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xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Vitec Group PLC Trading Update - Conference Call Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">VTC.L</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">9:00am UKT</ccbn:time><title>Vitec Group PLC Trading Update - Conference Call Transcript</title><description>...Thank you for standing by and welcome to the Vitec Group trading update conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. There will be a presentation followed by a question-and-answer session. (OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS). I must advise you that this conference is being recorded today, Friday, January ##, ####. I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Mr. Gareth Rhys Williams. Please go ahead, sir. ...

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