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VPAnnouncement

14/01/2016 09:50

For filings with the FCA include the annex                                                                                                                                                
  For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                            
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                           
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                                                                          VP plc                                         
  of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                                                                                              
  attached: ii                                                                                                                                                                               
  2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                                                                                                                  
  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                    X           
  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                              JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.                                                                              
  notification obligation: iii                                                                                                                                                               
  4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                        JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited                                                                              
   (if different from 3.): iv                                                                                                                                                               
  5. Date of the transaction and date on                                11 January 2016                                                                                                      
  which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                          
  reached: v                                                                                                                                                                                 
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                                     12 January 2016                                                                                                      
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                5% Upwards                                                                                                           
  reached: vi, vii                                                                                                                                                                           
  8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                                                                                                                                                               
  Class/type of                       Situation previous                                                            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                     
  shares                              to the triggering                                                                                                                                                                                      
  if possible using the ISIN CODE     transaction                                                                                                                                                                                            
  Number                                                      Number                                    Number                 Number of voting                         % of  voting rights x                                     
  of                                                          of                                        of shares              rights                                                                                              
  Shares                                                      Voting                                                                                                                                                               
                                                              Rights                                                                                                                                                               
  Direct                                          Direct xi               Indirect xii    Direct                               Indirect                 
  GB0009286963                        Below minimum threshold            Below minimum threshold                                                                    2,094,442                                        5.22%              
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                                                       
  Type of financial                                           Expiration                  Exercise/                                                      Number of voting                                       % of voting                  
  instrument                                                  date xiii                   Conversion Period xiv                                          rights that may be                                     rights                       
                                                                                                                                                         acquired if the                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                         instrument is                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                         exercised/ converted.                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                                                                          
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                                                       
  Type of financial                               Exercise price          Expiration date xvii          Exercise/                         Number of voting rights instrument refers to               % of voting rights xix, xx            
  instrument                                                                                            Conversion period xviii                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Nominal                       Delta    
                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
  Number of voting rights                                                                                                      Percentage of voting rights                                                                                   
  2,094,442                                                                                                                    5.22%                                                                                                         
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the  
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi             
  Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc : 2,094,442 (5.22%)   Direct: JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited : 2,094,442 (5.22%) Shares   Chain of control :   JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. (100%) JPMorgan Asset Management International Limited (100%) JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings (UK) Limited (100%) JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited (100%)    
                                                                            
  Proxy Voting:                                                              
  10. Name of the proxy holder:                                 N/A          
  11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease           N/A          
  to hold:                                                                   
  12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold             N/A          
  voting rights:                                                             
                                                                            
                                   N/A                                       
  13. Additional information:                                                
  14. Contact name:                Evangelos Galiatsatos                     
  15. Contact telephone number:    020 7742 6148