Holding in Company-Replace

Vertu Motors PLC
23 January 2008

The following replaces the Holding(s) in Company announcement released 23
January 2008 at 11:32 under RNS number 3634M. The announcement referred to Mr
Smiley in error.



The full correct version of the announcement appears below.



Vertu Motors plc (the 'Company')

23 January 2008



Holding in Company



The Company was yesterday notified that John Tustain, a former director of
Bristol Street Motors Limited ('Bristol Street'), was allotted 314,165 Shares of
10 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') in the Company. Mr Tustain was allotted the
shares on 21 December 2007 as part of the deferred consideration for the
acquisition of Bristol Street in March 2007. As a result, Mr Tustain now holds
2,827,485 Ordinary Shares, representing 3.1% of the issued share capital of the
Company.



The percentage calculation is based on 91,943,971 Ordinary Shares, which is the
total issued share capital of the Company, with voting rights.



ENDS





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