Holding(s) in Company

The Vitec Group PLC
01 August 2007


                                                                  1 August 2007



                               The Vitec Group plc
 
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 


In conformity with the Transparency Directive The Vitec Group plc ('Vitec') is 
required to announce to the market the receipt of notifications of major 
interests in shares. 

Vitec received notice on 1 August 2007 in accordance with the Disclosure and 
Transparency Rules that Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed in the
attached notification, has a notifiable interest in 2,923,600 ordinary shares
of 20p each in Vitec, being 6.9% of the issued ordinary share capital of Vitec.



Jayne Milton
Assistant Company Secretary




Letter to: The Vitec Group Plc
Dated: 26 July 2007


Major Shareholding Notification

I hereby inform you that as at 25-July-07 Barclays PLC, through the legal
entities listed in the enclosed notification, held 6.98% of the total voting
rights attaching to shares in your Company.

Full details of our interest are set out in the attached notification.

As you will be aware, following the implementation of the Transparency Directive
in the UK, the requirements for the notification of major shareholdings have
changed. The obligation to notify is now based upon control over the exercise of
voting rights attached to shares and financial instruments rather than
'interests in shares'. Additionally we now have the opportunity to disaggregate
certain holdings held for the benefit of clients from our notification.

The result of these changes is that the interest set out in this notification
may be inconsistent with previous disclosures made to you but will be the basis
of notifications going forward.

If you have any questions arising from this notification, please contact me
on 020 7116 2913.

From: Geoff Smith
      Barclays 



                                                                    

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

THE VITEC GROUP PLC


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )

Other (please specify) :                                                   (   )


 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

BARCLAYS PLC
 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

BARCLAYS BANK PLC
BARCLAYS BANK SA
BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD
BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD
BARCLAYS STOCKBROKERS LTD
GERRARD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD
 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

25-JUL-07
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

26-JUL-07
 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

7% TO 6%
 

8. Notified details:


 


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 


GB0009296665           2,974,700              2,974,700
 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                                      Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

GB0009296665         2,923,600             0     2,923,600       0.00       6.98
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

2,923,600                      6.98
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

BARCLAYS BANK PLC
BARCLAYS BANK SA
BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD
BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD
BARCLAYS STOCKBROKERS LTD
GERRARD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD
 


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:


 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


 

13. Additional information:


 

14. Contact name:

GEOFF SMITH
 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7116 2913


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