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 16 February 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 2,912,850 1.62% 0 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 92,381 0.05% 20,141 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 3,005,231 1.67% 20,141 0.01%
(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 466 5.9500
Purchase 26,315 5.9087
Purchase 1,014 5.8904
Purchase 1,343 5.8705
Purchase 19,296 5.9049
Purchase 19,064 5.9096
Purchase 1,964 5.9141
Purchase 14,606 5.9324
Purchase 1 5.9300
Purchase 6,528 5.9004
Sale 10,000 5.8900
Sale 2,151 5.9229
Sale 2,752 5.9042
Sale 4,356 5.9191
Sale 7,959 5.9166
Sale 8,463 5.9500
Sale 50,056 5.9114
Sale 10,000 5.8900
Sale 15,792 5.9114
Sale 19,668 5.9234
Sale 20,000 5.8900
Sale 35,705 5.9120
Sale 8,070 5.9114
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 4356 5.9191
CFD Long 19668 5.9233
CFD Short 1343 5.8704
CFD Short 19064 5.9095
CFD Short 1964 5.914
CFD Short 14606 5.9324
(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 17 February 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)