Rule 8.3 - VENTURE PRODUCTION

The Rule 8.3 Report published on 31 July 2009 showed an incorrect Long Relevant Securities position. This has been
corrected on today's report.

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               31 July 2009

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       4,116,673     2.75%         20,032     0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives      303,308     0.20%        576,733     0.39%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,419,981     2.95%        596,765     0.40%



(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      474                  8.3450
Purchase      17,380               8.3513
Purchase      9,817                8.3500
Purchase      7,437                8.3477
Purchase      1,581                8.3407
Purchase      29,359               8.3350
Sale          108                  8.3355
Sale          111                  8.3455
Sale          119                  8.3455
Sale          119                  8.3455
Sale          165                  8.3455
Sale          167                  8.3355
Sale          190                  8.3455
Sale          193                  8.3405
Sale          229                  8.3355
Sale          101                  8.3355
Sale          1,414                8.3383
Sale          1,465                8.3420
Sale          1,831                8.3420
Sale          7,380                8.3300
Sale          13,927               8.3360
Sale          21,602               8.3334
Sale          29,359               8.3350
Sale          267                  8.3355


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          21602         8.3334
CFD            Long          13927         8.3359
CFD            Long          1414          8.3383
CFD            Long          1465          8.3476
CFD            Short         471           8.33
CFD            Short         889           8.3375
CFD            Short         730           8.338
CFD            Short         1581          8.3406
CFD            Short         7437          8.3477
CFD            Short         374           8.35
CFD            Short         17380         8.3512


(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 August 2009
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