VTC.L Regulatory News (VTC)

6 Apr 2006 10:01

The Vitec Group PLC06 April 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 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 ENCLOSURE BELOW DATED 5 APRIL 2006 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SEE ENCLOSURE BELOW 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. NOT SPECIFIED 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES 10) Date of transaction NOT STATED IN DISCLOSURE 11) Date company informed 6 APRIL 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 1,661,905 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 4.03% 14) Any additional information SEE DISCLOSURE BELOW 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 6 APRIL 2006 LETTER TO: THE VITEC GROUP PLC 5 April 2006 We hereby notify you in fulfilment of the obligation of disclosure imposed bythe provisions of Sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act (1985) (the "Act"),that: (a) As of April 4, 2006, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership was interested for the purposes of the Act in 1,661,905 ordinary shares comprised in the relevant share capital, as defined in section 198(2) of the Act, of The Vitec Group Plc (the "Relevant Shares"). (b) The registered holders of the Relevant Shares are: Nominee Shares State Street Nominees Limited 1,015,005 The Bank of New York Nominees Limited 409,943 Mellon Bank 124,336 Brown Brothers Harriman 79,757 Chase Nominees Limited 32,864 (c) Artisan Partners Limited Partnership is interested in the Relevant Shares by virtue of Section 208(4)(b)of the Act;and (d) This notification is given on behalf of Artisan Partners Limited Partnership. From: Janet D Olsen (Vice President) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange