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 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       2,411,660     1.34%              0     0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives       81,039     0.04%         88,221     0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,492,699     1.38%         88,221     0.05%


(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      1,875                6.8687
Purchase      5,104                6.8725
Purchase      5,332                6.8755
Purchase      5,492                6.8725
Purchase      2,624                6.8725
Purchase      6,662                6.8650
Purchase      6,662                6.8550
Purchase      2,500                6.8690
Purchase      8,253                6.8650
Purchase      8,832                6.8725
Purchase      9,113                6.8725
Purchase      10,241               6.8725
Purchase      3,947                6.8675
Purchase      10,601               6.8725
Purchase      6,750                6.8794
Purchase      25,563               6.8800
Purchase      14,449               6.8700
Purchase      245,791              6.8677
Purchase      16,276               6.8725
Purchase      16,673               6.8725
Purchase      17,401               6.8725
Purchase      17,574               6.8722
Purchase      372                  6.8650
Purchase      130,422              6.8725
Purchase      10,485               6.8700
Purchase      28,065               6.8725
Purchase      50,000               6.8784
Sale          3,679                6.8952
Sale          3,262                6.8700
Sale          2,624                6.8725
Sale          1,320                6.8775
Sale          2,265                6.8700
Sale          639                  6.8650
Sale          1,292                6.8900
Sale          500                  6.8700
Sale          4,200                6.8700
Sale          4,407                6.8700
Sale          5,104                6.8725
Sale          6,662                6.8550
Sale          148                  6.8950
Sale          8,200                6.8700
Sale          431,085              6.8804
Sale          12,644               6.8720
Sale          14,052               6.8700
Sale          14,955               6.8706
Sale          16,276               6.8725
Sale          25,563               6.8800
Sale          130,422              6.8725
Sale          7,093                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            Short         6750          6.8793

(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 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)