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               22 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       4,146,091     2.77%         40,335     0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives      101,845     0.07%        565,568     0.38%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,247,936     2.84%        605,903     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      3,865                7.7825
Purchase      18,285               7.7763
Purchase      17,910               7.7783
Purchase      8,627                7.8041
Purchase      2,798                7.8187
Sale          996                  7.7500
Sale          1,300                7.8925
Sale          1,599                7.7600
Sale          2,835                7.8483
Sale          3,774                7.8188
Sale          489                  7.8900
Sale          6,196                7.8433
Sale          20,797               7.7821
Sale          8,660                7.7689
Sale          9,069                7.7836
Sale          11,128               7.7909
Sale          4,399                7.7500

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1599          7.76
CFD            Long          8660          7.7689
CFD            Long          20797         7.7821
CFD            Long          9069          7.7835
CFD            Long          1808          7.7894
CFD            Long          3589          7.8079
CFD            Long          3774          7.8188
CFD            Long          2835          7.8483
CFD            Long          3486          7.8836
CFD            Long          489           7.89
CFD            Long          2607          7.8919
CFD            Long          1300          7.8925
CFD            Short         741           7.75
CFD            Short         2850          7.7721
CFD            Short         15435         7.777
CFD            Short         17910         7.7783
CFD            Short         3865          7.7825
CFD            Short         2798          7.8186

(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                         23 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