TIDMVP. 
 
+--------------------------------------------+ 
| 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          |          Vp Employee Trust| 
|notification obligation:                          |                           | 
+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ 
|                                                  |                           | 
|4. Full name of shareholder(s)                    |Vibroplant Trustees Limited| 
|(if different from 3):                            |                           | 
+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ 
|                                                  |                           | 
|5. Date of transaction and date on which the      |           14 December 2011| 
|threshold is crossed or reached:                  |                           | 
+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ 
|                                                  |                           | 
|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 |Situation previous to|Resulting situation after the triggering    | 
|of shares  |the triggering       |transaction                                 | 
|If possible|transaction          |                                            | 
|use ISIN   +----------+----------+----------+-----------------+---------------+ 
|code       |Number of |Number of |Number of |Number of voting | Percentage of | 
|           |shares    |voting    |shares    |     rights      | voting rights | 
|           |          |rights    |          +------+----------+------+--------+ 
|           |          |          |          |      |          |      |        | 
|           |          |          |          |Direct| Indirect |Direct|Indirect| 
+-----------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+------+--------+ 
|           |          |          |          |      |          |      |        | 
|Ordinary   |3,708,630 |3,708,630 |2,033,630 |  0   |2,033,630 |  0   | 4.53%  | 
|Shares     |          |          |          |      |          |      |        | 
+-----------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+------+--------+ 
 
 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                           | 
|                                                                              | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                          | 
|                                                                              | 
+------------+------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------+ 
|Type of     |Expiration  |Exercise/conversion  |Number of voting     |% of    | 
|financial   |date        |period/date          |rights that may be   |voting  | 
|instrument  |            |                     |acquired if the      |rights  | 
|            |            |                     |instrument           |        | 
|            |            |                     |exercised/converted  |        | 
+------------+------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------+ 
|            |            |                     |                     |        | 
|            |            |                     |                     |        | 
+------------+------------+---------------------+---------------------+--------+ 
 
 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial | 
|Instruments                                                                   | 
|                                                                              | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                          | 
|                                                                              | 
+------------+----------+------------+------------+------------+---------------+ 
|Type of     |Exercise  |Expiration  |Exercise/   |Number of   |  % of voting  | 
|financial   |price     |date        |Conversion  |voting      |    rights     | 
|instrument  |          |            |period      |rights      |               | 
|            |          |            |            |instrument  |               | 
|            |          |            |            |refers to   |               | 
+------------+----------+------------+------------+------------+-------+-------+ 
|            |          |            |            |            |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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