Rule 8.3 - VT GROUP PLC

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              VT GROUP PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP 0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               21 APRIL 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)





(1) Relevant               5,416,929   (3.11%)        16,210    (0.01%)
securities
(2) Derivatives               16,210   (0.01%)       229,596    (0.13%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and                    0   (0.00%)             0    (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                      5,433,139   (3.12%)       245,806    (0.14%)


(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


  (f)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sal  Number of Securities Price per unit
e                                  (GBP)
Purchase      1,700                4.5182
Purchase      5,992                4.5159
Sale          231                  4.5675
Sale          422                  4.5591
Sale          147,255              4.5170



(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD        Long          231                   4.5675
CFD        Short         5,992                 4.5159
CFD        Short         1,700                 4.5182
CFD        Long          422                   4.5591


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product   Writing,   Number of    Exerc Type,     Expiry   Option
name,     selling,   securities   ise   e.g.      date     money
e.g. call purchasin  to which     price American           paid/rece
option    g,         the option         ,                  ived per
          varying    relates            European           unit
          etc.       (GBP)              etc.               (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)



(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                         24 APRIL 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