Vp Regulatory News (VP.)

6 Feb 2007 14:48

Vp PLC06 February 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of listed company Vp plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest JPMorgan Chase & Co 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a nonbeneficial interest; orin the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouseor children under the age of 18 Holding in respect of shareholder named in 2 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired n/a 6 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) n/a 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed n/a 8 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) n/a 9. Class of security Ordinary 5p shares 10. Date of transaction Notification of holding at 20 January 2007 11. Date listed company informed 5 February 2007 12. Total holding following this notification 3,676,567 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) 7.96% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries M J Holt 01423 533400 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed companyresponsible for making this notification M J Holt Date of notification 6 February 2007 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange