Rule 8.3 - VIRIDIAN GROUP

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 VIRIDIAN GROUP Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.277778 to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 24 November 2006 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 3,517,874 2.88% 18,326 0.01% securities (2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 164,706 0.13% (other than options) (3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00% agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,517,874 2.87% 183,032 0.15% (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 1,067 13.1700 Purchase 10,692 13.18 Sale 18,326 13.1800 NB: The below transactions which were disclosed on 22/11/2006 have been cancelled Purchase 21,384 13.18 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per unit (e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities (GBP) CFD Short 4988 13.1735 CFD Short 2494 13.1735 CFD Long 18326 13.1800 NB: The below transactions which were disclosed on 23/11/2006 have been cancelled Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP) Short 4,988 13.1735 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP) (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 (GBP) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (Note 8) (if 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 27 November 2006 Contact name BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE 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) 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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