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)