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.
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): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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Prudential plc group of companies |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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See attached schedule |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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04 March 2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
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05 March 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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See item 13 |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
Number |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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4,014,627 |
4,014,627 |
3,997,892 |
3,997,892 |
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9.33% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting
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% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights
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Nominal |
Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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N/A |
13. Additional information:
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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:
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Dipesh Varsani / Mark Thomas M&G Investment Management Limited |
15. Contact telephone number:
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020 7548 3261 / 020 7548 3266 |
Percentage holdings are calculated using 42,816,322 Total Voting Rights
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Registered Holder
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Holding
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Voting Rights
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% Voting Rights
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Prudential plc
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3,997,892
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9.33 |
Total Notifiable Interest
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC
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200,192
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200,192
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD
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1,440,103
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1,440,103
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01
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306,423
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306,423
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC
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1,076,476
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1,076,476
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01
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424,495
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424,495
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01
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8,961
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8,961
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MVA01
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541,242
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541,242
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M&G Group Limited
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3,997,892
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9.33
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC
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200,192
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200,192
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD
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1,440,103
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1,440,103
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01
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306,423
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306,423
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC
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1,076,476
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1,076,476
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01
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424,495
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424,495
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01
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8,961
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8,961
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MVA01
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541,242
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541,242
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M& Investment Management Limited
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3,988,931
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9.31 |
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC
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200,192
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200,192
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD
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1,440,103
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1,440,103
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01
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306,423
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306,423
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC
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1,076,476
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1,076,476
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01
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424,495
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424,495
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MVA01
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541,242
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541,242
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M&G Limited
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3,997,892
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9.33 |
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC
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200,192
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200,192
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD
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1,440,103
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1,440,103
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01
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306,423
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306,423
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PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC
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1,076,476
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1,076,476
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NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01
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424,495
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424,495
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01
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8,961
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8,961
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NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MVA01
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541,242
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541,242
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