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               23 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       2,607,635     1.45%              0     0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives       47,938     0.03%        789,731     0.44%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,655,573     1.47%        789,731     0.44%


(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      570,613              7.2304
Purchase      17,389               7.2303
Purchase      6,325                7.2200
Purchase      33,457               7.2081
Purchase      5,130                7.2273
Purchase      50,031               7.2274
Purchase      32,549               7.2148
Purchase      95,200               7.2291
Purchase      100,000              7.2256
Purchase      1,123                7.2193
Purchase      44,971               7.2149
Sale          6,294                7.2296
Sale          6,325                7.2200
Sale          6,154                7.2256
Sale          5,202                7.2254
Sale          6,325                7.2150
Sale          4,520                7.2025
Sale          4,353                6.9005
Sale          3,800                7.2411
Sale          10,674               7.1758
Sale          3,647                7.2025
Sale          3,482                7.2062
Sale          2,023                7.2207
Sale          1,976                6.9005
Sale          4,315                7.2062
Sale          23,640               7.2365
Sale          199,728              7.2313
Sale          100,000              7.2310
Sale          62,642               7.2313
Sale          51,629               7.2233
Sale          51,451               7.2365
Sale          33,382               7.2253
Sale          9,054                7.2229
Sale          29,640               7.2254
Sale          7,798                7.2296
Sale          18,859               7.2260
Sale          13,618               7.2254
Sale          10,709               6.9005
Sale          10,651               7.2261
Sale          1                    6.9000
Sale          9,031                7.2365
Sale          8,597                7.2261
Sale          32,197               7.2313

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         50031         7.2273
CFD            Short         95200         7.229
CFD            Short         570613        7.2303

(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                         24 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)