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 02 october 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 4,727,570 3.33% 146,277 0.10%
(2) Derivatives 1,707,099 1.20% 1,955,476 1.38%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,434,669 4.53% 2,101,753 1.48%
(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 700 7.0788
Purchase 2,673 7.0445
Purchase 702 7.0688
Purchase 1,700 7.0538
Purchase 700 7.0838
Purchase 900 6.9600
Purchase 600 7.0838
Purchase 1,271 6.8502
Purchase 11,835 7.0533
Purchase 2,733 7.0010
Purchase 2,107 6.9745
Purchase 8,745 7.0529
Purchase 1,500 7.0504
Purchase 347 Transfer
Sale 72,839 7.0737
Sale 705 7.0710
Sale 1,500 7.0205
Sale 250 7.0715
Sale 1,700 7.0538
Sale 347 Transfer
Sale 102 7.0286
Sale 454 7.0741
Sale 600 7.0810
Sale 8,620 7.0550
Sale 2,658 7.0044
Sale 982 7.0700
Sale 32,276 7.0448
Sale 4,882 7.0527
Sale 8,745 7.0529
Sale 10,497 7.0550
Sale 1,700 7.0538
Sale 1,072 7.0850
Sale 8,745 7.0529
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1271 6.8501
CFD Short 900 6.96
CFD Short 2107 6.9745
CFD Short 2733 7.0009
CFD Short 2673 7.0444
CFD Short 11449 7.0529
CFD Short 11835 7.0532
CFD Long 2658 7.0043
CFD Long 102 7.0286
CFD Long 32276 7.0448
CFD Long 4882 7.0526
CFD Long 8745 7.0528
CFD Long 1700 7.0538
CFD Long 35962 7.0576
CFD Long 72839 7.0736
CFD Long 454 7.0741
(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 03 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