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) 22 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 4,326,177 2.89% 23,724 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 46,191 0.03% 614,491 0.41%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,372,368 2.92% 638,215 0.43%
(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 2,400 8.0578
Purchase 113 8.0500
Purchase 154 8.0912
Purchase 375 8.0900
Purchase 1,000 8.0898
Purchase 1,032 8.0662
Purchase 1,800 8.1061
Purchase 3,852 8.0661
Purchase 7,388 8.0805
Purchase 8,486 8.0536
Sale 2,618 8.1101
Sale 6,650 8.1450
Sale 4,309 8.0610
Sale 111 8.0639
Sale 6,714 8.0852
Sale 907 8.0900
Sale 329 Transfer
Sale 271 Transfer
Sale 8,675 8.0935
Sale 14,694 8.0852
Sale 2,558 8.0407
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2558 8.0406
CFD Long 4309 8.0609
CFD Long 111 8.0638
CFD Long 6714 8.0852
CFD Long 8675 8.0935
CFD Long 1292 8.1007
CFD Long 1326 8.1192
CFD Short 2400 8.0578
CFD Short 3852 8.0661
CFD Short 1032 8.0662
CFD Short 1478 8.0804
CFD Short 5910 8.0805
CFD Short 1000 8.0898
CFD Short 154 8.0912
CFD Short 1800 8.1061
CFD Short 2026 8.1385
(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 26 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