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VTG VT Group

795.00
0.00 (0.00%)
16 Jul 2024 - Closed
Delayed by 15 minutes
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
VT Group LSE:VTG London Ordinary Share GB0031729733 ORD 5P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  0.00 0.00% 795.00 0.00 01:00:00
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
0 0 N/A 0

EPT Disclosure

19/02/2010 10:40am

UK Regulatory



 

TIDMSKS TIDMBAB TIDMMCHL TIDMVTG 
 
RNS Number : 4007H 
Merrill Lynch Int(EPT) 
19 February 2010 
 

+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
|                                                                |  FORM    | 
|                                                                | 38.5(a)  | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
|                                                                |          | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |    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       |      Merrill Lynch International       | 
| | trader                         |                                        | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Company dealt in               |            Shanks Group Plc            | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Class of relevant security to  |                Common                  | 
| | which the dealings             |                                        | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | being disclosed relate                                                   | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Date of dealing                |              18/02/2010                | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 2. DEALINGS                                                              | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (a) Purchases and sales                                                  | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |  Highest price paid    |  |   Lowest price paid    | 
| |  securities purchased  |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        12,177          |        GBP 1.23        |        GBP 1.20        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |Highest price received  |  | Lowest price received  | 
| |    securities sold     |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        10,520          |        GBP 1.23        |        GBP 1.20        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           3,411            |   GBP 1.20    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           2,444            |   GBP 1.20    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            663             |   GBP 1.20    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |             1              |   GBP 1.21    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |             1              |   GBP 1.21    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |             1              |   GBP 1.21    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |             7              |   GBP 1.21    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |            26              |   GBP 1.21    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           2,444            |   GBP 1.24    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
|  | Product   | Writing,  | Number of  | Exercise | Type,    | Expiry   | Option     | 
| | name      |           |            |          | e.g.     |          | money      | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
| | eg call   | selling,  | securities | price   | American, | date     |            | 
| | option    |           | under      |         |           |          |            | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
+------------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
|            | purchasing, | option             | European etc      | paid/received | 
|            |             |                    |                   |               | 
+------------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
+------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|            | varying etc.                                      | per unit   | 
+------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+ 
|  |           |           |  |            |         |          |  |          |  |          | 
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (ii) Exercising                                                          | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+ 
|  | Product name           | Number of securities  | Exercise price             | 
| |                        | under                 |                            | 
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 
| | eg call option         | option                                           | 
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+ 
|  |                        |                      |  |                         | 
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+ 
 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 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. | 
|  |                                                                         | 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | NONE                                                                    | 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Date of disclosure                 |             19/02/2010              | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Contact name                       |           Bhavika Mistry            | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Telephone number                   |          +44 207 995 4747           | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Name of offeree/offeror with whom  |    Carlyle Europe Partners III      | 
| | connected                          |        Participations Sarl          | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Nature of connection #             |              Advisor                | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
|                                                                |  FORM    | 
|                                                                | 38.5(a)  | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
|                                                                |          | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |    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       |      Merrill Lynch International       | 
| | trader                         |                                        | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Company dealt in               |      Babcock International Group       | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Class of relevant security to  |                Common                  | 
| | which the dealings             |                                        | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | being disclosed relate                                                   | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Date of dealing                |              18/02/2010                | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 2. DEALINGS                                                              | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (a) Purchases and sales                                                  | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |  Highest price paid    |  |   Lowest price paid    | 
| |  securities purchased  |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        248,337         |        GBP 5.57        |        GBP 5.48        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |Highest price received  |  | Lowest price received  | 
| |    securities sold     |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        685,062         |        GBP 5.58        |        GBP 5.47        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           1,620            |   GBP 5.50    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           7,911            |   GBP 5.51    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |          144,227           |   GBP 5.51    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |          69,300            |   GBP 5.51    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |          60,000            |   GBP 5.51    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |          58,023            |   GBP 5.51    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |          50,000            |   GBP 5.51    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           9,879            |   GBP 5.52    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |             1              |   GBP 5.52    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           6,383            |   GBP 5.51    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           6,138            |   GBP 5.51    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           3,641            |   GBP 5.51    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           2,634            |   GBP 5.52    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           1,977            |   GBP 5.51    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |             2              |   GBP 5.52    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |          18,229            |   GBP 5.52    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
|  | Product   | Writing,  | Number of  | Exercise | Type,    | Expiry   | Option     | 
| | name      |           |            |          | e.g.     |          | money      | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
| | eg call   | selling,  | securities | price   | American, | date     |            | 
| | option    |           | under      |         |           |          |            | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
+------------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
|            | purchasing, | option             | European etc      | paid/received | 
|            |             |                    |                   |               | 
+------------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
+------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|            | varying etc.                                      | per unit   | 
+------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+ 
|  |           |           |  |            |         |          |  |          |  |          | 
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (ii) Exercising                                                          | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+ 
|  | Product name           | Number of securities  | Exercise price             | 
| |                        | under                 |                            | 
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 
| | eg call option         | option                                           | 
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+ 
|  |                        |                      |  |                         | 
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+ 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 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. | 
|  |                                                                         | 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | NONE                                                                    | 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Date of disclosure                 |             19/02/2010              | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Contact name                       |           Bhavika Mistry            | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Telephone number                   |          +44 207 995 4747           | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Name of offeree/offeror with whom  |            VT Group Plc             | 
| | connected                          |                                     | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Nature of connection #             |              Advisor                | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
|                                                                |  FORM    | 
|                                                                | 38.5(a)  | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
|                                                                |          | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |    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       |      Merrill Lynch International       | 
| | trader                         |                                        | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Company dealt in               |           Mouchel Group Plc            | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Class of relevant security to  |                Common                  | 
| | which the dealings             |                                        | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | being disclosed relate                                                   | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Date of dealing                |              18/02/2010                | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 2. DEALINGS                                                              | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (a) Purchases and sales                                                  | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |  Highest price paid    |  |   Lowest price paid    | 
| |  securities purchased  |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        627,440         |        GBP 2.33        |        GBP 2.20        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |Highest price received  |  | Lowest price received  | 
| |    securities sold     |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |       1,262,572        |        GBP 2.28        |        GBP 2.19        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           4,769            |   GBP 2.33    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           6,838            |   GBP 2.27    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |          200,000           |   GBP 2.25    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |          427,890           |   GBP 2.26    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
|  | Product   | Writing,  | Number of  | Exercise | Type,    | Expiry   | Option     | 
| | name      |           |            |          | e.g.     |          | money      | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
| | eg call   | selling,  | securities | price   | American, | date     |            | 
| | option    |           | under      |         |           |          |            | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
+------------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
|            | purchasing, | option             | European etc      | paid/received | 
|            |             |                    |                   |               | 
+------------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
+------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|            | varying etc.                                      | per unit   | 
+------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+ 
|  |           |           |  |            |         |          |  |          |  |          | 
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (ii) Exercising                                                          | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+ 
|  | Product name           | Number of securities  | Exercise price             | 
| |                        | under                 |                            | 
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 
| | eg call option         | option                                           | 
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+ 
|  |                        |                      |  |                         | 
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+ 
 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 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. | 
|  |                                                                         | 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | NONE                                                                    | 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Date of disclosure                 |             19/02/2010              | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Contact name                       |           Bhavika Mistry            | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Telephone number                   |          +44 207 995 4747           | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Name of offeree/offeror with whom  |            VT Group Plc             | 
| | connected                          |                                     | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Nature of connection #             |              Advisor                | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
|                                                                |  FORM    | 
|                                                                | 38.5(a)  | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
|                                                                |          | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |    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       |      Merrill Lynch International       | 
| | trader                         |                                        | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Company dealt in               |              VT Group Plc              | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Class of relevant security to  |                Common                  | 
| | which the dealings             |                                        | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | being disclosed relate                                                   | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Date of dealing                |              18/02/2010                | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 2. DEALINGS                                                              | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (a) Purchases and sales                                                  | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |  Highest price paid    |  |   Lowest price paid    | 
| |  securities purchased  |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        802,082         |        GBP 6.70        |        GBP 6.38        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |Highest price received  |  | Lowest price received  | 
| |    securities sold     |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        306,074         |        GBP 6.70        |        GBP 6.37        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          320,505           |   GBP 6.53    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          153,999           |   GBP 6.53    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          17,579            |   GBP 6.53    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          14,185            |   GBP 6.53    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          13,640            |   GBP 6.53    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           8,833            |   GBP 6.43    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           8,092            |   GBP 6.53    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           6,120            |   GBP 6.40    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           4,840            |   GBP 6.48    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           6,120            |   GBP 6.48    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |          14,227            |   GBP 6.48    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |          18,500            |   GBP 6.61    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
|  | Product   | Writing,  | Number of  | Exercise | Type,    | Expiry   | Option     | 
| | name      |           |            |          | e.g.     |          | money      | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
| | eg call   | selling,  | securities | price   | American, | date     |            | 
| | option    |           | under      |         |           |          |            | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
+------------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
|            | purchasing, | option             | European etc      | paid/received | 
|            |             |                    |                   |               | 
+------------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
+------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|            | varying etc.                                      | per unit   | 
+------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+ 
|  |           |           |  |            |         |          |  |          |  |          | 
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (ii) Exercising                                                          | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+ 
|  | Product name           | Number of securities  | Exercise price             | 
| |                        | under                 |                            | 
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 
| | eg call option         | option                                           | 
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+ 
|  |                        |                      |  |                         | 
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+ 
 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 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. | 
|  |                                                                         | 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | NONE                                                                    | 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Date of disclosure                 |             19/02/2010              | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Contact name                       |           Bhavika Mistry            | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Telephone number                   |          +44 207 995 4747           | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Name of offeree/offeror with whom  |            VT Group Plc             | 
| | connected                          |                                     | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Nature of connection #             |              Advisor                | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
 
 
 
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