Holding in Company

RNS Number:8924W
Vitec Group PLC
8 January 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     VITEC GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     PRUDENTIAL PLC AND CERTAIN OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES

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

     SHAREHOLDER 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

     -

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT STATED IN NOTIFICATION

11)  Date company informed

     8 JANUARY 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     4,519,580
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     11.03%

14)  Any additional information

     PREVIOUS NOTIFICATION BY PRUDENTIAL WAS 4,127,580 REPRESENTING 10.08%

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     R D DEATE: 020 8939 4656

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

     Date of Notification: 8 January 2001


  NOTIFIABLE POSITION REPORT FOR VITEC GROUP ORD GBP0.20 AS AT 05 JANUARY 2001

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 40,940,942
ORD GBP0.20 shares


                Registered Holder                     Holding    %

Prudential plc                                      4,519,580    1.03 Total
                                                                      Notifiable
                                                                      Interest

                CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914               232,000
                CHASE NOMS LTD                         21,000
                CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922              344,908
                CLYDESDALE BK (H.OFF) NOMS LTD        325,941
                CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI            249,914
                CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA            420,563
                CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF            573,852
                CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT              3,700
                ESMEE FAIRBAIRN CHARITABLE TST         48,924
                GUERNSEY NOMS LTD GP470                42,000
                M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS AA              270,000
                M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS H                43,226
                PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC      1,579,572
                PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC        361,928
                RBSTB NOMINEES LIMITED                  2,052