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 01 April 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 4,364,577 2.91% 137,176 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 215,232 0.14% 371,458 0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,579,809 3.06% 508,634 0.34%
(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
Purchase 2,318 8.1200
Purchase 12,698 8.1205
Purchase 10,226 8.1351
Purchase 8,355 8.1486
Purchase 468 8.0505
Purchase 3,680 8.1378
Purchase 3,597 8.1169
Purchase 14,703 8.1258
Purchase 976 8.2288
Purchase 1,299 8.1900
Sale 678 8.0855
Sale 1,000 8.1287
Sale 1,333 8.1538
Sale 2,100 8.0850
Sale 335 7.9100
Sale 2,926 8.1144
Sale 3,969 8.1385
Sale 4,464 8.1277
Sale 2,682 8.0949
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2100 8.085
CFD Long 2926 8.1143
CFD Long 1000 8.1287
CFD Long 6834 8.129
CFD Long 4437 8.1373
CFD Long 3969 8.1384
CFD Long 8129 8.1843
CFD Short 328 8.0504
CFD Short 140 8.0505
CFD Short 12698 8.1204
CFD Short 14703 8.1258
CFD Short 10226 8.1351
CFD Short 3680 8.1377
CFD Short 1655 8.1455
CFD Short 8355 8.1485
(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 02 April 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