2nd Mar 2011 17:38
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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
The Vitec Group plc
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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): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| Aviva plc & its subsidiaries |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| Registered Holder:BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 80,163*Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 382,263*Chase Nominees Limited 21,663* Kas Bank NV 819,297*Vidacos Nominees Limited 1,754* *denotes direct interest Banque de Luxembourg SA 1,205,297 Chase Nominees Limited 17,378 Kas Bank NV 3,137,593 Vidacos Nominees Limited 84,437 |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 01 March 2011 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 02 March 2011 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| 2% to 3% Change at Direct Interest Level |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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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 | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
Ordinary Shares | 5,632,869 | 5,632,869 | 5,749,845 | 1,305,140 | 4,444,705 | 3.02% | 10.30% |
GB0009296665 | |||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
| % of votingrights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights
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Nominal | Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
5,749,845 | 13.32% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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) |
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
| See Section 4 |
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:
| Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 43,157,175, as per the Company's Total Voting Rights Announcement of 01/03/2011. |
14. Contact name:
| Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc |
15. Contact telephone number:
| 01603 684420 |
Related Shares:
AvivaVTC.L