Holding(s) in Company

The Vitec Group PLC
18 February 2005



                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

      THE VITEC GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

      BRITEL FUND TRUSTEES LIMITED
      THE TRUSTEES OF BT PENSION SCHEME

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

     SEE BELOW DISCLOSURE
     DATED 18 FEBRUARY 2005

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

     SEE BELOW DISCLOSURE

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

      -

6)   Percentage of issued Class
      -

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
      NOT SPECIFIED

8)   Percentage of issued Class
       -

9)   Class of security

      ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

      NOT STATED IN DISCLOSURE

11)  Date company informed

      18 FEBRUARY 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

                                     2,477,148
            LESS STOCK ON LOAN         130,000
                                     2,347,148
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

       5.71%

14)  Any additional information

      SEE BELOW DISCLOSURE

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      R D PEATE,
      
      TEL:  [phone]


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

     Date of Notification ...18 FEBRUARY 2005......



                      DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL INTEREST IN SHARES 

                           COMPANIES ACT 1985  SECTION 198

Date February 18, 2005


Hermes Administration Services Ltd

Issued Capital                                  41,035,185

As at February 17,2005 the following entities had a material interest(s) in 
shares of:                      Vitec Group

BriTel Fund Trustees Limited 
The Trustees of BT Pension Scheme
Registered Holders:         BriTel Fund Nominees Ltd     93,989 shares    0.229% 
                            Chase Nominees Ltd        2,383,159 shares    6.808%  

                                                      2,477,148  

Amount of shares on loan / returned:                    130,000 shares    0.317% 


                        Total Holding                 2,347,148 shares    5.720%
                                                          

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


*as partner in SCFF 

Registered Holder          Chase Nominees Ltd         2,056,234 shares    5.011%


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 Trustees Limited, a company controlled
by the trustees of the BT Pension Scheme.

Note: This notifiable interest arises either as controller of Hermes Focus Asset 
Management Limited, Hermes Investment Management Limited and/or Hermes SLP 
Limited and/or as a partner in one or more of the partnerships.


NB. Amount of shares on loan are deducted from Britel's holding, to amount to 
the direct holding.





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