TIDMSKS TIDMBAB TIDMMCHL TIDMVTG 
 
RNS Number : 2129H 
Merrill Lynch Int(EPT) 
16 February 2010 
 

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|                                                                |  FORM    | 
|                                                                | 38.5(a)  | 
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|                                                                |          | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |    DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS      | 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |          WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS           | 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |          DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY          | 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |          (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code))          | 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 1. KEY INFORMATION                                                       | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Name of exempt principal       |      Merrill Lynch International       | 
| | trader                         |                                        | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Company dealt in               |            Shanks Group Plc            | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Class of relevant security to  |                Common                  | 
| | which the                      |                                        | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | dealings being disclosed relate                                          | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Date of dealing                |              15/02/2010                | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 2. DEALINGS                                                              | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (a) Purchases and sales                                                  | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |  Highest price paid    |  |   Lowest price paid    | 
| |      securities        |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+ 
| |       purchased        | 
+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        15,072          |        GBP 1.19        |        GBP 1.19        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |Highest price received  |  | Lowest price received  | 
| |    securities sold     |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        16,977          |        GBP 1.20        |        GBP 1.18        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           2,597            |   GBP 1.18    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           1,509            |   GBP 1.19    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
|  | Product   | Writing,  | Number of  | Exercise | Type,    | Expiry   | Option     | 
| | name      |           |            |          | e.g.     |          |            | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
| |           | selling,  | securities | price   | American, | date     | money      | 
| |           |           | under      |         |           |          |            | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
| | eg call   | purchasing, | option             | European etc      | paid/received | 
| | option    |             |                    |                   |               | 
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
+------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|            | varying etc.                                      | per unit   | 
+------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+ 
|  |           |           |  |            |         |          |  |          |  |          | 
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (ii) Exercising                                                          | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+ 
|  | Product name           | Number of securities  | Exercise price             | 
| |                        | under                 |                            | 
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 
| | eg call option         | option                                           | 
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+ 
|  |                        |                      |  |                         | 
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+ 
 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 3. OTHER INFORMATION                                                    | 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 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.                                                       | 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | NONE                                                                    | 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Date of disclosure                 |             16/02/2010              | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Contact name                       |           Bhavika Mistry            | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Telephone number                   |          +44 207 995 4747           | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Name of offeree/offeror with whom  |    Carlyle Europe Partners III      | 
| | connected                          |        Participations Sarl          | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Nature of connection #             |              Advisor                | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
|                                                                |  FORM    | 
|                                                                | 38.5(a)  | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
|                                                                |          | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |    DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS      | 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |          WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS           | 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |          DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY          | 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |          (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code))          | 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 1. KEY INFORMATION                                                       | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Name of exempt principal       |      Merrill Lynch International       | 
| | trader                         |                                        | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Company dealt in               |      Babcock International Group       | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Class of relevant security to  |                Common                  | 
| | which the                      |                                        | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | dealings being disclosed relate                                          | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Date of dealing                |              15/02/2010                | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 2. DEALINGS                                                              | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (a) Purchases and sales                                                  | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |  Highest price paid    |  |   Lowest price paid    | 
| |      securities        |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+ 
| |       purchased        | 
+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        75,896          |        GBP 5.56        |        GBP 5.05        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |Highest price received  |  | Lowest price received  | 
| |    securities sold     |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        107,288         |        GBP 5.54        |        GBP 5.03        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          18,013            |   GBP 5.05    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |          49,535            |   GBP 5.37    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
|  | Product   | Writing,  | Number of  | Exercise | Type,    | Expiry   | Option     | 
| | name      |           |            |          | e.g.     |          |            | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
| |           | selling,  | securities | price   | American, | date     | money      | 
| |           |           | under      |         |           |          |            | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
| | eg call   | purchasing, | option             | European etc      | paid/received | 
| | option    |             |                    |                   |               | 
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
+------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|            | varying etc.                                      | per unit   | 
+------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+ 
|  |           |           |  |            |         |          |  |          |  |          | 
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (ii) Exercising                                                          | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+ 
|  | Product name           | Number of securities  | Exercise price             | 
| |                        | under                 |                            | 
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 
| | eg call option         | option                                           | 
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+ 
|  |                        |                      |  |                         | 
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+ 
 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 3. OTHER INFORMATION                                                    | 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 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.                                                       | 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | NONE                                                                    | 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Date of disclosure                 |             16/02/2010              | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Contact name                       |           Bhavika Mistry            | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Telephone number                   |          +44 207 995 4747           | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Name of offeree/offeror with whom  |            VT Group Plc             | 
| | connected                          |                                     | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Nature of connection #             |              Advisor                | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
|                                                                |  FORM    | 
|                                                                | 38.5(a)  | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
|                                                                |          | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |    DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS      | 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |          WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS           | 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |          DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY          | 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |          (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code))          | 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 1. KEY INFORMATION                                                       | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Name of exempt principal       |      Merrill Lynch International       | 
| | trader                         |                                        | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Company dealt in               |           Mouchel Group Plc            | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Class of relevant security to  |                Common                  | 
| | which the                      |                                        | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | dealings being disclosed relate                                          | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Date of dealing                |              15/02/2010                | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 2. DEALINGS                                                              | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (a) Purchases and sales                                                  | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |  Highest price paid    |  |   Lowest price paid    | 
| |      securities        |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+ 
| |       purchased        | 
+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        405,441         |        GBP 2.78        |        GBP 2.03        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |Highest price received  |  | Lowest price received  | 
| |    securities sold     |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        212,170         |        GBP 2.77        |        GBP 2.05        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          101,137           |   GBP 2.76    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          100,000           |   GBP 2.76    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          48,863            |   GBP 2.76    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          27,978            |   GBP 2.23    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          22,021            |   GBP 2.23    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           3,406            |   GBP 2.47    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           2,182            |   GBP 2.47    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           1,663            |   GBP 2.47    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            990             |   GBP 2.47    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |            164             |   GBP 2.37    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |             1              |   GBP 2.23    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |            164             |   GBP 2.67    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           7,815            |   GBP 2.33    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
|  | Product   | Writing,  | Number of  | Exercise | Type,    | Expiry   | Option     | 
| | name      |           |            |          | e.g.     |          |            | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
| |           | selling,  | securities | price   | American, | date     | money      | 
| |           |           | under      |         |           |          |            | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
| | eg call   | purchasing, | option             | European etc      | paid/received | 
| | option    |             |                    |                   |               | 
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
+------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|            | varying etc.                                      | per unit   | 
+------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+ 
|  |           |           |  |            |         |          |  |          |  |          | 
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (ii) Exercising                                                          | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+ 
|  | Product name           | Number of securities  | Exercise price             | 
| |                        | under                 |                            | 
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 
| | eg call option         | option                                           | 
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+ 
|  |                        |                      |  |                         | 
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+ 
 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 3. OTHER INFORMATION                                                    | 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 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.                                                       | 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | NONE                                                                    | 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Date of disclosure                 |             16/02/2010              | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Contact name                       |           Bhavika Mistry            | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Telephone number                   |          +44 207 995 4747           | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Name of offeree/offeror with whom  |            VT Group Plc             | 
| | connected                          |                                     | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Nature of connection #             |              Advisor                | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
|                                                                |  FORM    | 
|                                                                | 38.5(a)  | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
|                                                                |          | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |    DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS      | 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |          WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS           | 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |          DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY          | 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|         |          (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code))          | 
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 1. KEY INFORMATION                                                       | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Name of exempt principal       |      Merrill Lynch International       | 
| | trader                         |                                        | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Company dealt in               |              VT Group Plc              | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Class of relevant security to  |                Common                  | 
| | which the                      |                                        | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | dealings being disclosed relate                                          | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|  | Date of dealing                |              15/02/2010                | 
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 2. DEALINGS                                                              | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (a) Purchases and sales                                                  | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |  Highest price paid    |  |   Lowest price paid    | 
| |      securities        |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+ 
| |       purchased        | 
+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        417,321         |        GBP 5.95        |        GBP 4.90        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
|  |    Total number of     |Highest price received  |  | Lowest price received  | 
| |    securities sold     |                        | |                        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
|  |        357,773         |        GBP 5.94        |        GBP 4.89        | 
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          78,805            |   GBP 5.87    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          21,994            |   GBP 5.72    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |          15,233            |   GBP 5.72    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Long Swap   |      LONG       |           1,351            |   GBP 4.93    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
|  |   Product    |  |   Short/Long    |  |    Number of securities    |  Price per    | 
| |    name,     | |                 | |                            |     unit      | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
| |   eg. CFD    | |                 | 
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |           1,253            |   GBP 5.44    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |          15,233            |   GBP 5.44    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
| |  Short Swap  |      SHORT      |          35,125            |   GBP 5.85    | 
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities        | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
|  | Product   | Writing,  | Number of  | Exercise | Type,    | Expiry   | Option     | 
| | name      |           |            |          | e.g.     |          |            | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
| |           | selling,  | securities | price   | American, | date     | money      | 
| |           |           | under      |         |           |          |            | 
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
| | eg call   | purchasing, | option             | European etc      | paid/received | 
| | option    |             |                    |                   |               | 
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+ 
+------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|            | varying etc.                                      | per unit   | 
+------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+ 
|  |           |           |  |            |         |          |  |          |  |          | 
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+ 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (ii) Exercising                                                          | 
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+ 
|  | Product name           | Number of securities  | Exercise price             | 
| |                        | under                 |                            | 
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 
| | eg call option         | option                                           | 
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+ 
|  |                        |                      |  |                         | 
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+ 
 
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|  | 3. OTHER INFORMATION                                                    | 
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+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 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.                                                       | 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | NONE                                                                    | 
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Date of disclosure                 |             16/02/2010              | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Contact name                       |           Bhavika Mistry            | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Telephone number                   |          +44 207 995 4747           | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Name of offeree/offeror with whom  |            VT Group Plc             | 
| | connected                          |                                     | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
|  | Nature of connection #             |              Advisor                | 
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 
 
 
 
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