Rule 8.3- VT Group Plc

 

TIDMVTG 
 
RNS Number : 7907I 
TT International 
18 March 2010 
 

 
 
      FORM 8.3 
    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 
                        (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 
 
 
1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
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| Name of person dealing       | TT International                             | 
| (Note 1)                     |                                              | 
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| Company dealt in             | VT Group Plc (VTG)                           | 
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| Class of relevant security   | Ordinary Shares GBP 0.05                     | 
| to which the dealings being  |                                              | 
| disclosed relate (Note 2)    |                                              | 
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| Date of dealing              | 17th  March 2010                             | 
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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) 
 
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|                              | Long                                         | Short                 | 
|                              |                                              |                       | 
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|                              | Number                                       | Number                | 
|                              | (%)                                          | (%)                   | 
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|             (1) Relevant     | 1,912,304                            1.0602% |                       | 
|             securities       |                                              |                       | 
|                              |                                              |                       | 
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|             (2) Derivatives  |                                              |                       | 
|             (other than      |                                              |                       | 
|             options)         |                                              |                       | 
|                              |                                              |                       | 
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|             (3) Options and  |                                              |                       | 
|             agreements to    |                                              |                       | 
|             purchase/sell    |                                              |                       | 
|                              |                                              |                       | 
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| Total                        | 1,912,304                            1.0602% |                       | 
|                              |                                              |                       | 
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(b)        Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, 
other than the class dealt in (Note 3) 
 
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| Class of relevant security:  | Long                 | Short                 | 
|                              |                      |                       | 
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|                              | Number               | Number                | 
|                              | (%)                  | (%)                   | 
+------------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ 
|             (1) Relevant     |                      |                       | 
|             securities       |                      |                       | 
|                              |                      |                       | 
+------------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ 
|             (2) Derivatives  |                      |                       | 
|             (other than      |                      |                       | 
|             options)         |                      |                       | 
|                              |                      |                       | 
+------------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ 
|             (3) Options and  |                      |                       | 
|             agreements to    |                      |                       | 
|             purchase/sell    |                      |                       | 
|                              |                      |                       | 
+------------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ 
| Total                        |                      |                       | 
|                              |                      |                       | 
+------------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ 
 
(c)        Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 
 
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| Class of relevant security:  | Details                                      | 
|                              |                                              | 
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|                              |                                              | 
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3.         DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 
(a)        Purchases and sales 
 
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| Purchase/sale           | Number of securities   | Price per unit (Note 5)  | 
|                         |                        |                          | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Sale                    | 132,580                | GBP 6.8850               | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
 
 
(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
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| Product      | Long/short     | Number of securities  | Price per unit      | 
| name,        | (Note 6)       | (Note 7)              | (Note 5)            | 
| e.g. CFD     |                |                       |                     | 
+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+---------------------+ 
|              |                |                       |                     | 
+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+---------------------+ 
 
 
 
(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
+--------------+-------------+--------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+ 
| Product      | Writing,    | Number of    | Exercise | Type,     | Expiry | Option        | 
| name,        | selling,    | securities   | price    | e.g.      |        | money         | 
| e.g. call    | purchasing, | to which the |          | American, | date   | paid/received | 
| option       | varying     | option       |          | European  |        | per unit      | 
|              | etc.        | relates      |          | etc.      |        | (Note 5)      | 
|              |             | (Note 7)     |          |           |        |               | 
+--------------+-------------+--------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+ 
|              |             |              |          |           |        |               | 
+--------------+-------------+--------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+ 
 
(ii)        Exercising 
 
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| Product name, e.g. call | Number of securities   | Exercise price per unit  | 
| option                  |                        | (Note 5)                 | 
|                         |                        |                          | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
|                         |                        |                          | 
|                         |                        |                          | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
 
(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
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| Nature of transaction   | Details                | Price per unit (if       | 
| (Note 8)                |                        | applicable) (Note 5)     | 
|                         |                        |                          | 
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|                         |                        |                          | 
|                         |                        |                          | 
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4.         OTHER INFORMATION 
 
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
 
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| Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the      | 
| person disclosing and any 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.                                              | 
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| None                                                                         | 
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO 
 
 
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| Date of disclosure                         | 18th March 2010                 | 
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| Contact name                               | Sebastian Colquhoun             | 
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| Telephone number                           | 020 7509 1264                   | 
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| If a connected EFM, name of offeree /      |                                 | 
| offeror with which connected               |                                 | 
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| If a connected EFM, state nature of        |                                 | 
| connection (Note 10)                       |                                 | 
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Notes 
 
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at 
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk 
 
 
 
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