Holding(s) in Company

The Vitec Group PLC
01 August 2005


             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED 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 
     regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above;
     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 DISCLOSURE BELOW
     DATED 29 JULY 2005

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

     SEE DISCLOSURE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     -

6)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

     -

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     18,736

8)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

     0.046%

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT STATED IN DISCLOSURE

11)  Date listed company informed

     29 JULY 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

                                 2,458,412   5.991%
     LESS STOCK ON LOAN            130,000   0.317%
     HOLDING                     2,328,412   5.674%
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken
     into account when calculating percentage)

     5.674%

14)  Any additional information

     SEE DISCLOSURE BELOW.
     HOLDING BEFORE STOCK ON LOAN HAS REDUCED THROUGH A PERCENTAGE POINT
     (6.037%) DOWN TO 5.991%)

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     R D PEATE
     COMPANY SECRETARY
     020 8939 4656

16)  Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
     responsible for making this notification

     Date of Notification ...... 1ST AUGUST 2005 ..................




                     DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL INTEREST IN SHARES 

                      COMPANIES ACT 1985        SECTION 198


As at    28-Jul-05  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     75,253 shares     0.183 %
                          *Chase Nominees Ltd       2,383,159 shares     5.808 %

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

                          Total Holding             2,328,412 shares     5.674 %

*  Within Chase Nominees:

Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited, 
Hermes Investment Management Limited, as general partners and 
Hermes SLP Limited as limited partner in 
Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund


Registered Holder         Chase Nominees Ltd        2,056,243 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 because the Trustees of the BT 
Pension Scheme control Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited, Hermes Investment 
Management Limited and Hermes SLP Limited and are partners in one or more of the 
partnerships.




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