Holding(s) in Company

Vp PLC
19 September 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
Vp plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Acorn Income Fund Limited

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
Forest Nominees Limited

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
352,230

8. Percentage of issued class
0.76%

9. Class of security
Ordinary 5p shares

10. Date of transaction
18th September 2003

 11. Date company informed
19th September 2003

12. Total holding following this notification
1,647,770

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.57%

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
19th September 2003

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