Acquisition

The Vitec Group PLC
06 October 2006



                                                                  6 October 2006

                              The Vitec Group plc

                Acquisition of the Autoscript prompting business

The Vitec Group plc ('Vitec') announces that it has today signed an agreement to
acquire the issued share capital of ALC Broadcast Limited, which is the holding
company for the Autoscript prompting businesses ('Autoscript').

Autoscript is one of the leading providers of prompting hardware and software to
the broadcast industry, with subsidiaries in the UK and USA.  Vitec acts as
distributor for Autoscript in Germany and Italy.  Vitec and Autoscript recently
co-developed an innovative prompting system which gained one of a number of
industry awards recently received by Autoscript.  More information may be found
at www.autoscript.tv.

Sales of Autoscript in the year ended 31 December 2005 were £3.5m.  Gross assets
that are the subject of the acquisition are expected to be £2.1m, including
£0.7m of goodwill.  The initial cash consideration, together with earnout
payments relating to 2007 and 2008 performance, will be funded from existing
resources.  The acquisition is expected to be slightly earnings-enhancing in the
financial year ending 2007 (see note 1). Completion is expected to take place on
or around 31 October 2006.

Gareth Rhys Williams, Chief Executive of Vitec, said:

'I am delighted to announce this acquisition.  Autoscript is a growing business
that we know well which, together with our existing brands, will enhance our
position as a leading supplier to the broadcast and video industry.'

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Contacts:

The Vitec Group plc                                     Tel: [phone]
Gareth Rhys Williams
Alastair Hewgill

Financial Dynamics                                      Tel: [phone]
Richard Mountain/Susanne Walker


Notes to Editors

About The Vitec Group plc:

The Vitec Group plc supplies a wide range of equipment and services to the
broadcasting, entertainment and photographic industries. Its products are
distributed in nearly 100 countries, either through dealerships or direct to the
end user or corporate customer. The Vitec Group is a major force in its chosen
specialised fields. More information can be found at: http://www.vitecgroup.com.

Note 1:

This statement should not be taken to mean that earnings per share (pre
amortisation of intangibles) of The Vitec Group plc will necessarily exceed or
be lower than historic earnings per share (pre amortisation of intangibles) of
The Vitec Group plc and no forecast is intended or implied.


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