Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:3787N
The Vitec Group PLC
9 July 2003




                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

      THE VITEC GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

      AVIVA PLC THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARY MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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.

      222,000

6)   (0.54 %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

       -

8)   ( - %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

      7 JULY 2003

11)  Date company informed

      9 JULY 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

      1,764,692
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      4.30%

14)  Any additional information

      PREVIOUS NOTIFICATION BY AVIVA PLC WAS IN RESPECT OF
      1,559,991 REPRESENTING 3.80%

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      R D PEATE, COMPANY SECRETARY
      TEL: [phone]

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

     R D PEATE

     Date of Notification ....9 JULY 2003.......





Letter to The Vitec Group Plc - dated 8 July 2003


THE VITEC GROUP PLC (THE "COMPANY") - SEDOL 0829666

This notification supersedes our previous notification to you dated 27 January
2003 and is prompted by purchases totalling 222,000 on 7 July 2003.

This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of 20p each in the capital 
of the Company (the "shares") and is given in fulfilment of the obligations 
imposed by sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 (the "Act").

1.   Notification on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of 
     Aviva plc).

1.1  We hereby notify you on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited that 
     immediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification
     arose Morley Fund Management Limited were interested in 1,764,692 shares.

1.2  The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this 
     notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set 
     out in the attached Appendix Morley Fund Management Limited (below).

2.   Notification on behalf of Aviva plc.

2.1  We hereby notify you on behalf of Aviva plc that immediately after the time
     when the obligation to make this notification arose Aviva plc were 
     interested in 1,764,692 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentage
     interest in the shares of 4.30%.

2.2  The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this 
     notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set 
     out in the attached Appendix: Aviva plc (below).

If you require further information as to which companies in the Aviva group hold
interests in the shares (by virtue of s.203 of the Act) please submit a written
request and we will be happy to supply this information.

We are only required to notify interests which are defined as material interests
when the holding is equal to 3% or more of the Company's relevant share capital.
The term material interests exclude certain categories where we do not hold a 
beneficial interest, for example where the shares are held in an Authorised Unit
Trust Scheme or Open Ended Investment Company.  Holdings in those categories are
therefore not included in the holding notified under this letter.  If you wish 
us to confirm the level of holdings in these categories, please let us know.



Letter from:    

Margaret Watts
for and on behalf of
Aviva plc






The Company Secretary                                   8 July 2003
The Vitec Group plc



APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED

REGISTERED HOLDERS                                NUMBER OF SHARES HELD

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                         208,585  (Material)

Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                          1,165,297  (Material)

Chase Nominees Ltd                                     100,721  (Material)

CUIM Nominee Ltd                                       230,826  (Material)

RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                      59,283  (Material)



TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED:  4.30%

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED:    41,035,185





The Company Secretary                                   8 July 2003
The Vitec Group plc


APPENDIX: AVIVA PLC

REGISTERED HOLDERS                                    NUMBER OF SHARES HELD

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                            208,585  (Material)

Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                             1,165,297  (Material)

Chase Nominees Ltd                                        100,721  (Material)

CUIM Nominee Ltd                                          230,826  (Material)

RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                         59,263  (Material)




TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST AVIVA PLC:  4.30%

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED:  41,035,185




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