,680

6,434,680

5,934,680

NIHIL

5,934,680

NIHIL

13.39%

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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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 xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

5,934,680

13.39%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
The voting rights held in the 2 investment funds are managed and controlled by Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V., with the following chain of controlled undertakings: Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V.: ·      Delta Lloyd N.V. ·      DLAM Holding B.V. (wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Lloyd N.V.) ·      Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V. (wholly owned subsidiary of DLAM Holding B.V.)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		See section 4
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:	Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 44,325,019 (on 16 March 2015)
14. Contact name:	Delta Lloyd Asset Management, Mr K. Cimmermans
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

 

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