Trading Statement

4 Oct 2006 07:00

Vp PLC04 October 2006 Vp plcCentral House, Beckwith Knowle, Otley Road,Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 1UD. Tel : 01423 533400 Fax : 01423 565657www.vpplc.com Press Release 4 October 2006 Vp plc ("Vp" or "the Group") Trading Statement Vp plc, the equipment rental specialist, today issues the following tradingupdate in advance of the announcement of its interim results for the six monthsended 30 September 2006. In the first six months the Group has delivered significant growth and traded inline with expectations. We have successfully integrated the four largeacquisitions made last year. Overall we are very pleased with the Group's performance and Vp remains wellpositioned to deliver another year of progress. - ends - Vp plc Jeremy Pilkington, Chairman Tel: +44 (0) 1423 533 405 jeremypilkington@vpplc.com Neil Stothard, Group Managing Director Tel: +44 (0) 1423 533 445 neil.stothard@vpplc.com www.vpplc.com Mike Holt, Group Finance Director mike.holt@vpplc.com Abchurch Communications Sarah Hollins / Neil Camp / Louise Thornhill Tel: +44 (0) 113 203 1340 sarah.hollins@abchurch-group.com www.abchurch-group.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange