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               25 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       3,007,904     1.67%         88,248     0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives       47,925     0.03%      1,176,825     0.65%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              3,055,829     1.69%      1,265,073     0.70%


(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      13,994               7.2409
Purchase      1,976                7.2450
Purchase      98                   7.2500
Purchase      1,450                7.2517
Purchase      200,000              7.2442
Purchase      7,128                7.2519
Purchase      1,001                7.2514
Purchase      3,272                7.2526
Purchase      10,624               7.2492
Purchase      18,017               7.2451
Purchase      19,258               7.2331
Purchase      27,645               7.2535
Purchase      448                  7.2600
Purchase      168                  7.2250
Purchase      88,437               7.2541
Sale          7,095                6.8725
Sale          532                  7.2550
Sale          489                  7.2425
Sale          1,311                6.8725
Sale          394                  7.2425
Sale          2,885                6.8725
Sale          659                  7.2550
Sale          4,446                7.2540
Sale          5,318                7.2440
Sale          5,509                7.2540
Sale          6,758                7.2854
Sale          8,373                7.2854
Sale          9,431                7.2404
Sale          15,006               7.2510
Sale          24,993               7.2505
Sale          24,997               7.2355
Sale          30,967               7.2505
Sale          37,394               7.2539
Sale          63,341               7.2552
Sale          6,589                7.2440

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          9431          7.2404
CFD            Short         8108          7.233
CFD            Short         11150         7.2331
CFD            Short         200000        7.2442
CFD            Short         1001          7.2514
CFD            Short         27645         7.2534

(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                         26 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)