EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:1530K
Investec Bank (UK) Limited
18 December 2007




                 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS

                      WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS

                      DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

                      (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)



1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of exempt principal trader                INVESTEC BANK (UK)  LTD

Company dealt in                               VEGA GROUP PLC

Class of relevant security to which the        ORDINARY SHARES
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing                                17/12/2007






2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)



(a)        Purchases and sales


Total number of securities purchased   Highest price paid (Note 3)           Lowest price paid (Note 3)

134,834                                267p                                  267p




Total number of securities sold        Highest price received (Note 3)       Lowest price received (Note 3)

135,000                                267p                                  267p



(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name,         Long/short (Note 4)       Number of securities (Note 5)        Price per unit (Note 3)
e.g. CFD




(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,         Writing, selling, Number of securities  Exercise   Type, e.g.      Expiry     Option money
                        purchasing,     to which the option              American,
e.g. call option      varying etc.      relates (Note 5)      price      European etc.   date       paid/received per
                                                                                                    unit (Note 3)





(ii)        Exercising


Product name, e.g. call option         Number of securities                  Exercise price per unit (Note 3)






3.         OTHER INFORMATION



Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives




Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating
to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.











Date of disclosure                                                18/12/2007

Contact name                                                      PAUL ZYGIERT

Telephone number                                                  020 7597 3948

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected                      VEGA GROUP PLC
Nature of connection (Note 6)                                     ADVISOR & BROKER






Notes



The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk






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