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 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       4,153,914     2.77%         28,401     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives       92,230     0.06%        572,367     0.38%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,246,144     2.84%        600,768     0.40%


(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      14,914               7.7642
Purchase      1,331                7.7150
Purchase      2,590                7.8009
Purchase      6,759                7.7943
Purchase      8,121                7.7734
Purchase      14,271               7.7486
Purchase      1,220                7.6700
Purchase      623                  7.7150
Purchase      323                  7.7150
Purchase      500                  7.7910
Purchase      259                  7.6300
Sale          6,833                7.7691
Sale          1,474                7.7150
Sale          2,553                7.7522
Sale          3,106                7.7492
Sale          12,437               7.7562
Sale          475                  7.6800
Sale          400                  7.7637
Sale          1,311                7.7150
Sale          269                  7.7150
Sale          29,050               7.8438
Sale          120                  7.7505
Sale          5,496                7.7804


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          475           7.68
CFD            Long          3106          7.7491
CFD            Long          2553          7.7522
CFD            Long          3521          7.7575
CFD            Long          400           7.7637
CFD            Long          6833          7.769
CFD            Long          2562          7.7835
CFD            Long          1975          7.8211
CFD            Long          29050         7.8438
CFD            Short         1220          7.67
CFD            Short         14914         7.7642
CFD            Short         8121          7.7734
CFD            Short         1878          7.7811
CFD            Short         500           7.791
CFD            Short         4881          7.7994
CFD            Short         2590          7.8008


(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                         22 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