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RNS Number : 1929Z
The Vitec Group PLC
04 March 2013
 

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4 March 2013

 

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 Schroders plc has a notifiable interest in 2,184,326 ordinary shares of 20p each in Vitec, being 4.992% of the issued ordinary share capital of Vitec.

 

 

Jon Bolton

Company Secretary

 

 

A Snapshot of The Vitec Group

 

Vitec is an international Group principally serving customers in the Broadcast & Video, Photographic and Military, Aerospace and Government (MAG) markets. Listed on the London Stock Exchange with 2012 revenue of £345.3 million, Vitec is based on strong, well known, premium brands on which its customers worldwide rely. Vitec is organised in three Divisions: Videocom, Imaging and Services.

 

Videocom designs and distributes systems and products used in broadcasting and live entertainment, film and video production and MAG.

 

Imaging designs, manufactures and distributes equipment and accessories for photography and video.

 

Services provides equipment rental, workflow design and technical support to TV production teams and film crews.

 

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

 

 



 


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


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):

An amendment to the shares in issue

Yes

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

Schroders plc

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


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

1 March 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 March 2013

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

Below 5%



 

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

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0009296665

2,308,401

2,112,294

2,184,326

N/A

2,184,326

N/A

4.992%



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

2,184,326

4.992%



 

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

 

Schroder Investment Management Limited     2,182,526       4.988%

Schroder &Co Limited    1,800      0.004%


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:

The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements.

14. Contact name:

 

Liz Friedman

15. Contact telephone number:

 

020 7658 6000

 

 


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