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               23 March 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       2,607,635     1.45%              0     0.00% 
securities 
(2) Derivatives       47,938     0.03%        789,731     0.44% 
(other than 
options) 
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00% 
agreements to 
purchase/sell 
Total              2,655,573     1.47%        789,731     0.44% 
 
 
(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      570,613              7.2304 
Purchase      17,389               7.2303 
Purchase      6,325                7.2200 
Purchase      33,457               7.2081 
Purchase      5,130                7.2273 
Purchase      50,031               7.2274 
Purchase      32,549               7.2148 
Purchase      95,200               7.2291 
Purchase      100,000              7.2256 
Purchase      1,123                7.2193 
Purchase      44,971               7.2149 
Sale          6,294                7.2296 
Sale          6,325                7.2200 
Sale          6,154                7.2256 
Sale          5,202                7.2254 
Sale          6,325                7.2150 
Sale          4,520                7.2025 
Sale          4,353                6.9005 
Sale          3,800                7.2411 
Sale          10,674               7.1758 
Sale          3,647                7.2025 
Sale          3,482                7.2062 
Sale          2,023                7.2207 
Sale          1,976                6.9005 
Sale          4,315                7.2062 
Sale          23,640               7.2365 
Sale          199,728              7.2313 
Sale          100,000              7.2310 
Sale          62,642               7.2313 
Sale          51,629               7.2233 
Sale          51,451               7.2365 
Sale          33,382               7.2253 
Sale          9,054                7.2229 
Sale          29,640               7.2254 
Sale          7,798                7.2296 
Sale          18,859               7.2260 
Sale          13,618               7.2254 
Sale          10,709               6.9005 
Sale          10,651               7.2261 
Sale          1                    6.9000 
Sale          9,031                7.2365 
Sale          8,597                7.2261 
Sale          32,197               7.2313 
 
(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per 
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP) 
CFD            Short         50031         7.2273 
CFD            Short         95200         7.229 
CFD            Short         570613        7.2303 
 
(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                         24 March 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)