Holding in Company

Vp PLC
11 January 2002


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company - Vp plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Vibroplant Employee Trust

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

Vibroplant Trustees 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

209,875

8) Percentage of issued class

0.45%

9) Class of security

5p ordinary shares

10) Date of transaction

12 December 2001

11) Date company informed

10 January 2002

12) Total holding following this notification

2,080,362


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.5%

14) Any additional information



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Nigel Rabbage 01423 533400

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Nigel Rabbage

Date of notification ....11 January 2002