Rule 8.3- VT Group

 

TIDMRAT TIDMVTG 
 
RNS Number : 6280E 
Rathbone Brothers PLC 
23 December 2009 
 
   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 
 
 
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| Name of person dealing  (Note 1)   | Rathbone Brothers Plc (Entity reporting)             | 
|                                    | Rathbone Investment Management LTD                   | 
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| Company dealt in                   | VT Group Plc                                         | 
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| Class of relevant security to      | 5p Ordinary                                          | 
| which the dealings being disclosed |                                                      | 
| relate (Note 2)                    |                                                      | 
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| Date of dealing                    | 22 December 2009                                     | 
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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 securities            | 1,828,169  (1.02)        |                            | 
|                                    |                          |                            | 
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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                              | 1,828,169(1.02)          |                            | 
|                                    |                          |                            | 
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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    (%)              | 
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| (1) Relevant 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                              | n/a                      |                            | 
|                                    |                          |                            | 
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(c)    Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 
 
 
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| Class of relevant security:        | Details                                              | 
|                                    |                                                      | 
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|                                    | n/a                                                  | 
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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)       | 
|                              |                             |                               | 
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| Sale                         | 300                         | 531.1p                        | 
| Sale                         | 950                         | 527.1p                        | 
|                              |                             |                               | 
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(b)Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
 
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| Product name,   | Long/short (Note   | Number of securities (Note | Price per unit (Note 5) | 
| e.g. CFD        | 6)                 | 7)                         |                         | 
+-----------------+--------------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ 
|                 |                    | n/a                        |                         | 
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(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
(i)Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
 
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| 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       |          | European   |         | per unit      | 
|                 | varying etc. | option relates  |          | etc.       |         | (Note 5)      | 
|                 |              | (Note 7)        |          |            |         |               | 
+-----------------+--------------+-----------------+----------+------------+---------+---------------+ 
|                 |              | n/a             |          |            |         |               | 
+-----------------+--------------+-----------------+----------+------------+---------+---------------+ 
 
 
 
 
(ii)Exercising 
 
 
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| Product name, e.g. call      | Number of securities        | Exercise price per unit (Note | 
| option                       |                             | 5)                            | 
|                              |                             |                               | 
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|                              | n/a                         |                               | 
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(d)Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
 
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| Nature of transaction (Note  | Details                     | Price per unit (if            | 
| 8)                           |                             | applicable) (Note 5)          | 
|                              |                             |                               | 
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|                              | n/a                         |                               | 
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4.    OTHER INFORMATION 
 
 
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives