Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1885I
The Vitec Group PLC
05 March 2010
 



 

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 Prudential plc group of companies has a notifiable interest in 3,997,892 ordinary shares of 20p each in Vitec, being 9.33% of the issued ordinary share capital of Vitec.

 

Jon Bolton

Group Company Secretary

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 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:

 

Prudential plc group of companies

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

 

See attached schedule

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

 

04 March 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

05 March 2010

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

 

See item 13

 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

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

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect


GB0009296665

4,014,627

4,014,627

3,997,892

3,997,892


9.33%



 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
Period

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
period

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights

 






Nominal

Delta

 



 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights


3,997,892


9.33%

 

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

 

Prudential plc (parent Company)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 

N/A

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:

 

The notifiable position has not crossed a notifiable threshold.  The notifiable position of 9.33% is an exempt holding under section 5.1.2 of the FSA's DTR Handbook

 

The trigger for this notification is the movement from 3.02% to 2.98% in the non-exempt holding, which makes up part of the 9.33% notifiable interest.

14. Contact name:

 

Dipesh Varsani / Mark Thomas

M&G Investment Management Limited

15. Contact telephone number:

 

020 7548 3261 / 020 7548 3266

 

 
Notifiable Position Report for
VITEC GROUP
As at 04 March 2010

 

Percentage holdings are calculated using 42,816,322 Total Voting Rights

 

 

 
Registered  Holder
Holding
Voting  Rights
% Voting Rights
 
Prudential  plc
 
 
3,997,892

9.33
Total Notifiable Interest
 
PRUCLT  HSBC  GIS  NOM(UK)  PPL  AC
200,192
200,192
 
 
 
NORTRUST  NOMS  LTD 
1,440,103
1,440,103
 
 
 
NORTRUST  NOMS  LTD  A/C  PUC01
306,423
306,423
 
 
 
PRUCLT  HSBC  GIS  NOM(UK)  PAC  AC
1,076,476
1,076,476
 
 
 
NORTRUST  NOMS  LTD  A/C  MVB01
424,495
424,495
 
 
 
NORTRUST  NOMINEE  LTD  A/C  MHF01
8,961
8,961
 
 
 
NORTRUST  NOMINEE  LTD  A/C  MVA01
541,242
541,242
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
M&G  Group  Limited
 
 
3,997,892
9.33
 
 
PRUCLT  HSBC  GIS  NOM(UK)  PPL  AC
200,192
200,192
 
 
 
NORTRUST  NOMS  LTD 
1,440,103
1,440,103
 
 
 
NORTRUST  NOMS  LTD  A/C  PUC01
306,423
306,423
 
 
 
PRUCLT  HSBC  GIS  NOM(UK)  PAC  AC
1,076,476
1,076,476
 
 
 
NORTRUST  NOMS  LTD  A/C  MVB01
424,495
424,495
 
 
 
NORTRUST  NOMINEE  LTD  A/C  MHF01
8,961
8,961
 
 
 
NORTRUST  NOMINEE  LTD  A/C  MVA01
541,242
541,242
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
M& Investment Management Limited
 
 
3,988,931

9.31
 
 
PRUCLT  HSBC  GIS  NOM(UK)  PPL  AC
200,192
200,192
 
 
 
NORTRUST  NOMS  LTD 
1,440,103
1,440,103
 
 
 
NORTRUST  NOMS  LTD  A/C  PUC01
306,423
306,423
 
 
 
PRUCLT  HSBC  GIS  NOM(UK)  PAC  AC
1,076,476
1,076,476
 
 
 
NORTRUST  NOMS  LTD  A/C  MVB01
424,495
424,495
 
 
 
NORTRUST  NOMINEE  LTD  A/C  MVA01
541,242
541,242
 
 
M&G Limited
 
 
3,997,892

9.33
 
 
PRUCLT  HSBC  GIS  NOM(UK)  PPL  AC
200,192
200,192
 
 
 
NORTRUST  NOMS  LTD 
1,440,103
1,440,103
 
 
 
NORTRUST  NOMS  LTD  A/C  PUC01
306,423
306,423
 
 
 
PRUCLT  HSBC  GIS  NOM(UK)  PAC  AC
1,076,476
1,076,476
 
 
 
NORTRUST  NOMS  LTD  A/C  MVB01
424,495
424,495
 
 
 
NORTRUST  NOMINEE  LTD  A/C  MHF01
8,961
8,961
 
 
 
NORTRUST  NOMINEE  LTD  A/C  MVA01
541,242
541,242
 
 
 

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