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12 May 2006 15:41

The Vitec Group PLC12 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 DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL 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 BELOW DISCLOSURE DATED 12 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 BELOW DISCLOSURE 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 12 MAY 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 2,056,234 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) 4.99% 14) Any additional information SEE BELOW DISCLOSURE 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries R D PEATE, GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY TEL: 020 8939 4650 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification R D PEATE Date of Notification ................. 12 May 2006 Letter to The Vitec Group PlcDated 12 May 2006 Disclosure of Material Interest in Shares Companies Act 1985 Section 198 I hereby inform you that as at 10 May 2006 Devon County Council has a material interest in the following shares in your company: Registered Holder: Chase Nominees Ltd.Amount of Shares: 2,056,234Percentage of Holding: 4.992% Please note that the County Council does not have a direct holding in the above mentioned shares but that it is an interested party by virtue of its relationship with Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited (UK Small Companies Focus Fund). From DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange