Holding(s) in Company

The Vitec Group PLC
14 November 2007



                                                                14 November 2007


                             The Vitec Group plc

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


In conformity with the Transparency Directive The Vitec Group plc ('Vitec') is
required to announce to the market the receipt of notifications of major
interests in shares.

Vitec received notice on 14 November 2007 in accordance with the Disclosure and
Transparency Rules that Aberforth Partners LLP ('Aberforth') has a notifiable 
interest in the voting rights of 2,056,069 ordinary shares of 20p each in Vitec, 
being 4.89% of the issued ordinary share capital of Vitec.

In addition, Aberforth is interested in a further 358,874 shares, although they
do not have access to the voting rights if those shares.




ROLAND PEATE
COMPANY SECRETARY






TR-1(i):          Notifications of Major Interests in Shares     



(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Vitec Group (The) PLC
 

2. Reason for the notification (yes/no):
 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (Yes)
 

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result       (   )
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  
 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )

                                                                           
Other (please specify):                                                    (   )
                            

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Aberforth Partners LLP

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):


Shareholder                                                        Shares

1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc                          957,900
2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund                              795,069
3. The Church Commissioners for England                           163,100
4. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc                    140,000
                                                 
1,2,4 = registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth, 3 = 
The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd



5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

13/11/2007

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14/11/ 2007

 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares    Situation previous to         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
if possible using the   the Triggering         
ISIN CODE               transaction 
                                                                     
                        Number of   Number of         Number of     Number of voting             % of voting rights  
                        shares      voting rights     Shares        rights                                              
 

                                                                    Direct      Indirect         Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
Ordinary                2,228,069   2,228,069         2,056,069     N/A         2,056,069        N/A       4.89
GB0009296665





B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
 
Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion  Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date         rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                        acquired if the                      
                                                  instrument is                        
                                                  exercised/                           
                                                  converted.                           
                                                                                      
N/A         N/A              N/A                  N/A                  N/A                                              
                                     

 

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights        % of voting rights 
                                 
2,056,069                      4.89  
                  
                                   

 

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

Held by Aberforth Partners LLP



 

Proxy Voting:
 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

 

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

N/A

 

13. Additional information:

N/A

 

14. Contact name:

Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP

 

15. Contact telephone number:    

0131 220 0733




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