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               12 March 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       2,521,331     1.40%              0     0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives       71,722     0.04%        105,315     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,593,053     1.44%        105,315     0.06%


(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      15,379               6.7750
Purchase      4,498                6.8000
Purchase      2,946                6.7924
Purchase      5,095                6.7700
Purchase      6,492                6.7860
Purchase      6,715                6.8000
Purchase      2,863                6.7850
Purchase      2,776                6.8000
Purchase      1,952                6.7954
Purchase      8,795                6.7750
Purchase      10,808               6.7551
Purchase      4,473                6.7872
Purchase      12,000               6.7800
Purchase      22,021               6.7850
Purchase      86,260               6.7849
Purchase      56,200               6.7761
Purchase      46,230               6.7898
Purchase      44,905               6.7728
Purchase      346                  6.7700
Purchase      1,217                6.8000
Purchase      37,094               6.8000
Purchase      7,826                6.7800
Purchase      600                  6.7811
Purchase      21,053               6.7835
Purchase      16,313               6.7692
Sale          1,763                6.7915
Sale          1,514                6.7200
Sale          1,200                6.7625
Sale          346                  6.7750
Sale          5,095                6.7700
Sale          6,715                6.8000
Sale          60                   6.7750
Sale          7,826                6.7800
Sale          229,686              6.7944
Sale          8,795                6.7750
Sale          12,000               6.7800
Sale          15,379               6.7750
Sale          22,021               6.7850
Sale          37,094               6.8000
Sale          44,905               6.7728
Sale          6,715                6.8000


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1514          6.72
CFD            Short         10808         6.7551
CFD            Short         16313         6.7691
CFD            Short         600           6.7811


(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                         15 March 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)