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               17 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       2,399,517     1.33%              0     0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives       81,039     0.04%         73,710     0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,480,556     1.38%         73,710     0.04%


(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      16,637               6.8850
Purchase      4,027                6.8980
Purchase      4,888                6.9160
Purchase      5,191                6.9044
Purchase      5,213                6.8850
Purchase      5,590                6.8850
Purchase      6,715                6.8700
Purchase      3,454                6.9066
Purchase      9,033                6.8850
Purchase      9,272                6.8850
Purchase      9,769                6.8850
Purchase      10,448               6.8850
Purchase      3,977                6.9068
Purchase      12,951               6.8850
Purchase      6,715                6.8700
Purchase      34,156               6.9108
Purchase      19                   6.9100
Purchase      132,580              6.8850
Purchase      99,779               6.9064
Purchase      224                  6.8800
Purchase      790                  6.9173
Purchase      2,682                6.8850
Purchase      45,000               6.8500
Purchase      28,909               6.8850
Purchase      25,498               6.8700
Purchase      17,758               6.8850
Purchase      17,474               6.8500
Purchase      17,269               6.8850
Sale          2,804                6.9100
Sale          2,682                6.8850
Sale          1,894                6.8700
Sale          3,659                6.9058
Sale          2,093                6.8779
Sale          3,977                6.9068
Sale          2,902                6.8683
Sale          3,977                6.9062
Sale          5,082                6.8743
Sale          5,213                6.8850
Sale          1                    6.8750
Sale          8,155                6.8694
Sale          220,229              6.9004
Sale          12,951               6.8850
Sale          16,637               6.8850
Sale          17,474               6.8500
Sale          22,233               6.8672
Sale          45,000               6.8500
Sale          64,421               6.8736
Sale          132,580              6.8850
Sale          6,715                6.8700


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          3977          6.9061
CFD            Long          2804          6.91
CFD            Short         4027          6.898
CFD            Short         3454          6.9066


(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                         18 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)