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 15 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 4,400,594 2.94% 72,865 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 58,378 0.04% 450,022 0.30%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,458,972 2.98% 522,887 0.35%
(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 1,454 8.0450
Purchase 352 8.0250
Purchase 434 8.0250
Purchase 711 Transfer
Purchase 1,300 8.1401
Purchase 3,891 8.0290
Purchase 4,060 8.0688
Purchase 4,300 8.0955
Purchase 5,490 8.0511
Purchase 8,436 8.0637
Purchase 8,778 8.0586
Sale 4,900 8.0447
Sale 5,192 8.0981
Sale 10,063 8.0798
Sale 5,290 8.0851
Sale 38 8.0575
Sale 810 8.1095
Sale 712 8.0655
Sale 711 Transfer
Sale 700 8.0587
Sale 465 8.1505
Sale 3,769 8.0440
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3769 8.044
CFD Long 4900 8.0446
CFD Long 700 8.0587
CFD Long 10063 8.0797
CFD Long 5290 8.0851
CFD Long 810 8.1095
CFD Short 352 8.025
CFD Short 1730 8.0363
CFD Short 601 8.0438
CFD Short 1454 8.045
CFD Short 5490 8.051
CFD Short 8778 8.0585
CFD Short 8436 8.0637
CFD Short 4060 8.0688
CFD Short 1518 8.0909
CFD Short 4300 8.0955
CFD Short 1300 8.1401
(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 16 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