TIDMVP. 
 
For filings with the FSA include the 
 annex 
 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
 annex 
 
 
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|TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                               | 
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+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+ 
|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying  |                                | 
|issuer                                       |                          Vp plc| 
|of existing shares to which voting rights are|                                | 
|attached: ii                                 |                                | 
+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+ 
|2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):     | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+ 
|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                           |  Yes  | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+ 
|An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which  |       | 
|may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting|       | 
|rights are attached                                                   |       | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+ 
|An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect|       | 
|to qualifying financial instruments                                   |       | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+ 
|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                      |       | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+ 
|Other (please specify):                                               |       | 
+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------+-------+ 
|3. Full name of person(s) subject to  |                                       | 
|the                                   |                      Vp Employee Trust| 
|notification obligation: iii          |                                       | 
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ 
|4. Full name of shareholder(s)        |            Vibroplant Trustees Limited| 
|(if different from 3.):iv             |                                       | 
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ 
|5. Date of the transaction and date on|                                       | 
|which the threshold is crossed or     |                        18 January 2011| 
|reached: v                            |                                       | 
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ 
|6. Date on which issuer notified:     |                        18 January 2011| 
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ 
|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or|                                     7%| 
|reached: vi, vii                      |                                       | 
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ 
 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|8. Notified details:                                                          | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                  | 
+-----------+-----------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
|Class/type |Situation previous     |Resulting situation after the triggering  | 
|of         |to the triggering      |transaction                               | 
|shares     |transaction            |                                          | 
|           +----------+------------+---------+----------------+---------------+ 
|if possible|Number    |Number      |Number   |Number of voting|% of  voting   | 
|using      |of        |of          |of shares|rights          |rights x       | 
|the ISIN   |  ares    |Vo ing      +---------+------+---------+------+--------+ 
|CODE       |          |Rights      |Direct   |Direct|Indirect |Direct|Indirect| 
|           |          |            |         |xi    |xii      |      |        | 
+-----------+----------+------------+---------+------+---------+------+--------+ 
|Ordinary   |          |            |         |      |         |      |        | 
|Shares     |3,167,607 | 3,167,607  |3,142,607|  0   |3,142,607|  0   | 6.988% | 
|           |          |            |         |      |         |      |        | 
|           |          |            |         |      |         |      |        | 
+-----------+----------+------------+---------+------+---------+------+--------+ 
 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                           | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                          | 
+-------------+-----------+--------------------+-----------------+-------------+ 
|Type of      |Expiration |Exercise/           |Number of voting |% of voting  | 
|financial    |date xiii  |Conversion Period   |rights that may  |rights       | 
|instrument   |           |xiv                 |be               |             | 
|             |           |                    |acquired if the  |             | 
|             |           |                    |instrument is    |             | 
|             |           |                    |exercised/       |             | 
|             |           |                    |converted.       |             | 
+-------------+-----------+--------------------+-----------------+-------------+ 
|             |           |                    |                 |             | 
+-------------+-----------+--------------------+-----------------+-------------+ 
 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial | 
|Instruments xv, xvi                                                           | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                          | 
+------------+---------+-----------+----------+-----------------+--------------+ 
|Type of     |Exercise |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting   | 
|financial   |price    |date xvii  |Conversion|rights instrument|rights xix, xx| 
|instrument  |         |           |period    |refers to        |              | 
|            |         |           |xviii     |                 |              | 
+------------+---------+-----------+----------+-----------------+-------+------+ 
|            |         |           |          |                 |Nominal|Delta | 
|            |         |           |          |                 +-------+------+ 
|            |         |           |          |                 |       |      | 
+------------+---------+-----------+----------+-----------------+-------+------+ 
 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|Total (A+B+C)                                                                 | 
+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ 
|Number of voting rights             |Percentage of voting rights              | 
+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ 
|3,142,607                           |6.988%                                   | 
+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ 
 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the| 
|financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                                                                              | 
|The shares are registered in the name of the Vibroplant Trustees Ltd on behalf| 
|of the Vp Employee Trust.                                                     | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|Proxy Voting:                                                                 | 
+------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
|10. Name of the proxy holder:                   |                             | 
+------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will   |                             | 
|cease                                           |                             | 
|to hold:                                        |                             | 
+------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to    |                             | 
|hold                                            |                             | 
|voting rights:                                  |                             | 
+------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
 
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ 
|                             |                                                | 
|13. Additional information:  |                                                | 
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ 
|14. Contact name:            |                                   Nigel Rabbage| 
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ 
|15. Contact telephone number:|                                    01423 533400| 
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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