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