Holding(s) in Company

The Vitec Group PLC
19 October 2004


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


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
     HERMES SLP 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

     SEE BELOW DISCLOSURE DATED 18 OCTOBER 2004

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.

     NOT SPECIFIED

6)   Percentage of issued Class

     -

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     -

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     -

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT STATED IN DISCLOSURE

11)  Date company informed

     18 OCTOBER 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

     2,056,234
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     5.01%

14)  Any additional information

     SEE BELOW DISCLOSURE

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 ....19 OCTOBER 2004....



LETTER TO: COMPANY SECRETARY
DATED:     18 OCTOBER 2004

As at October 15, 2004 the following entities had a material interest(s) in 
shares of:

Vitec Group PLC

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.

FROM: HERMES ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LTD

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