Holding(s) in Company

The Vitec Group PLC
17 April 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
 THE VITEC GROUP PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
 BNY TRUST COMPANY LTD AS TRUSTEE OF THE MLIT - MERRILL LYNCH ALPHA SPECIALIST 
 SITUATIONS INVESTMENT FUND



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
 NAMED IN 2 ABOVE



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
-



6. Percentage of issued class
-



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
 50,000



8. Percentage of issued class
 0.12%



9. Class of security
 ORDINARY SHARES



10. Date of transaction
 12 APRIL 2002



 11. Date company informed
 17 APRIL 2002



12. Total holding following this notification
 1,225,454



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
 2.98%



14. Any additional information
NOTIFIED BY MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT MANAGERS



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
 R D PEATE, GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY, 020 8939 4650



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
 R D PEATE



Date of notification
 17 APRIL 2002





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