Holding(s) in Company

Vertu Motors PLC
27 March 2007


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: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )

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

AXA S.A., 25 AVENUE MATIGNON, 75008 PARIS AND ITS GROUP OF COMPANIES

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

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

22/03/2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23/03/2007

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

10%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using    Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                                       transaction (vi)
                                        Number of      Number of voting Rights
                                        shares         (viii)

B1GK464                                 5,044,866      5,044,866

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if         Number of  Number of voting     % of voting
possible using the ISIN CODE    shares     rights (ix)          rights

                                Direct     Direct  Indirect     Direct  Indirect
                                           (x)     (xi)

B1GK464                         0          0       4,233,434    0.00    9.06%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of     Expiration Exercise/       Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial   Date       Conversion      be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument  (xiii)     Period/ Date    exercised/ converted.             rights
                       (xiv)

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

4,233,434                                    9.06%

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

Name of the Company/Fund       Number of Shares    % of issued share capital

AXA FRAMLINGTON                 1,750,100           3.74%
FRAMLINGTON INNOVATIVE GROWTH

AXA FRAMLINGTON                 833,333             1.78%
FRAMLINGTON AIM VCT

AXA FRAMLINGTON                 1,333,334           2.85%
FRAMLINGTON AIM VCT2

FRAMLINGTON ONSHORE PRIVATE
CLIENTS                         316,667             0.68%

TOTAL DIRECT                    0                   0.00%
TOTAL INDIRECT                  4,233,434           9.06%

TOTAL                           4,233,434           9.06%

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:

FIGURES BASED ON SHARES IN ISSUE OF 46,750,000

14. Contact name:

TERRY MARSH

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7003 2637



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