Holding(s) in Company

The Vitec Group PLC
20 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 19 March 2007 in accordance with the Disclosure and
Transparency Rules that Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Artisan Investment 
Corporation, ZFIC Inc, Andrew A Ziegler, Carlene M Ziegler have a notifiable 
interest in 2,272,587 ordinary shares of 20p each in Vitec, being 5.51% of the 
issued ordinary share capital of Vitec.
       

ZFIC Inc is a new entity subject to the notification obligation following the 
restructuring of the Artisan group.

Roland Peate
Company Secretary 




TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

(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:                               (   )
 

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) :  Notification is made to satisfy the 
Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency requirements 
and to notify of the creation of ZFIC, Inc., a new entity subject to 
the notification obligation following a restructuring of the 
Artisan group.                                                             ( X )


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

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):


Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Artisan Investment Corporation, 
ZFIC, Inc., Andrew A.Ziegler, Carlene M.Ziegler

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):


State Street Bank, Bank of New York, Mellon Trust, Brown Brothers Harriman, 
JP Morgan Chase

 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different) (v):


March 19, 2007

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:


March 19, 2007
 

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


N/A
 

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 (vi)       
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                              (viii)                  
                                                                      
GB0009296665           2,272,587              5.51%                                             
                                                                      

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                      (ix)                                           
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct (x) Indirect (xi)   Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
GB0009296665                                      2,272,587                   5.51%                                     
 
  

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 
Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           
                                                                                      
                                                                                      

 

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

                                        
2,272,587                      5.51%                  
                                        

 

 

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


Artisan Partners Limited Partnership ('APLP'), a U.S. registered investment 
adviser, is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of 
Delaware on December 8, 1994. Control of APLP is vested in its general partner, 
Artisan Investment Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the 
State of Wisconsin on December 7, 1994. All of the outstanding stock of Artisan 
Investment Corporation is owned by ZFIC, Inc., a corporation organized under the
laws of the State of Wisconsin. Andrew A.Ziegler and Carlene M.Ziegler each own 
50% of the voting stock of ZFIC, Inc. APLP, pursuant to advisory contracts, has 
the power to purchase and sell securities on behalf of its clients and the power 
to vote for most clients. Persons other than APLP are entitled to receive all 
dividends from, and proceeds from the sale of, all of the securities reported 
hereunder.

Artisan International Value Fund ('ARTIV'), is a series of Artisan Funds Inc.,
a U.S. registered investment company. Certain officers and a directors of Artisan 
Funds, Inc. are employees of APLP. APLP pursuant to its advisory contracts with 
ARTIV has the power to purchase and sell securities on behalf of ARTIV and to 
vote for ARTIV, ARTIV, as of 19 March 2007, was interested in 1,316,870 shares, 
representing 3.19% of the 5.51% disclosed above, of The Vitec Group Plc.

 


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:


Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


N/A

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


N/A

 

13. Additional information:


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

 

14. Contact name:


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

 

15. Contact telephone number:


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

 

 

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (XVI)

 

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

 

Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership

 

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

Registered address: 2711 Centerville Road,
Suite 400 c/o Corporation Service Company,
Wilmington, Wilmington, Delware, U.S.A. 19808

Business address: 875 E. Wisconsin
Avenue, Suite 800, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

 

Phone number:

414-390-6100

 

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

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

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

 

Full name:

Tim Weston

 

Contact address:

875 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A. 53202

 

Phone number:

414-390-2024

 

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

Associate Counsel
 


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