The Vitec Group PLC
2 March 2004
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) NAME OF COMPANY
THE VITEC GROUP PLC
2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST
ROYAL MAIL PENSIONS TRUSTEES LIMITED
POSSFUND CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE LIMITED
3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18
NAMED IN 2 ABOVE
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them.
SEE SCHEDULE BELOW
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.
-
6) Percentage of issued Class
-
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
-
8) Percentage of issued Class
-
9) Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES
10) Date of transaction
NOT STATED IN NOTIFICATION
11) Date company informed
2 MARCH 2004
12) Total holding following this notification
1,718,342
LESS STOCK ON LOAN 101,000
1,617,342
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
4.19%
LESS STOCK ON LOAN 0.25%
3.94%
14) Any additional information
HERMES HAS NOTIFIED VITEC THAT DUE TO THE LOAN OF 101,000 SHARES BY THEM
THEIR VOTING RIGHTS, PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED ON 6 SEPTEMBER 2002, HAVE FALLEN A
PERCENTAGE POINT.
NB CHANGE OF NAME FROM POST OFFICE PENSIONS TRUSTEES LIMITED TO ROYAL MAIL
PENSIONS TRUSTEES LIMITED
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
R D PEATE, GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY
TEL: 020 8939 4650
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
R D PEATE
Date of Notification ........................2 MARCH 2004
DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL INTEREST IN SHARES
COMPANIES ACT 1985 SECTION 198
Date: March 2, 2004
Issued Capital 41,035,185
As at March 1, 2004 the following entities had a material interest(s) in shares
of: Vitec Group
Royal Mail Pensions Trustees Limited
PossFund Custodian Trustee Ltd
Registered Holders: PossFund Nominees Ltd 162,108
Chase Nominees Ltd 1,556,234
1,718,342 shares 4.187 %
Less Stock on loan 101,000 shares 0.246%
1,617,342 shares 3.941 %
Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited, Hermes Investment Management Limited, as
general partners of the UK Small Companies Focus Fund (SCFF)
Hermes SLP Limited*
*as partner in SCFF
Registered Holder: Chase Nominees Ltd 1,556,234 shares 3.792 %
Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited, Hermes Investment Management Limited and
Hermes SLP Limited are all subsidiaries of Hermes Pensions Management Limited
which is ultimately owned by BriTel Fund Trustees Limited, a company controlled
by the trustees of the BT Pension Scheme.
Note: This notifiable interest arises either as controller of Hermes Focus Asset
Management Limited, Hermes Investment Management Limited and/or Hermes SLP
Limited and/or as a partner in one or more of the partnerships.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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