Vp PLC : Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

Vp plc

2. Reason for notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Vp Employee Trust
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	Vibroplant Trustees Limited
5. Date of transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	14 December 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:	14 December 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%

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
Ordinary Shares	3,708,630	3,708,630	2,033,630	0	2,033,630	0	4.53%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period/date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument exercised/converted	% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
2,033,630	4.53%

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

The shares are registered in the name of Vibroplant Trustees Ltd on behalf of the Vp Employee Trust.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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:
14 Contact name:	Nigel Rabbage
15. Contact telephone name:	01423 533400

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