Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:5149K
The Vitec Group PLC
29 April 2003



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

      THE VITEC GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

      HSBC BANK PLC THROUGH A SUBSIDIARY

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 BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     NOT NOTIFIED

6)   NOT NOTIFIED   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 NOTIFIED

11)  Date company informed

      29 APRIL 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

      1,750,150
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      4.26%

14)  Any additional information

      -

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      J S SHEPHERD,
      TEL  [phone]

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

     Date of Notification ...29 APRIL 2003...


Letter to  The Vitec Group plc
Dated:  25 April 2003


Part VI Companies Act 1985 ("the Act")

We hereby notify you in accordance with Part VI Companies Act 1985 ("the Act")
that HSBC Bank plc, as at close of business on 24 April 2003, was interested in 
1,750,150 ordinary shares of Vitec Group plc ("the Shares").  Of these interests,
1,750,000 shares were of a kind described in S.208(5) of the Act.

HSBC Holdings plc as HSBC Bank plc's parent company were also interested by 
virtue of S.203 of the Act, in all of the above mentioned Shares.

DETAILS OF REGISTERED HOLDER(S)

FIRM NAME:  Vitec Group plc

DATE:  24 April 2003

Registered Holder and shares held

James Capel (Nominees) Limited a/c COL                  900
Unknown                                                 1,749,250

Total                                                   1,750,150


Letter from  HSBC Bank plc 



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