Holding(s) in Company

Vp PLC
07 August 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Vp plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

J.P.Morgan Fleming Asset Management (UK) Ltd

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

Holding in respect of shareholder named in 2

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

Fleming Mercantile Investment Trust plc

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A

6. Percentage of issued class

N/A

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

Not advised

8. Percentage of issued class

Not advised

9. Class of security

Ordinary 5p shares

10. Date of transaction

Not advised


11. Date company informed

7th August 2003

12. Total holding following this notification

5,975,000

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

12.93%

14. Any additional information



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Neil Stothard 01423 533405

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Neil Stothard

Date of notification

7th August 2003

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