Rule 8.3 - VT GROUP

 
TIDMBARC TIDMVTG 
 
FORM 8.3 
 
    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 
 
 
1.   KEY INFORMATION 
 
Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC 
(Note 1) 
Company dealt in              VT GROUP 
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.05 
to which the dealings being 
disclosed relate (Note 2) 
Date of dealing               16 February 2010 
 
 
2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE 
 
(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant 
security dealt in (Note 3) 
 
                            Long                     Short 
 
                      Number       (%)         Number       (%) 
 
(1) Relevant       2,912,850     1.62%              0     0.00% 
securities 
(2) Derivatives       92,381     0.05%         20,141     0.01% 
(other than 
options) 
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00% 
agreements to 
purchase/sell 
Total              3,005,231     1.67%         20,141     0.01% 
 
 
(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other 
     than the class dealt in (Note 3) 
 
Class of                    Long                     Short 
relevant 
security: 
 
                  Number              (%)   Number              (%) 
 
(1) Relevant 
securities 
 
(2) Derivatives 
(other than 
options) 
 
(3) Options and 
agreements to 
purchase/sell 
 
Total 
 
 
  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 
 
Class of relevant security:   Details 
 
 
 
3.   DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 
  (a)  Purchases and sales 
 
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit 
                                   (GBP) 
Purchase      466                  5.9500 
Purchase      26,315               5.9087 
Purchase      1,014                5.8904 
Purchase      1,343                5.8705 
Purchase      19,296               5.9049 
Purchase      19,064               5.9096 
Purchase      1,964                5.9141 
Purchase      14,606               5.9324 
Purchase      1                    5.9300 
Purchase      6,528                5.9004 
Sale          10,000               5.8900 
Sale          2,151                5.9229 
Sale          2,752                5.9042 
Sale          4,356                5.9191 
Sale          7,959                5.9166 
Sale          8,463                5.9500 
Sale          50,056               5.9114 
Sale          10,000               5.8900 
Sale          15,792               5.9114 
Sale          19,668               5.9234 
Sale          20,000               5.8900 
Sale          35,705               5.9120 
Sale          8,070                5.9114 
 
(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per 
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP) 
CFD            Long          4356          5.9191 
CFD            Long          19668         5.9233 
CFD            Short         1343          5.8704 
CFD            Short         19064         5.9095 
CFD            Short         1964          5.914 
CFD            Short         14606         5.9324 
 
(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
 
(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry      Option money 
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date        paid/received 
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.               per unit (GBP) 
                varying etc.      relates (GBP) 
 
 
 
(ii) Exercising 
 
Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per 
call option         securities          unit (Note 5) 
 
 
 
 
(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
 
Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit 
(Note 8)                                (if applicable) 
                                        (Note 5) 
 
 
 
 
4.   OTHER INFORMATION 
None 
 
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. 
 
 
 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO 
 
 
Date of disclosure                         17 February 2010 
Contact name                               Geoff Smith 
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913 
If a connected EFM, name of 
offeree/offeror with which connected 
If a connected EFM, state nature of 
connection (Note 10)