EPT Disclosure -2-

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| | eg call option            | option                                                 | 
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|  | 3. OTHER INFORMATION                                                              | 
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|  | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives     | 
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|  | Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person    | 
|  | disclosing and any                                                                | 
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|  | other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any   | 
|  | option referred to on this                                                        | 
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|  | form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any    | 
|  | relevant securities to which                                                      | 
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|  | any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be    | 
|  | stated.                                                                           | 
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|  | NONE                                                                              | 
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| | Date of disclosure                      |                22/12/2009                | 
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| | Contact name                            |              Bhavika Mistry              | 
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| | Telephone number                        |            [phone]              | 
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| | Name of offeree/offeror with whom       |              VT Group Plc                | 
| | connected                               |                                          | 
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| | Nature of connection #                  |                 Advisor                  | 
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|                                                                        |    FORM    | 
|                                                                        |  38.5(a)   | 
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|          |        DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS         | 
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|          |              WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS              | 
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|          |             DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY              | 
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|          |             (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code))              | 
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| | 1. KEY INFORMATION                                                                | 
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| | Name of exempt principal trader    |         Merrill Lynch International          | 
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| | Company dealt in                   |                VT Group Plc                  | 
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| | Class of relevant security to      |                    Common                    | 
| | which the                          |                                              | 
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| | dealings being disclosed relate                                                   | 
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| | Date of dealing                    |                  21/12/2009                  | 
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| | 2. DEALINGS                                                                       | 
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| | (a) Purchases and sales                                                            | 
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| |      Total number of      |    Highest price paid     | |     Lowest price paid      | 
| |        securities         |                           | |                            | 
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| |        purchased          | 
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| |          152,518          |         GBP 5.32          |          GBP 5.28          | 
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| |      Total number of      |  Highest price received   | |   Lowest price received    | 
| |      securities sold      |                           | |                            | 
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| |          115,964          |         GBP 5.32          |          GBP 5.26          | 
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| | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                                  | 
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