Holding(s) in Company

Vertu Motors PLC
29 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


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )


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) : (YES)


CHANGE IN ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL


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


F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC


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


SEE BOX 9 BELOW


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


27/03/2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:


28/03/2007


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


18 & 17%


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)

GB00B16K4645                            14,541,667         14,541,667



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 (xi) Direct Indirect
                                            (x)

GB00B16K4645                   14,541,667    14,541,667           16.01%


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

    14,541,667                               16.01%


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

F&C Asset Management Plc:-
Client            o. of voting rights  % of total voting rights  Registered Name
FPLP With
Profit, With
Profit
Business Fund       582,222                      6.15   Citifriends
                                                        Nominees Limited
F&C Inv Funds
ICVC I I UK
Dynamic Fund      3,304,445                      3.64   Chase Nominees
                                                         Limited

        Total     8,886,667                      9.79



Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:


F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


N/A


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


N/A


13. Additional information:

.................


14. Contact name:


PETER FRASER, F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC


15. Contact telephone number:


0131 718 1051


Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi)


A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation


Full name (including legal form for legal entities):


VERTU MOTORS


Contact address (registered office for legal entities):


116 QUAYSIDE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 3DY, UNITED KINGDOM


Email:


[e-mail]


Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

.................


B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)


Full name:


F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC


Contact address:


80 GEORGE STREET, EDINBURGH, EH2 3BU


Phone number:


01317181051


Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

.................






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