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Vertu Motors PLC 27 July 2007 Vertu Motors PLC 27 July 2007 Holding in Company 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 PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: YES An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: NO An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: NO Other (please specify): NO 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Goldman Sachs International 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v): 25 July 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 27 July 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 6.00% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction vii shares the triggering Number of Number of voting % voting rights transaction vi shares rights If possible using Number of Number of Direct Direct x Indirect xi Direct Indirect the ISIN code shares voting rights viii GB00B1GK4645 - - 5,915,236 5,915,236 - 6.51 - B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii Type of Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % voting rights financial date xiii Period/Date xiv that may be acquired if this instrument is instrument exercised/converted - - - - - Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 5,915,236 6.51 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): The interest in 5,915,236 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GS Inc. These shares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 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: General email contact: shareholderdisclosures@gs.com 14. Contact name: Joanne Wall / Sean Rogers 15. Contact telephone number: 44(20)7051-1704 / 44(20)7552-9205 ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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