Rule 8.3 - VT Group Plc

 
TIDMVTG 
 
FORM 8.3 
 
   DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 
                        (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 
 
1. KEY INFORMATION 
 
Name of person dealing (Note 1) Magnetar Financial (UK) LLP 
 
Company dealt in                VT Group Plc 
 
Class of relevant security to   Ordinary Shares 
which the dealings being 
disclosed relate (Note 2) 
 
Date of dealing                 April 8, 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 securities 
 
(2) Derivatives (other than      5,120,709     2.83% 
options) 
 
(3) Options and agreements to 
purchase/sell 
 
Total                            5,120,709     2.83% 
 
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other 
than the class dealt in (Note 3) 
 
                                         Long                    Short 
 
                                  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 (Note 5) 
 
 
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
Product name,  Long/short (Note  Number of securities     Price per unit (Note 
e.g. CFD       6)                (Note 7)                 5) 
 
CFD            Long              131,647                  755.0438p (GBP 
                                                          7.550438) 
 
(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 
e.g. call     selling,    securities to price    American,  date    money 
option        purchasing, which the              European           paid/ 
              varying     option                 etc.               received 
              etc.        relates (Note                             per unit 
                          7)                                        (Note 5) 
 
 
(ii) Exercising 
 
Product name, e.g. call    Number of securities      Exercise price per unit 
option                                               (Note 5) 
 
 
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
Nature of transaction      Details                   Price per unit (if 
(Note 8)                                             applicable) (Note 5) 
 
 
4. 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. 
 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO 
 
Date of disclosure                           April 9, 2010 
 
Contact name                                 Cassie Peterson 
 
Telephone number                             847-905-4692 
 
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror 
with which connected 
 
If a connected EFM, state nature of 
connection (Note 10) 
 
 
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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