VTC.L Regulatory News (VTC)

22 Aug 2006 10:00

The Vitec Group PLC22 August 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 HARRIS ASSOCIATES L.P. 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 NAMED IN 2 ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SEE LETTER BELOW - DATED 21 AUGUST 2006 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 182,771 6) Percentage of issued Class 0.44% 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed - 8) Percentage of issued Class - 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES 10) Date of transaction 18 AUGUST 2006 11) Date company informed 21 AUGUST 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 4,680,326 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 11.34% 14) Any additional information PREVIOUS NOTIFICATION FOR HARRIS WAS ON 27 JULY 2006 IN RESPECT OF 4,130,421 SHARES REPRESENTING 10.02% 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries R D PEATE 020 8939 4650 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 22 AUGUST 2006 LETTER TO: THE VITEC GROUP PLC 21 August 2006 We are writing to notify you pursuant to the Disclosure of Interests in Shares(Amendment) Regulations 1993 (SI 1993 No. 1819) of our interest in investmentholdings in the ordinary share capital of Vitec Group plc. Following thepurchase of 182,771 shares on August 18, 2006, accounts managed by HarrisAssociates L.P. became the beneficial owners of 4,680,326 shares of Vitec Groupplc. This represents 11.35% of the company and an increase above the 11%substantial shareholder threshold. Percentages are based on 41,232,379 outstanding shares. All holdings of VitecGroup are for investment purposes only. From: Sarah E Grimm (Senior Paralegal, Harris Associates L.P.) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange