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Vertu Motors PLC18 January 2007 VERTU MOTORS PLC 18 JANUARY 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company VERTU MOTORS PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest GAM INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 AS ABOVE 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them GAM UK EQUITY HEDGE 3,681,700GAM STAR UK DYNAMIC 1,868,300 TOTAL 5,550,000 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security ORDINARY GBP 0.10 SHARES 10. Date of transaction N/A 11. Date company informed 17 JANUARY 2007 12. Total holding following this notification 5,550,000 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 11.87% 14. Any additional information FIGURES BASED ON SHARES IN ISSUE OF 46,750,000. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification ROBERT T FORRESTER Date of notification 18 JANUARY 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange