Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7631G

The Vitec Group PLC

31 May 2017

 

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31 May 2017

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 Alantra Asset Management, SGIIC, S.A. has a notifiable interest in the voting rights of 6,314,763 ordinary shares of 20p each in Vitec, representing 14.11% of Vitec's issued ordinary share capital.

Jon Bolton

Group Company Secretary

A Snapshot of The Vitec Group 

Vitec is a leading global provider of premium branded products and services to the fast changing and growing "image capture and sharing" market.

Vitec's customers include broadcasters, independent content creators, photographers and enterprises, and our activities comprise: design, manufacture and distribution of high performance products and software including camera supports, wireless systems, robotic camera systems, prompters, LED lights, mobile power, monitors and bags; and premium services including technical solutions, systems integration and equipment rental for TV production teams, film crews and enterprises.

We employ around 1,700 people across the world in ten different countries and are organised in two Divisions: Broadcast and Photographic.

The Vitec Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange with 2016 revenue of £376.2 million.

More information can be found at: www.vitecgroup.com.

LEI number: 2138007H5DQ4X8YOCF14

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

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					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: iii		ALANTRA ASSET MANAGEMENT, SGIIC, S.A.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		EQMC EUROPE DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL FUND PLC MERCER QIF COMMON CONTRACTUAL FUND
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		30 MAY 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		31 MAY 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		14%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

6,065,706

6,065,706

0

0

6,314,763

0

14.11%

GB0009296665

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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 xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

6,314,763

14.11%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
ALANTRA ASSET MANAGEMENT, SGIIC, S.A. is the investment manager of EQMC EUROPE DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL FUND, PLC ("EQMC") and the sub-investment manager of MERCER INVESTMENT FUND 2 (a sub-fund of MERCER QIF COMMON CONTRACTUAL FUND), together with EQMC the "Funds". ALANTRA AM as investment manager and sub-investment manager may exercise the voting rights of the shares of The Vitec Group plc held by the Funds. EQMC holds 10.20%, while the percentage of the voting rights held by the sub-fund is 3.91%. This notification intends to cover the notification obligation of the Funds.
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:	Jacobo Llanza Figueroa
15. Contact telephone number:	+ 34 91 745 84 84

 

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