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

     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 DISCLOSURE BELOW 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 DISCLOSURE BELOW 


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

     2,315,040
                                                                                
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     5.64%


14)  Any additional information

     SEE DISCLOSURE BELOW


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

     R D PEATE

     Date of Notification    19 OCTOBER 2004


                 DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL INTEREST IN SHARES
                     COMPANIES ACT 1985   SECTION 198


To Vitec Group dated 18 October 2004

                                                  Issued Capital   41,035,185

As at October 15, 2004 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  102,874 shares   0.251%
                               Chase Nominees Ltd      2,212,166 shares   5.391%

Amount of shares on loan/returned:                             0

                               Total Holding          2,315,040 shares    5.642%

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.


From Hermes Administration Services Limited


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