Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6679R

The Vitec Group PLC

05 May 2009

 

To:  RNS

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 Harris Associates LP has a notifiable interest in 5,642,262 ordinary shares of 20p each in Vitec, being 13.2% of the issue ordinary share capital of Vitec.

Jon Bolton
Group Company Secretary

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Vitec plc

 

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached	No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights	No
Other (please specify):______________	No

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Harris Associates L.P.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	4/30/09
6. Date on which issuer notified:	5/4/09
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	13%

 

 

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use 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		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ordinary	5,517,262	5,517,262	5,642,262	5,642,262		13.29%

 

 

 

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

 

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
5,642,262	13.29%

 

 

 

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

 

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	Harris Associates L.P.
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:	Sarah E. Grimm
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

 

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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