Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:7362S
Virotec International PLC
21 April 2008


Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

                                                          
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:                                             Virotec International Plc  

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                           
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights           YES

                                              
3. Full name of person(s)
subject to notification
obligation:                                           Lloyds TSB Group Plc
                                           
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3):                                State Street Nominees Ltd

                                                  
5. Date of transaction (and date
on which the threshold is
crossed or reached if
different):                                          16 April 2008
                                                  
6. Date on which issuer
notified:                                            17 April 2008
                                         
7. Threshold(s) that is/are
crossed or reached:                                  Reached 5%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares   Situation previous to the   Resulting situation after the 
                       triggering transaction       triggering transaction

                       Number of     Number of     Number of     Voting Rights
                       shares        voting        shares      Number Percentage           
                                     rights
                                                            Indirect    Indirect
B15PVR0 Ord GBP0.01  10,811,333    10,811,333    13,811,333 13,811,333     5.228

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration Exercise/     No. of voting rights that may  Percentage
financial    date       conversion    be acquired (if the instrument of voting
instrument              period/date   exercised/converted)           rights

NIL

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights:  13,811,333         Percentage of voting rights: 5.228%
   

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

13,811,333 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the
control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:                                 Central Disclosure Unit

15. Contact telephone name:                        [phone]





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