Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6223J

The Vitec Group PLC

18 July 2013



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18 July 2013

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 Royal London Asset Management Limited has a notifiable interest in 1,339,287 ordinary shares of 20p each in Vitec, being 3.0570% of the issued ordinary share capital of Vitec.

Jon Bolton

Group Company Secretary

A Snapshot of The Vitec Group

Vitec is an international Group principally serving customers in the Broadcast & Video, Photographic and Military, Aerospace and Government (MAG) markets. Listed on the London Stock Exchange with 2012 revenue of £345.3 million, Vitec is based on strong, well known, premium brands on which its customers worldwide rely. Vitec is organised in three Divisions: Videocom, Imaging and Services.

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

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

Services provides equipment rental, workflow design and technical support to 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

Royal London Asset Management Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):iv

Registered Shareholder

HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd

Nominal - 1,339,287

% - 3.0570%

5. Date of the transaction and date on

which the threshold is crossed or

reached: v

17 July 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

18 July 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or

reached: vi, vii

Above 3% (from 2.999% to 3.0570%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of

shares

if possible using

the ISIN CODE

Situation previous

to the triggering

transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number

of

Shares

Number

of

Voting

Rights

Number

of shares

Number of voting

rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

1,314,287

1,314,287

1,339,287

1,339,287

n/a

3.0570%

n/a

Ordinary

GB0009296665

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

Expiration

date xiii

Exercise/

Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting

rights that may be

acquired if the

instrument is

exercised/ converted.

% of voting

rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/

Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

1,339,287

3.0570%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

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 hold

voting rights:

n/a

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Tony Woolley

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7506 6588

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