Rule 8.3 - VENTURE PRODUCTION
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in VENTURE PRODUCTION
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.004
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 28 September 2007
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 4,852,322 3.41% 95,023 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,462,243 1.03% 1,876,892 1.32%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,314,565 4.44% 1,971,915 1.39%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 436 6.8016
Purchase 105 6.9481
Purchase 33 6.8330
Purchase 6,446 6.8012
Purchase 3,854 6.8273
Purchase 3,648 6.7731
Purchase 3,745 6.8308
Purchase 144 6.9038
Purchase 32 6.8059
Purchase 98 6.9470
Purchase 292 6.8269
Sale 354 6.8062
Sale 1 6.9150
Sale 690 6.8910
Sale 175 6.8760
Sale 147 6.9220
Sale 31,985 6.8863
Sale 220 6.8220
Sale 1,000 6.9605
Sale 1,000 6.8520
Sale 6,468 6.8514
Sale 15,000 6.8000
Sale 3,854 6.8273
Sale 9,386 6.9229
Sale 657 6.8337
Sale 1,662 6.8000
Sale 2,644 6.8055
Sale 4,100 6.8729
Sale 1,470 6.8968
Sale 3,854 6.8273
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 3648 6.7731
CFD Short 6446 6.8011
CFD Short 32 6.8059
CFD Short 3745 6.8308
CFD Short 14166 6.8993
CFD Long 3854 6.8272
CFD Long 657 6.8337
CFD Long 6468 6.8514
CFD Long 4100 6.8729
CFD Long 34961 6.8837
CFD Long 31985 6.8863
CFD Long 1470 6.8968
CFD Long 9386 6.9228
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 01 October 2007
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk