RNS Number : 6385G
The Vitec Group PLC
03 February 2010
The Vitec Group plc
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 Aviva plc & its subsidiaries has a notifiable interest in 4,400,483 ordinary shares of 20p each in Vitec, being 10.28% of the issued ordinary share capital of Vitec.
Jon Bolton
Company Secretary
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
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Vitec Group Plc
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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X
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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Registered Holder;
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited
37,158*
Chase(GA Group)Nominees Limited
55,762*
*denotes direct interest
Chase Nominees Limited 41,499
Delta Lloyd Europees Deelnemingen Fonds 3,001,576
Delta Lloyd Luxembourg European Participation Fund 1,151,805
Vidacos Nominees Limited 12,683
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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02 February 2010
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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03 February 2010
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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<10% to 10% Change at Combined Interest Level
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
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Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number
of
Shares
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Number
of
Voting
Rights
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Number
of shares
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Number of voting
rights
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% of voting rights
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Direct
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Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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Ordinary Shares
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2,139,882
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2,139,882
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4,400,483
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192,920
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4,207,563
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0.45%
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9.83%
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B0009296665
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Expiration
date
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Exercise/
Conversion
Period
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Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
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% of voting
rights
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Exercise
price
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Expiration
date
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Exercise/
Conversion
period
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Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to
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% of voting rights
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Nominal
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Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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4,400,483
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10.28%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited and Delta Lloyd Asset Management NV, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited;
- Aviva plc (Parent Company)
- Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
- Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)
- Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)
Delta Lloyd Asset Management NV:
- Aviva plc (Parent Company)
- Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
- Aviva International Insurance Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)
- Aviva Insurance Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva International Insurance Limited)
- Aviva International Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Insurance Limited)
- CGU International Holdings BV (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva International Holdings Limited)
- Delta Lloyd NV (majority owned subsidiary of CGU International Holdings BV)
- Delta Lloyd Asset Management NV (wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Lloyd NV)
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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See Section 4
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 42,813,119
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14. Contact name:
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Neil Whittaker
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15. Contact telephone number:
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01603 684420
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