Holding(s) in Company

The Vitec Group PLC
02 March 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 1 March 2007 in accordance with the Disclosure and
Transparency Rules that AXA S.A, and its group companies has a notifiable
interest in 2,054,689 ordinary shares of 20p each in Vitec, being 4.98% of the
issued ordinary share capital of Vitec.


Roland Peate 
Company Secretary



LETTER TO:  VITEC GROUP PLC
DATED:      1 MARCH 2007



NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES

VITEC GROUP PLC

This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment
Managers UK Ltd.

We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its
Group Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares.

The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice
relates, so far as is known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 28/02/07,
is as per the attached Appendix.




OSSM Workflow Manager     OSSM Workflow Manager

LETTER FROM:  AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS




                                                                    

 

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:


VITEC GROUP PLC

 

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               ( X )
 

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:


AXA S.A. 25 AVENUE MATIGNON, 75008 PARIS AND ITS GROUP OF COMPANIES

 

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
if different):


28/02/2007

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:


01/03/2007


 

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


5%

 

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 
                                                                
                                                                      
               
0929666                  2,074,289            2,074,289  
 

                     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  
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
0929666              223,797           223,797    1,830,892       0.54       4.44                            
                                                          

 

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 

                                        
                                        
2,054,689                         4.98%
                                        

 

 

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

                                                                  % OF ISSUED
NAME OF THE COMPANY / FUND               NUMBER OF SHARES         SHARE CAPITAL
 

AXA ROSENBERG                               96,530                  0.23386
   DIRECT

AXA UK INVESTMENT CO ICVC                  140,591                  0.34060
UK SMALLER COMPANIES FUND
   INDIRECT

AXA ROSENBERG                               76,597                  0.18557
    DIRECT

AXA ROSENBERG                            1,690,301                  4.09499
     INDIRECT

SUN LIFE PENSIONS MANAGEMENT LTD            10,000                  0.02423
    DIRECT

SUN LIFE UNIT ASSURANCE LTD                  7,034                  0.01704
FTSE ALL SHARE TRACKER
   DIRECT

SUN LIFE PENSIONS MANAGEMENT                33,636                  0.08149
FTSE ALL SHARE TRACKER
     DIRECT


                         TOTAL DIRECT      223,797                0.54218
                       TOTAL INDIRECT    1,830,892                4.43560
                              TOTAL      2,054,689                4.97778
 


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:


.................




14. Contact name:

TERRY MARSH
 

15. Contact telephone number:


020 7003 2637


 
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):

AXA S.A. AND ITS GROUP OF COMPANIES
 

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):


25 AVENUE MATIGNON, 75008 PARIS
 

Phone number:

.................

 

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

.................

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

 

Full name:


TERRY MARSH
 

Contact address:


7 NEWGATE STREET, LONDON  EC1A 7NX, UK
 

Phone number:

020 7003 2637

 

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

AXA IM UK IS A 100% DIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF AXA IM S.A., WHICH IS IN TURN 
INDIRECTLY WHOLLY OWNED BY AXA S.A.
 

C: Additional information :

.................

 


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