7th Feb 2011 16:32
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: |
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): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| Prudential plc group of companies |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| See attached schedule |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 04 February 2011 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 07 February 2011 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| See item 13 |
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 | |||
GB0009296665 | 3,972,851 | 3,972,851 | 3,961,775 | 3,961,775 | 9.17% | ||
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 |
3,961,775 | 9.17% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Prudential plc (parent Company) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) |
Proxy Voting:
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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:
| The notifiable position has not crossed a notifiable threshold. The notifiable position of 9.33% is an exempt holding under section 5.1.2 of the FSA's DTR Handbook.
The trigger for this notification is the movement from 3.00% to 2.97% in the non-exempt holding, which makes up part of the 9.17% notifiable interest. |
14. Contact name:
| Dipesh Varsani / Mark Thomas M&G Investment Management Limited |
15. Contact telephone number:
| 020 75483261 / 020 7548 3266 |
Registered Holder | Holding | VotingRights | %Voting Rights | ||||
Prudential plc | 3,961,775 | 9.17 | Total Notifiable Interest | ||||
Holding Type:Direct | |||||||
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01 | 8,961 | 8,961 | |||||
NORTRUST NOMS LTD | 1,476,992 | 1,476,992 | |||||
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01 | 541,242 | 541,242 | |||||
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01 | 323,774 | 323,774 | |||||
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01 | 326,404 | 326,404 | |||||
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC | 1,034,772 | 1,034,772 | |||||
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC | 249,630 | 249,630 | |||||
Sub Total: | 3,961,775 | 3,961,775 | |||||
M&G Group Limited | 3,961,775 | 9.17 | |||||
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01 | 8,961 | 8,961 | |||||
NORTRUST NOMS LTD | 1,476,992 | 1,476,992 | |||||
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01 | 541,242 | 541,242 | |||||
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01 | 323,774 | 323,774 | |||||
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01 | 326,404 | 326,404 | |||||
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC | 1,034,772 | 1,034,772 | |||||
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC | 249,630 | 249,630 | |||||
M&G Investment Management Limited | 3,952,814 | 9.15 | |||||
NORTRUST NOMS LTD | 1,476,992 | 1,476,992 | |||||
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01 | 541,242 | 541,242 | |||||
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01 | 323,774 | 323,774 | |||||
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01 | 326,404 | 326,404 | |||||
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC | 1,034,772 | 1,034,772 | |||||
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC | 249,630 | 249,630 | |||||
M&G Limited | 3,961,775 | 9.17 | |||||
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01 | 8,961 | 8,961 | |||||
NORTRUST NOMS LTD | 1,476,992 | 1,476,992 | |||||
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01 | 541,242 | 541,242 | |||||
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01 | 323,774 | 323,774 | |||||
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01 | 326,404 | 326,404 | |||||
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC | 1,034,772 | 1,034,772 | |||||
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC | 249,630 | 249,630 | |||||
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