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)