Holding(s) in Company

Vertu Motors PLC
28 January 2008


Vertu Motors PLC


28 January 2008


Holding(s) in Company


TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):



Vertu Motors PLC



2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                        YES



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:

NO



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:             NO



Other (please specify):                                       NO



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):



The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):



Goldman Sachs International



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):



23 January 2008



6. Date on which issuer notified:



25 January 2008



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:



7.0%



8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of     Situation previous to    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction vii
shares            the triggering           Number of   Number of voting       % voting rights
                  transaction vi           shares      rights

If possible using Number of    Number of   Direct      Direct x   Indirect xi Direct   Indirect
the ISIN code     shares       voting
                               rights viii

  GB00B1GK4645     5,915,236      6.51%         -      6,999,986       -       7.61%        -


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of         Expiration    Exercise/Conversion      Number of voting rights   % voting rights
financial       date xiii     Period/Date xiv          that may be acquired if
                                                       this instrument is
instrument                                             exercised/converted


       -              -                  -                         -                      -



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                         % of voting rights


6,999,986                                       7.16



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):



The interest in 6,999,986 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by
Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GS Inc. These
shares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP.



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:



N/A



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:



N/A



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:



N/A



13. Additional information:



General email contact:



[e-mail]



14. Contact name:



Sean Rogers / Alan Cox



15. Contact telephone number:



0207 552 9205 / 0207 774 8774



ENDS




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