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16 May 2006 15:48

The Vitec Group PLC16 May 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 11 MAY 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. - 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) - 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed NOT SPECIFIED 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) - 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES 10) Date of transaction NOT STATED IN DISCLOSURE 11) Date company informed 16 MAY 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 1,514,471 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 3.68% 14) Any additional information SEE DISCLOSURE BELOW 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries J S MILTON, ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY TEL: 020 8939 4650 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification J S MILTON Date of Notification ................. 16 MAY 2006 LETTER TO: THE VITEC GROUP PLCDATED: 11 MAY 2006 Companies Act 1985 ("The Act") - Part VI I hereby inform you that as at 10 May 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed on the schedule below, has a notifiable interest in the capital of your Company of 3.68%. 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 41,193,786 is the latest figure available to us. FROM : BARCLAYS LEGAL ENTITY REPORT VITEC GROUP SEDOL: 0929666 As at 10 May 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had anotifiable interest in 1,514,471 ORD GBP0.20 representing 3.68% of the issuedshare capital of 41,193,786 units. Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held Barclays Global Investors Ltd 1,304,879 3.1677Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 168,459 .4089Gerrard Ltd 32,400 .0787Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 8,733 .0212 Group Holding 1,514,471 3.6765 REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT VITEC GROUP SEDOL: 0929666 As at 10 May 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in 1,514,471 ORD GBP0.20 representing 3.68% of the issued share capital of 41,193,786 units. Registered Holder Account Designation HoldingBARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 8,733CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 21,916CHASE NOMINEES LTD 21359 88,538CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 11,560CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 22,877JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 17,649JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 51,603JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 25,795JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344 13,187JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345 25,788JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 286,849JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16480 691,431JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16482 189,689JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18409 26,456R C Greig Nominees Limited 25,550R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 1,250R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 1,000R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 4,600 Total 1,514,471 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange