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 08 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 4,600,009 3.24% 83,747 0.06%
(2) Derivatives 1,900,390 1.34% 2,052,867 1.44%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,500,399 4.57% 2,136,614 1.50%
(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 43,708 6.8325
Purchase 3,000 6.8847
Purchase 700 6.7715
Purchase 726 6.8388
Purchase 3,111 6.8104
Purchase 700 6.9189
Purchase 1,394 6.8690
Purchase 43,708 6.7750
Purchase 4,886 6.7638
Purchase 2,860 6.7721
Purchase 259 Transfer
Purchase 1,221 6.8599
Purchase 2,118 6.8613
Purchase 202 6.8690
Sale 175 6.7662
Sale 4,000 6.7653
Sale 3,000 6.9103
Sale 700 6.9189
Sale 259 Transfer
Sale 1,620 6.7750
Sale 2,118 6.8263
Sale 43,708 6.9150
Sale 43,708 6.8325
Sale 301 6.7712
Sale 8,820 6.8193
Sale 1,806 6.9094
Sale 43,708 6.8325
Sale 700 6.9189
Sale 12,142 6.8720
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1221 6.8599
CFD Short 2118 6.8613
CFD Short 2579 6.8917
CFD Long 1620 6.775
CFD Long 8820 6.8193
CFD Long 2118 6.8263
CFD Long 20707 6.8351
CFD Long 12142 6.872
CFD Long 1806 6.9093
CFD Long 700 6.9188
(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 09 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