Rule 8.3- VT Group plc

 

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RNS Number : 1105H 
William Blair & Company LLC 
12 February 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        | William Blair & Company, LLC      | 
| dealing  (Note 1)     |                                   | 
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| Company dealt in      | VT Group plc                      | 
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| Class of relevant     | Ord                               | 
| security to which the |                                   | 
| dealings being        |                                   | 
| disclosed             |                                   | 
| relate (Note 2)       |                                   | 
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| Date of dealing       | 12 February 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       | 
|                       |                                       |                  | 
+-----------------------+---------------------------------------+------------------+ 
|                       | Number                                | Number           | 
|                       | (%)                                   | (%)              | 
+-----------------------+---------------------------------------+------------------+ 
| (1) Relevant          | 5,047,108                     2.8%    |                  | 
| securities            |                                       |                  | 
|                       |                                       |                  | 
+-----------------------+---------------------------------------+------------------+ 
| (2) Derivatives       |                                       |                  | 
| (other than options)  |                                       |                  | 
|                       |                                       |                  | 
+-----------------------+---------------------------------------+------------------+ 
| (3) Options and       |                                       |                  | 
| agreements to         |                                       |                  | 
| purchase/sell         |                                       |                  | 
|                       |                                       |                  | 
+-----------------------+---------------------------------------+------------------+ 
| Total                 | 5,047,108                        2.8% |                  | 
|                       |                                       |                  | 
+-----------------------+---------------------------------------+------------------+ 
 
(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    |      Long      |      Short       | 
|      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     | Details                           | 
| security:             |                                   | 
|                       |                                   | 
+-----------------------+-----------------------------------+ 
|                       |                                   | 
+-----------------------+-----------------------------------+ 
 
 
 
3.         DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 
(a)        Purchases and sales 
 
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| Purchase/sale     | Number of        | Price per unit     | 
|                   | securities       | (Note 5)           | 
+-------------------+------------------+--------------------+ 
|                   |                  |                    | 
| Sale              | 15,100           | 5.218 GBP          | 
+-------------------+------------------+--------------------+ 
 
 
(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
+----------+------------+------------------+----------------+ 
| Product  | Long/short | Number of        | Price per unit | 
| name,    | (Note 6)   | securities (Note | (Note 5)       | 
| e.g. CFD |            | 7)               |                | 
+----------+------------+------------------+----------------+ 
|          |            |                  |                | 
|          |            |                  |                | 
+----------+------------+------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
 
(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
+----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+ 
| Product  | Writing,    | Number     | Exercise | Type,     | Expiry | Option        | 
| name,    | selling,    | of         | price    | e.g.      |        | money         | 
| e.g.     | purchasing, | securities |          | American, | date   | paid/received | 
| call     | varying     | to which   |          | European  |        | per unit      | 
| option   | etc.        | the option |          | etc.      |        | (Note 5)      | 
|          |             | relates    |          |           |        |               | 
|          |             | (Note 7)   |          |           |        |               | 
+----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+ 
|          |             |            |          |           |        |               | 
+----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+ 
 
 
(ii)        Exercising 
 
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| Product name,     | Number of        | Exercise price per | 
| e.g. call option  | securities       | unit (Note 5)      | 
|                   |                  |                    | 
+-------------------+------------------+--------------------+ 
|                   |                  |                    | 
|                   |                  |                    | 
+-------------------+------------------+--------------------+ 
 
(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
+-------------------+------------------+--------------------+ 
| Nature of         | Details          | Price per unit (if | 
| transaction (Note |                  | applicable) (Note  | 
| 8)                |                  | 5)                 | 
|                   |                  |                    | 
+-------------------+------------------+--------------------+ 
|                   |                  |                    | 
|                   |                  |                    | 
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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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|                                                           | 
| William Blair & Company, L.L.C., (William Blair) is an    | 
| investment adviser registered under the U.S. Investment   | 
| Advisers Act of 1940. As such, pursuant to advisory       | 
| contracts, William Blair carries out asset management     | 
| activities and has the power to purchase and sell         | 
| securities on behalf of its clients and the power to vote | 
| for most clients. Persons other than William Blair are    | 
| entitled to receive all dividends from, and proceeds from | 
| the sale of all securities reported hereunder.            | 
|                                                           | 
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) No 
 
 
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| Date of disclosure              | 12 February 2010        | 
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| Contact name                    | Nayra Calderon Najera   | 
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| Telephone number                | [phone]         | 
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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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