Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:7055L
The Vitec Group PLC
29 May 2003


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

THE VITEC GROUP PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

PRUDENTIAL PLC AND CERTAIN OF ITS SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES


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 SCHEDULE BELOW


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

-

6)   ( - %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT SPECIFIED


8)   ( - %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

NOT STATED IN NOTIFICATION


11)  Date company informed

29 MAY 2003


12)  Total holding following this notification

4,894,587

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

11.92%


14)  Any additional information

PREVIOUS NOTIFICATION BY PRUDENTIAL PLC WAS IN RESPECT OF 5,019,618 
REPRESENTING 12.23%


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

R D PEATE, GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY

TEL: [phone]


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

     Date of Notification ............29 MAY 2003...........



Letter to: Vitec plc

Companies Act 1985 (as amended):
Disclosure of Interests in Shares

In accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) (the "Act"),
we write to inform you that Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary
companies have a notifiable interest in the issued share capital of your company
as detailed in the schedule below.

For the purposes of S210 of the Act, the address for those companies identified
in the schedule below is Laurence Pountney Hill London EC4R 0HH.



             Notifiable Position Report for VITEC GROUP ORD GBP0.20 
                               as at 28 May 2003

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 41,035,185
ORD GBP0.20 shares

       Registered Holder                Holding      %

Prudential plc                        4,894,587  11.92 Total Notifiable Interest

       CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914           48,891
       CHASE NOMS LTD                    20,000
       CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922         244,031
       CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGSC)    300,000 
       CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI     1,270,000
       CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF       600,096
       CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGN       150,000
       CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT         3,700
       ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION       370,000
       NORTRUST NOMS LTD                265,941
       PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 1,336,000
       PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC   285,928


       Registered Holder                Holding      %

M&G Group Limited                     4,894,587  11.92 

       CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914           48,891
       CHASE NOMS LTD                    20,000
       CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922         244,031
       CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGSC)    300,000
       CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI     1,270,000
       CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF       600,096
       CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGN       150,000
       CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT         3,700
       ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION       370,000
       NORTRUST NOMS LTD                265,941
       PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 1,336,000
       PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC   285,928


         Registered Holder                    Holding         %

M&G Investment Management Limited           4,890,887     11.91 

         CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914               48,891
         CHASE NOMS LTD                        20,000
         CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922             244,031
         CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGSC)        300,000
         CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI         1,270,000
         CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF           600,096
         CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGN           150,000
         ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION           370,000
         NORTRUST NOMS LTD                    265,941
         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC     1,336,000
         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC       285,928



       Registered Holder                Holding      %

M&G Limited                           4,894,587  11.92 

       CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914           48,891
       CHASE NOMS LTD                    20,000
       CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922         244,031
       CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGSC)    300,000
       CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHI     1,270,000
       CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF       600,096
       CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGN       150,000
       CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT         3,700
       ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION       370,000
       NORTRUST NOMS LTD                265,941
       PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 1,336,000
       PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC   285,928

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
                                      1,621,928   3.95

      PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC  1,336,000
      PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC    285,928


From: M&G Investment Management Limited


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