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               04 June 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       4,101,049     2.74%         24,984     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives       59,706     0.04%        669,283     0.45%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,160,755     2.78%        694,267     0.46%


(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      4,023                8.0352
Purchase      970                  8.0850
Purchase      2                    8.0450
Purchase      1,866                8.0930
Purchase      310                  8.1000
Purchase      3,106                8.0654
Purchase      1,120                8.0462
Purchase      4,911                8.1114
Purchase      82                   8.0509
Purchase      79                   8.0197
Purchase      10,443               8.0275
Sale          238                  Transfer
Sale          124                  8.0239
Sale          250                  Transfer
Sale          270                  8.0388
Sale          244                  Transfer
Sale          304                  Transfer
Sale          1,764                8.0817
Sale          14,529               8.0493
Sale          1,989                Transfer
Sale          4,544                Transfer
Sale          5,286                8.0957
Sale          7,284                8.0548
Sale          7,381                8.0850
Sale          1,300                8.0768

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          124           8.0238
CFD            Long          657           8.0285
CFD            Long          270           8.0387
CFD            Long          14529         8.0493
CFD            Long          4770          8.054
CFD            Long          2514          8.0562
CFD            Long          1300          8.0768
CFD            Long          1764          8.0816
CFD            Long          663           8.14
CFD            Short         1355          7.9959
CFD            Short         10443         8.0275
CFD            Short         3797          8.0377
CFD            Short         2             8.045
CFD            Short         1120          8.0462
CFD            Short         82            8.0508
CFD            Short         2668          8.055
CFD            Short         310           8.1

(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                         05 June 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