Vitec Regulatory News (VTC)

14 May 2012

THE VITEC GROUP PLC

Notification of Transactions of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs)

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Vitec Group plc ("the Company") announces that on 11 May 2012 following payment of the 2011 final dividend, Mr Stephen Bird, Group Chief Executive, purchased 766 ordinary shares of 20 pence each at £6.5050 per share under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

Mr Bird now holds 197,474 ordinary shares (0.45% of the Company's issued share capital), of which 77,821 shares have been purchased in the market using funds supplied by Mr Bird and are held by EES Trustees International Limited, the Trustee used to hold shares in respect of awards made under The Vitec Group 2005 Deferred Bonus Plan. 

Enquiries:

Jon Bolton

Group Company Secretary

020 8332 4600

A Snapshot of The Vitec Group

Vitec is an international Group principally serving customers in the broadcast, photographic and military, aerospace and government (MAG) markets. Listed on the London Stock Exchange with 2011 revenue of £351.0 million, Vitec is based on strong, well known, premium brands on which its customers worldwide rely. Vitec is organised in three Divisions: Videocom, Imaging & Staging, and Services.

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

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

Services provides equipment rental, workflow design and technical support for camera, video, audio, fibre optic and wireless technology used by TV production teams and film crews.

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