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 19 May 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 4,290,646 2.86% 25,453 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 46,857 0.03% 555,938 0.37%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,337,503 2.90% 581,391 0.39%
(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 10,319 8.1130
Purchase 6,733 8.1554
Purchase 6,318 8.2440
Purchase 5,233 8.1132
Purchase 4,301 8.0824
Purchase 3,631 8.2044
Purchase 3,108 8.1888
Purchase 1,100 8.2069
Purchase 2 8.0850
Sale 11,544 8.1280
Sale 4,892 8.1033
Sale 2,676 8.1133
Sale 2,363 8.1208
Sale 1,700 8.0932
Sale 2 8.2500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 193 8.0808
CFD Long 771 8.0809
CFD Long 1700 8.0932
CFD Long 4892 8.1032
CFD Long 2676 8.1133
CFD Long 1399 8.1482
CFD Long 2 8.25
CFD Short 9 8.07
CFD Short 4301 8.0824
CFD Short 2 8.085
CFD Short 5233 8.1131
CFD Short 11925 8.1431
CFD Short 6724 8.1555
CFD Short 3108 8.1887
CFD Short 1100 8.2069
CFD Short 6318 8.2439
(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 20 May 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