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               18 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       2,897,520     1.61%              0     0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives       58,038     0.03%         23,052     0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,955,558     1.64%         23,052     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      3,789                6.5720
Purchase      382                  6.6345
Purchase      424                  6.6470
Purchase      511                  6.6000
Purchase      576                  6.5495
Purchase      935                  6.6006
Purchase      935                  6.6000
Purchase      1,106                6.6040
Purchase      1,141                6.5956
Purchase      1,987                6.5531
Purchase      45                   6.6230
Purchase      2,819                6.5593
Purchase      38,659               6.4551
Purchase      33,191               6.4785
Purchase      16,157               6.5318
Purchase      11,234               6.5027
Purchase      2,077                6.6041
Sale          12,458               6.3972
Sale          29,395               6.4660
Sale          25,578               6.4748
Sale          856                  6.3996
Sale          935                  6.6000
Sale          1,100                6.6950
Sale          4,740                6.4660
Sale          9,274                6.4660
Sale          2,008                6.3972
Sale          7,779                6.5467
Sale          5,963                6.5611
Sale          57,772               6.4779
Sale          3,930                6.3972
Sale          14,344               6.5098

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD             Long         856           6.3996
CFD             Long         14344         6.5098
CFD             Long         1100          6.695
CFD             Short        11234         6.5026
CFD             Short        576           6.5494
CFD             Short        1987          6.553
CFD             Short        2819          6.5593
CFD             Short        1141          6.5955
CFD             Short        935           6.6005
CFD             Short        1106          6.6039
CFD             Short        2077          6.6041
CFD             Short        45            6.6231
CFD             Short        382           6.6345
CFD             Short        424           6.647

(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                         19 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)