Rule 8.3 - VT 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 VT GROUP
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 14 December 2009
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 3,101,674 1.73% 0 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 30,012 0.02% 59,788 0.03%
(other than
options
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 3,131,686 1.74% 59,788 0.03%
(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 2,607 5.2469
Purchase 593 5.4350
Purchase 1,400 5.2114
Purchase 1,429 5.4258
Purchase 200 5.3550
Purchase 2,607 5.2474
Purchase 2,716 5.3129
Purchase 3,396 5.2588
Purchase 3,501 5.2441
Purchase 5,674 5.2389
Purchase 6,897 5.4276
Sale 3,099 5.3468
Sale 24,799 5.3780
Sale 4,791 5.4501
Sale 1,801 5.2256
Sale 1,573 5.4501
Sale 1,475 5.4228
Sale 989 5.4501
Sale 10,394 5.2414
Sale 2,607 5.2469
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1801 5.2256
CFD Long 10394 5.2413
CFD Long 3099 5.3467
CFD Short 1400 5.2114
CFD Short 3501 5.2441
CFD Short 2607 5.2473
CFD Short 3396 5.2587
(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 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 (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
None
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 15 December 2009
Contact name Geoff Smith
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