Holding(s) in Company

The Vitec Group PLC
25 January 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 24 January 2007 on behalf of Prudential plc in 
accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules that Prudential plc and 
certain of its subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in 3,098,275 
ordinary shares of 20p each in Vitec, being 7.50% of the issued ordinary share 
capital of Vitec as at 19 January 2007. 

This is an initial notification due to change of thresholds for non-material 
interests. 


LETTER TO: VITEC GROUP (THE) PLC
DATED:     22 JANUARY 2007

                     Disclosure of Voting Rights In Shares 

With effect from 20 January 2007, the EU Transparency Directive was incorporated 
into UK law. As you are probably aware, the Directive reduced the threshold for 
notification of non-material interests from 10% to 5% of total voting rights in 
UK companies admitted to trading on regulated or exchange regulated market.
 
In accordance with the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules sourcebook 5.1.2 
pursuant to the Transparency Obligations Directive (Disclosure and Transparency 
Rules) instrument 2006, we write to inform you that Prudential plc and certain 
of its subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in the total voting 
rights of your company as detailed on the attached TR-1 standard form and 
supplementary schedule. 

For the purposes of s793 of the Companies Act 2006, the address for those 
companies identified in the attached schedule is Laurence Pountney Hill London 
EC4R 0HH.

LETTER FROM: EMMA THOMPSON
             FOR AND ON BEHALF OF PRUDENTIAL PLC




 

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):

VITEC GROUP (THE) 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) :                                                   ( X )

INITIAL NOTIFICATION DUE TO CHANGE OF THRESHOLDS FOR NON-MATERIAL INTEREST

 

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

PRUDENTIAL PLC GROUP OF COMPANIES 

 

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

SEE SCHEDULE BELOW

 

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

20-JAN-2007

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22-JAN-2007

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

5%

 

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           3,098,275              3,098,275                                             
                                                                      

 

                     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  
                                                                                      
                     3,098,275         3,098,275                  7.50%                                                 
                
                                                                                      

 

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.                           
                                                                                      
 N/A          N/A               N/A               N/A                    N/A                                            
                                        

 

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting     % of voting rights 
rights                                  
                                        
3,098,275             7.50%                           
                                        

 

 

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

SEE SCHEDULE BELOW

 

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:

NONE

 

14. Contact name:

EMMA THOMPSON

 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7548 2293



             Notifiable Position Report for VITEC GROUP ORD GBP0.20
                              as at 19 January 2007


Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 41,277,250 
ORD GBP0.20 shares


                    Registered Holder                     Holding          %     

Prudential plc                                           3,098,275       7.50     Total Notifiable Interest

                    M&G INCOME INV CO LTD                  239,240
                    NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD A/C MHF01          8,961
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD                      256,262
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01            100,000
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01             10,000
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01            159,996
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC        1,536,667
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PHL AC          421,493
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PPL AC           39,000
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)HYBF AC         123,184
                    RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED           203,472
                
M&G Group Limited                                        3,098,275       7.50       
                      
                    M&G INCOME INV CO LTD                  239,240
                    NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD A/C MHF01          8,961
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD                      256,262
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01            100,000
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01             10,000
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01            159,996
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC        1,536,667
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PHL AC          421,493
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PPL AC           39,000
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)HYBF AC         123,184
                    RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED           203,472

M&G Investment Management Limited                        3,089,314       7.48

                    M&G INCOME INV CO LTD                  239,240    
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD                      256,262
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01            100,000
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01             10,000
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01            159,996
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC        1,536,667
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PHL AC          421,493
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PPL AC           39,000
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)HYBF AC         123,184
                    RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED           203,472

M&G Limited                                              3,098,275       7.50       

                    M&G INCOME INV CO LTD                  239,240
                    NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD A/C MHF01          8,961
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD                      256,262
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01            100,000
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01             10,000
                    NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01            159,996
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC        1,536,667
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PHL AC          421,493
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PPL AC           39,000
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)HYBF AC         123,184
                    RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED           203,472

The Prudential Assurance company Limited                 1,575,667       3.81

                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC        1,536,667
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PPL AC           39,000


   
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