Holding(s) in Company

The Vitec Group PLC
5 September 2002



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE VITEC GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     HERMES FOCUS ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
     HERMES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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

     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.

     SEE SCHEDULE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     NOT SPECIFIED

6)   ( - %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     -

8)   ( - %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT STATED IN NOTIFICATION

11)  Date company informed

     5 SEPTEMBER 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification
      
     1,256,234
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.06%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     R D PEATE, GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY
     TEL: [phone]

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

     Date of Notification ..5 SEPTEMBER 2002



              DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL INTEREST IN SHARES

                 COMPANIES ACT 1985  SECTION 198

As at 4th September 2002 the following entities had a material interest(s) in 
shares of:  Vitec Group PLC

Hermes Focus Management Limited, Hermes Investment Management Limited, as 
general partners of UK Small Companies Focus Fund (SCFF)

Hermes SLP Limited*

*as partner in SCFF

Registered Holder:     Chase Nominees Ltd   1,256,234 shares   3.063%

Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited, Hermes Investment Management Limited and 
Hermes SLP Limited are all subsidiaries of Hermes Pensions Management Limited 
which is ultimately owned by BriTel Fund Trustee Limited, a company controlled
by the trustees of the BT Pension Scheme.



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