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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

05/03/2010 10:26am

UK Regulatory



 

TIDMSKS TIDMBAB TIDMVTG 
 
RNS Number : 1493I 
Merrill Lynch Int(EPT) 
05 March 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                |              04/03/2010                | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 2. DEALINGS                                                              | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (a) Purchases and sales                                                  | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |  Highest price paid    |  |   Lowest price paid    | 
| |      securities        |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+ 
| |       purchased        | 
+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        24,381          |        GBP 1.16        |        GBP 1.16        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |Highest price received  |  | Lowest price received  | 
| |    securities sold     |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        74,680          |        GBP 1.16        |        GBP 1.16        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           4,740            |   GBP 1.16    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           4,291            |   GBP 1.16    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           3,506            |   GBP 1.16    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           1,080            |   GBP 1.16    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            424             |   GBP 1.16    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |            424             |   GBP 1.16    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |          63,916            |   GBP 1.16    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
|  | Product   | Writing,  | Number of  | Exercise | Type,    | Expiry   | Option     | 
| | name      |           |            |          | e.g.     |          |            | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
| |           | selling,  | securities | price   | American, | date     | money      | 
| |           |           | under      |         |           |          |            | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
| | eg call   | purchasing, | option             | European etc      | paid/received | 
| | option    |             |                    |                   |               | 
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
+------------+--------------------------------+-------------------+------------+ 
|            | 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                 |             05/03/2010              | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | 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                |              04/03/2010                | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 2. DEALINGS                                                              | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (a) Purchases and sales                                                  | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |  Highest price paid    |  |   Lowest price paid    | 
| |      securities        |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+ 
| |       purchased        | 
+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |       1,152,695        |        GBP 5.27        |        GBP 5.14        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |Highest price received  |  | Lowest price received  | 
| |    securities sold     |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        762,518         |        GBP 5.22        |        GBP 5.13        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            30              |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            167             |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            147             |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            146             |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            95              |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            86              |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            66              |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            58              |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |             1              |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            41              |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            692             |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            25              |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            23              |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            22              |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            21              |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            12              |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |             7              |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |             2              |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |             1              |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            52              |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           3,701            |   GBP 5.17    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          122,137           |   GBP 5.16    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          110,063           |   GBP 5.16    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          60,685            |   GBP 5.17    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          29,609            |   GBP 5.17    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            219             |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           4,186            |   GBP 5.24    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            433             |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           2,925            |   GBP 5.17    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           2,885            |   GBP 5.15    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           2,822            |   GBP 5.17    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           2,582            |   GBP 5.23    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           2,504            |   GBP 5.15    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           1,758            |   GBP 5.17    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           1,466            |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           6,111            |   GBP 5.26    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |            417             |   GBP 5.22    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           4,186            |   GBP 5.22    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           2,504            |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           1,885            |   GBP 5.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |            697             |   GBP 5.22    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
|  | Product   | Writing,  | Number of  | Exercise | Type,    | Expiry   | Option     | 
| | name      |           |            |          | e.g.     |          |            | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
| |           | selling,  | securities | price   | American, | date     | money      | 
| |           |           | under      |         |           |          |            | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
| | eg call   | purchasing, | option             | European etc      | paid/received | 
| | option    |             |                    |                   |               | 
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
+------------+--------------------------------+-------------------+------------+ 
|            | 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                 |             05/03/2010              | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | 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                |              04/03/2010                | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 2. DEALINGS                                                              | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (a) Purchases and sales                                                  | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |  Highest price paid    |  |   Lowest price paid    | 
| |      securities        |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+ 
| |       purchased        | 
+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        249,756         |        GBP 6.94        |        GBP 6.80        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |Highest price received  |  | Lowest price received  | 
| |    securities sold     |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        445,440         |        GBP 6.94        |        GBP 6.75        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            172             |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |             1              |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            833             |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            740             |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            515             |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            467             |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            393             |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            365             |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            289             |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            267             |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            881             |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            188             |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            970             |   GBP 6.86    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            158             |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            56              |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            47              |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            22              |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            22              |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            16              |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            14              |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |             8              |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |             1              |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |             1              |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            213             |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           8,604            |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            871             |   GBP 6.82    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          22,058            |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           5,495            |   GBP 6.82    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           4,524            |   GBP 6.86    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           3,057            |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           2,933            |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           1,368            |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           1,311            |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           1,196            |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           1,171            |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           1,095            |   GBP 6.83    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           2,043            |   GBP 6.86    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          44,174            |   GBP 6.84    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |          173,806           |   GBP 6.89    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           2,990            |   GBP 6.82    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           4,524            |   GBP 6.82    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           4,857            |   GBP 6.89    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           5,495            |   GBP 6.84    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           7,976            |   GBP 6.89    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           8,104            |   GBP 6.89    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |          84,443            |   GBP 6.89    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           2,914            |   GBP 6.82    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |          10,304            |   GBP 6.89    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
|  | Product   | Writing,  | Number of  | Exercise | Type,    | Expiry   | Option     | 
| | name      |           |            |          | e.g.     |          |            | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
| |           | selling,  | securities | price   | American, | date     | money      | 
| |           |           | under      |         |           |          |            | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
| | eg call   | purchasing, | option             | European etc      | paid/received | 
| | option    |             |                    |                   |               | 
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
+------------+--------------------------------+-------------------+------------+ 
|            | 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                 |             05/03/2010              | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | 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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