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 19 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 2,881,635 1.60% 0 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 83,161 0.05% 20,141 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 2,964,796 1.65% 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 4,527 6.4508
Purchase 541 6.4831
Purchase 600 6.4500
Purchase 1,267 6.5500
Purchase 1,267 6.5500
Purchase 1,662 6.4798
Purchase 1,873 6.4794
Purchase 2,754 6.4128
Purchase 26 6.4850
Purchase 2,763 6.4667
Purchase 7,067 6.4483
Purchase 7,416 6.4505
Purchase 8,608 6.4527
Purchase 17,828 6.4629
Purchase 9,496 6.4500
Purchase 150,000 6.4695
Purchase 11,714 6.4696
Purchase 12,788 6.4430
Purchase 13,907 6.4878
Purchase 9,122 6.4806
Purchase 99,289 6.4504
Sale 67 6.4850
Sale 308 6.4850
Sale 150,000 6.4760
Sale 749 6.4707
Sale 840 6.4389
Sale 979 6.4100
Sale 21,748 6.4445
Sale 1,267 6.5500
Sale 5,964 6.4515
Sale 1,422 6.4607
Sale 1,728 6.4782
Sale 17,520 6.4632
Sale 150,000 6.4695
Sale 6,481 6.4428
Sale 10,143 6.4705
Sale 9,917 6.4557
Sale 1,267 6.5500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 840 6.4389
CFD Long 6481 6.4428
CFD Long 21748 6.4445
CFD Long 1728 6.4782
CFD Short 2763 6.4667
(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 22 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)