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               04 January 2010

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       3,225,902     1.80%              0     0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives       19,365     0.01%        102,682     0.06%
(other than
options
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              3,245,267     1.81%        102,682     0.06%


(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      900                  5.2659
Purchase      1,885                5.2723
Purchase      1,860                5.2965
Purchase      11,315               5.2401
Purchase      1,653                5.3064
Purchase      1,199                5.2293
Purchase      2,295                5.2728
Purchase      981                  5.3000
Purchase      1,800                5.2778
Purchase      806                  5.2800
Purchase      793                  5.3071
Purchase      658                  5.2800
Purchase      612                  5.2750
Purchase      599                  5.2550
Purchase      491                  5.2950
Purchase      1,064                5.2813
Purchase      10,322               5.3252
Purchase      6,867                5.3126
Purchase      1,623                5.2600
Purchase      2,866                5.2976
Purchase      5,436                5.2798
Purchase      7,982                5.2771
Purchase      5,222                5.2690
Purchase      8,452                5.2737
Purchase      6,277                5.2480
Purchase      3,379                5.3231
Purchase      2,947                5.3113
Sale          740                  5.2490
Sale          410                  5.2717
Sale          347                  5.3691
Sale          666                  5.2525
Sale          273                  5.3200
Sale          199                  5.2297
Sale          688                  5.2650
Sale          97                   5.3000
Sale          43                   5.3600
Sale          8,890                5.3211
Sale          7,970                5.2703
Sale          1,003                5.3095
Sale          1,171                5.3057
Sale          1,194                5.2765
Sale          1,413                5.3063
Sale          3                    5.2800
Sale          4,518                5.2892
Sale          1,860                5.2627
Sale          1,885                5.2718
Sale          2,947                5.3108
Sale          2,012                5.2807
Sale          2,187                5.2736
Sale          2,947                5.3113
Sale          6,179                5.2754


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1860          5.2627
CFD            Long          7970          5.2703
CFD            Long          1171          5.3056
CFD            Short         7982          5.277
CFD            Short         1800          5.2778


(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                         05 January 2010
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