Holding in Company

The Vitec Group PLC
23 October 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

THE VITEC GROUP PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

DEBORAH BATTOCCHIO

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

SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 ABOVE

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

BARING TRUSTEES (GUERNSEY) LTD

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

2,698,374

6) Percentage of issued class

6.58%

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

SEE 14) BELOW

8) Percentage of issued class

-

9) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES

10) Date of transaction

12 OCTOBER 2001

11) Date company informed

23 OCTOBER 2001

12) Total holding following this notification

2,698,374 (SEE 14) BELOW)


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

6.58%

14) Any additional information

TRANSFER OF SHARES INTO A TRUST OF WHICH DEBORAH BATTOCCHIO IS A BENEFICIARY

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

R D PEATE, 020 8939 4650

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Date of notification 23 OCTOBER 2001