Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6890Q

Vertu Motors PLC

16 April 2009

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

Vertu Motors plc

2. Reason for notification (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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

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

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries

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

Registered Holder:

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited

544,405*

Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 1,769,460*

CUIM Nominee Limited

333,135*

* denotes direct interest

Vidacos Nominees Limited

2,277,000

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

07 April 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

08 April 2009

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

4% to 5% change at combined interest level

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B1GK4645	4,345,000	4,345,000	2,647,000	2,647,000	2,277,000	2.88%	2.47%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4,924,000

5.35%

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

The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-

Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:

Aviva plc (Parent Company)
Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)