TIDMSKS TIDMMCHL TIDMVTG 
 
RNS Number : 2680G 
Merrill Lynch Int(EPT) 
28 January 2010 
 

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|                                                                        |    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 trader    |         Merrill Lynch International          | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| | Company dealt in                   |              Shanks Group Plc                | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| | Class of relevant security to      |                    Common                    | 
| | which the                          |                                              | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | dealings being disclosed relate                                                   | 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| | Date of dealing                    |                  27/01/2010                  | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | 2. DEALINGS                                                                       | 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (a) Purchases and sales                                                            | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
| |      Total number of      |    Highest price paid     | |     Lowest price paid      | 
| |        securities         |                           | |                            | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+ 
| |        purchased          | 
+-+---------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| |          41,571           |         GBP 1.20          |          GBP 1.20          | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
| |      Total number of      |  Highest price received   | |   Lowest price received    | 
| |      securities sold      |                           | |                            | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| |          40,533           |         GBP 1.22          |          GBP 1.20          | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                                  | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
| |Product name,   | |    Short/Long     | |     Number of securities      |Price per unit   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
| |    eg. CFD     | |                   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |            16,848             |    GBP 1.20    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |              876              |    GBP 1.20    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |            1,154              |    GBP 1.20    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |            1,604              |    GBP 1.21    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |            3,005              |    GBP 1.20    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |            3,152              |    GBP 1.20    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |            11,189             |    GBP 1.20    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |              596              |    GBP 1.21    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
| |Product name,   | |    Short/Long     | |     Number of securities      |Price per unit   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
| |    eg. CFD     | |                   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            4,890              |    GBP 1.21    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            1,154              |    GBP 1.22    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            4,438              |    GBP 1.21    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            3,592              |    GBP 1.21    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            3,005              |    GBP 1.21    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            2,972              |    GBP 1.22    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            2,480              |    GBP 1.22    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            2,286              |    GBP 1.21    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            1,380              |    GBP 1.21    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            11,189             |    GBP 1.21    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (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                      |                28/01/2010                | 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
| | 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 trader    |         Merrill Lynch International          | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| | Company dealt in                   |              Mouchel Group Plc               | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| | Class of relevant security to      |                    Common                    | 
| | which the                          |                                              | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | dealings being disclosed relate                                                   | 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| | Date of dealing                    |                  27/01/2010                  | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | 2. DEALINGS                                                                       | 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (a) Purchases and sales                                                            | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
| |      Total number of      |    Highest price paid     | |     Lowest price paid      | 
| |        securities         |                           | |                            | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+ 
| |        purchased          | 
+-+---------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| |          12,013           |         GBP 2.55          |          GBP 2.55          | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
| |      Total number of      |  Highest price received   | |   Lowest price received    | 
| |      securities sold      |                           | |                            | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| |          14,722           |         GBP 2.56          |          GBP 2.55          | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                                  | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
| |Product name,   | |    Short/Long     | |     Number of securities      |Price per unit   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
| |    eg. CFD     | |                   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |            4,220              |    GBP 2.55    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |            3,345              |    GBP 2.55    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |            2,228              |    GBP 2.55    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |            2,080              |    GBP 2.55    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |              120              |    GBP 2.53    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |              20               |    GBP 2.53    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
| |Product name,   | |    Short/Long     | |     Number of securities      |Price per unit   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
| |    eg. CFD     | |                   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |              934              |    GBP 2.55    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            1,053              |    GBP 2.55    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            1,175              |    GBP 2.55    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            1,530              |    GBP 2.57    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            1,576              |    GBP 2.54    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            2,080              |    GBP 2.54    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            2,574              |    GBP 2.56    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            3,800              |    GBP 2.55    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (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                      |                28/01/2010                | 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
| | 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 trader    |         Merrill Lynch International          | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| | Company dealt in                   |                VT Group Plc                  | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| | Class of relevant security to      |                    Common                    | 
| | which the                          |                                              | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | dealings being disclosed relate                                                   | 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| | Date of dealing                    |                  27/01/2010                  | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | 2. DEALINGS                                                                       | 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (a) Purchases and sales                                                            | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
| |      Total number of      |    Highest price paid     | |     Lowest price paid      | 
| |        securities         |                           | |                            | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+ 
| |        purchased          | 
+-+---------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| |          2,706            |         GBP 5.45          |          GBP 5.39          | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
| |      Total number of      |  Highest price received   | |   Lowest price received    | 
| |      securities sold      |                           | |                            | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| |          11,634           |         GBP 5.46          |          GBP 5.39          | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                                  | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
| |Product name,   | |    Short/Long     | |     Number of securities      |Price per unit   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
| |    eg. CFD     | |                   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |              310              |    GBP 5.45    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |              133              |    GBP 5.45    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |              56               |    GBP 5.45    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
| |Product name,   | |    Short/Long     | |     Number of securities      |Price per unit   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
| |    eg. CFD     | |                   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |              399              |    GBP 5.45    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            1,693              |    GBP 5.43    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            2,219              |    GBP 5.43    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            5,116              |    GBP 5.44    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (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                      |                28/01/2010                | 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
| | 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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