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 30 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 4,398,668 3.09% 121,564 0.09%
(2) Derivatives 2,549,056 1.79% 2,528,321 1.78%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,947,724 4.89% 2,649,885 1.86%
(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 13,300 7.6808
Purchase 947 7.8638
Purchase 66 Transfer
Purchase 500 7.6640
Purchase 63 7.6681
Purchase 1,000 7.9365
Purchase 2,601 7.6754
Purchase 9,310 7.7036
Purchase 6,319 7.7441
Purchase 200 7.8365
Purchase 66 Transfer
Purchase 673 7.6707
Purchase 18,091 7.7359
Purchase 597 7.8905
Purchase 49 7.9048
Purchase 3,594 7.7031
Sale 1,500 7.6765
Sale 4,009 7.7450
Sale 6,172 7.6812
Sale 767 7.6493
Sale 66 Transfer
Sale 300 7.7360
Sale 49 7.9048
Sale 120 7.7710
Sale 749 7.7365
Sale 304 7.6620
Sale 3,211 7.6901
Sale 500 7.8355
Sale 66 Transfer
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 673 7.6706
CFD Short 13300 7.6807
CFD Short 3594 7.7031
CFD Short 9310 7.7036
CFD Short 6319 7.7441
CFD Short 200 7.8365
CFD Long 767 7.6493
CFD Long 3211 7.6901
CFD Long 4009 7.745
(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 31 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