VTC.L Regulatory News (VTC)

29 Nov 2006 10:13

The Vitec Group PLC29 November 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY THE VITEC GROUP PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (AND BY VIRTUE OF S203(3), ARTISAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION, ANDREW A ZIEGLER AND CARLENE M ZIEGLER) 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 SEE DISCLOSURE BELOW DATED 28 NOVEMBER 2006 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SEE DISCLOSURE BELOW 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. NOT SPECIFIED 6) Percentage of issued Class 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 8) Percentage of issued Class 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES 10) Date of transaction NOT STATED IN DISCLOSURE 11) Date company informed 28 NOVEMBER 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 2,958,141 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 7.17% 14) Any additional information SEE DISCLOSURE BELOW PREVIOUS NOTIFICATION BY ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP WAS IN RESPECT OF 2,509,341 REPRESENTING 6.08% 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries J S MILTON ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY 020 8939 4650 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 29 NOVEMBER 2006 LETTER TO: VITEC GROUP PLC 28 November 2006 We hereby notify you in fulfilment of the obligation of disclosure imposed bythe provisions of Sections 198 et seq., Part IV of the Companies Act (1985) (the"Act"), that: (a) As of November 27, 2006, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, was interested in aggregate, for the purposes of the Act, in 2,958,141 ordinary shares ("APLP shares") comprised in the relevant share capital, as defined in section 198(2) of the Act, of The Vitec Group Plc (the "Company"). Of the APLP Shares, Artisan International Value Fund was interested in 1,725,214 ordinary shares ("Fund Shares"). (b) We believe that the APLP Shares represented approximately 7.17% of the total issued share capital of the Company as of November 27, 2006. (c) So far as we are aware at the date of this notice, the registered holders of the APLP Shares are as follows: Nominee Shares State Street Nominees Limited 1,976,648 The Bank of New York Nominees Limited 697,625 Mellon Bank 173,186 Brown Brothers Harriman 95,637 Chase Nominees Limited 15,045 Of the 1,976,648 shares held by State Street Nominees Limited, 1,725,214 are the Fund Shares. (d) In addition, Artisan Investment Corporation, Andrew A. Ziegler, and Carlene M. Ziegler, have a notifiable interest in the APLP Shares by virtue of Section 203(3) of the Act; (e) So far as we are aware as at the date of this notice, none of the APLP Shares comprise an interest falling within Section 208(5) of the Act. (f) This notification is given in fulfilment of the obligations of each of Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Artisan Investment Corporation, Andrew A. Ziegler, Carlene M. Ziegler, and Artisan International Value Fund under the requirements of the Act and their addresses are as stated at the foot of this letter. This notice constitutes separate notifications that have been combined solely for the purposes of clarity and efficiency; it is not intended to indicate that any of these entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these interests. From: Janet D Olsen (Vice President of Artisan Investment Corporation) Attorney-in-Fact for Andrew A Ziegler Attorney-in-Fact for Carlene Murphy Ziegler This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange