18th Feb 2005 18:06
The Vitec Group PLC18 February 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY THE VITEC GROUP PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST BRITEL FUND TRUSTEES LIMITED THE TRUSTEES OF BT PENSION SCHEME 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 BELOW DISCLOSURE DATED 18 FEBRUARY 2005 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SEE BELOW DISCLOSURE 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. - 6) Percentage of issued Class - 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed NOT SPECIFIED 8) Percentage of issued Class - 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES 10) Date of transaction NOT STATED IN DISCLOSURE 11) Date company informed 18 FEBRUARY 2005 12) Total holding following this notification 2,477,148 LESS STOCK ON LOAN 130,000 2,347,148 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.71% 14) Any additional information SEE BELOW DISCLOSURE 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries R D PEATE, TEL: 020 8939 4650 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification ...18 FEBRUARY 2005...... DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL INTEREST IN SHARES COMPANIES ACT 1985 SECTION 198 Date February 18, 2005 Hermes Administration Services Ltd Issued Capital 41,035,185 As at February 17,2005 the following entities had a material interest(s) in shares of: Vitec Group BriTel Fund Trustees Limited The Trustees of BT Pension SchemeRegistered Holders: BriTel Fund Nominees Ltd 93,989 shares 0.229% Chase Nominees Ltd 2,383,159 shares 6.808% 2,477,148 Amount of shares on loan / returned: 130,000 shares 0.317% Total Holding 2,347,148 shares 5.720% Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited, Hermes Investment Management Limited, asgeneral partners of the UK Small Companies Focus Fund (SCFF) Hermes SLP Limited* *as partner in SCFF Registered Holder Chase Nominees Ltd 2,056,234 shares 5.011% Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited, Hermes Investment Management Limited andHermes SLP Limited are all subsidiaries of Hermes Pensions Management Limitedwhich is ultimately owned by BriTel Fund Trustees Limited, a company controlledby the trustees of the BT Pension Scheme. Note: This notifiable interest arises either as controller of Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited, Hermes Investment Management Limited and/or Hermes SLP Limited and/or as a partner in one or more of the partnerships. NB. Amount of shares on loan are deducted from Britel's holding, to amount to the direct holding. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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