Holding(s) in Company

The Vitec Group PLC
18 June 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE VITEC GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BRITEL FUND TRUSTEES AND CERTAIN OF ITS SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

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.

     SEE SCHEDULE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     NOT SPECIFIED

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT STATED IN NOTIFICATION

11)  Date company informed

     17 JUNE 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

     1,258,630
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.07%

14)  Any additional information

     THIS IS THE FIRST ADVICE OF A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST RECEIVED FROM BRITEL FUND 
     TRUSTEES LIMITED

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     18 JUNE 2002




                   DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL INTEREST IN SHARES

                       COMPANIES ACT 198    SECTION 198

                                                     Issued Capital   41,012,752

As at 14th June 2002 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     209,618
                        Chase Nominees Ltd         1,049,012
                                                   1,258,630 shares       3.089%

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

Hermes SLP Limited*

* as partner in SCFF

Registered Holder        Chase Nominees Ltd        1,049,012 shares       2,558%

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 Trustee 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 and/or Hermes SLP Limited and/or as a partner in 
       one or more of the partnerships.




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