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31 January 2012
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 Cazenove Capital Management Limited has a notifiable interest in 2,179,696 ordinary shares of 20p each in Vitec, being 5.04% 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, photographic and military, aerospace and government (MAG) markets. Listed on the London Stock Exchange with 2010 revenue of £310 million, Vitec is based on strong, well known, premium brands on which its customers worldwide rely. Vitec is organised in three divisions: Imaging & Staging, Videocom and Services.
Imaging & Staging designs, manufactures and distributes equipment and accessories for photography, video and events.
Videocom designs and distributes systems and products used in broadcasting and live entertainment, film and video production and MAG.
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.
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 | X | |||
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): | ||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | Cazenove Capital Management Limited | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | N/A | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 30 January 2012 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 31 January 2012 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 5% | |||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | |||||||||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
GB0009296665 | 411,696 | 411,696 | 501,696 | 0 | 501,696 | 0 | 1.16% | ||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
| ||||||||||
Contract for Difference | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1,678,000 | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||
3.88% | N/A | ||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
2,179,696 | 5.04% | ||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
N/A | ||
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 holdvoting rights: | N/A | |
13. Additional information: |
N/A | |
14. Contact name: | Anthony O'Malley | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 0203 479 0462 | |