Holding(s) in Company

The Vitec Group PLC
5 January 2005

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE VITEC GROUP PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     HARRIS ASSOCIATES L.P.


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 LETTER BELOW DATED 4 JANUARY 2005


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     160,000


6)   Percentage of issued Class

     0.39%

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

    

8)   Percentage of issued Class



9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

     30 DECEMBER 2004


11)  Date company informed

     5 JANUARY 2005


12)  Total holding following this notification

     3,409,307

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     8.30%


14)  Any additional information

     SEE LETTER BELOW


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     R D PEATE
     020 8939 4650


16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification


     Date of Notification     5 JANUARY 2005




LETTER TO:  VITEC GROUP PLC
            4 January 2005


We are writing to notify you pursuant to the Disclosure of Interests in Shares
(Amendment) Regulations 1993 (SI 1993 No. 1819) of our interest in investment
holdings in the ordinary share capital of Vitec Group plc. Following a purchase
of 160,000 shares on December 30,2004, accounts managed by Harris Associates
L.P. became the beneficial owners of 3,409,307 shares of Vitec Group plc. This
represents 8.34% of the company and an increase above the 8% substantial
shareholder threshold.

Percentages are based on 40,900,000 outstanding shares. All holdings of Vitec
Group are for investment purposes only. 

From:  Sarah E Grimm (Harris Associates L.P.)


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