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5 Dec 2006 10:09

The Vitec Group PLC05 December 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY THE VITEC GROUP PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST BARCLAYS PLC, THROUGH THE LEGAL ENTITIES LISTED ON THE SCHEDULE BELOW 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 1 DECEMBER 2006 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 5 DECEMBER 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 3,239,732 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 7.85% 14) Any additional information PREVIOUS NOTIFICATION FOR BARCLAYS WAS ON 20 SEPTEMBER 2006 IN RESPECT OF 2,589,561 SHARES REPRESENTING 6.28%. THE HOLDING OF 3,239,732 IS AS AT 29 NOVEMBER 2006. 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries R D PEATE, COMPANY SECRETARY TEL: 020 8939 4650 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification R D PEATE Date of Notification 5 DECEMBER 2006 LETTER TO: THE VITEC GROUP PLCDATED: 01 DECEMBER 2006 Companies Act 1985 ("The Act") - Part VI I hereby inform you that as at 29 November 06 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed on the schedule below, has a notifiable interest in the capital of your Company of 7.85%. Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders (as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are below. The issued capital of 41,277,250 is the latest figure available to us. FROM : GEOFF SMITH, BARCLAYS LEGAL ENTITY REPORT VITEC GROUP SEDOL: 0929666 As at 29 November 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 3,239,732 ORD GBP0.20 representing 7.85% of the issued share capital of 41,277,250 units. Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held Gerrard Ltd 32,450 .0786Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 701,210 1.6988Barclays Global Investors Ltd 2,269,580 5.4984Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 236,492 .5729 Group Holding 3,239,732 7.8487 REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT VITEC GROUP SEDOL: 0929666 As at 29 November 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in 3,239,732 ORD GBP0.20 representing 7.85% of the issued share capital of 41,277,250 units. Registered Holder Account Designation Holding BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 701,210CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 22,439CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 1,704,218CHASE NOMINEES LTD 21359 101,829CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 47,600JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 35,836JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 95,747JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344 21,458JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345 35,851JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 224,232JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16482 185,020JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18409 31,842R C Greig Nominees Limited 26,850R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 1,000R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 4,600 Total 3,239,732 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange