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 23 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 4,131,168 2.76% 37,490 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 92,741 0.06% 549,042 0.37%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,223,909 2.82% 586,532 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
(GBP)
Purchase 1,291 7.7663
Purchase 500 7.8000
Purchase 800 7.7557
Purchase 900 7.7472
Purchase 1,050 7.8962
Purchase 1,100 7.8154
Purchase 1,242 7.7080
Purchase 17,288 7.8177
Purchase 7,836 7.8612
Purchase 7,979 7.7579
Purchase 15,829 7.8522
Sale 5,558 7.8063
Sale 7,836 7.9487
Sale 135 7.6755
Sale 1,128 Transfer
Sale 15,514 7.7928
Sale 879 7.8450
Sale 16,081 7.8118
Sale 665 7.8077
Sale 16,497 7.8072
Sale 3,600 7.8001
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 14959 7.7873
CFD Long 3600 7.8001
CFD Long 2254 7.8019
CFD Long 5558 7.8062
CFD Long 16497 7.8071
CFD Long 665 7.8076
CFD Long 555 7.9395
CFD Long 7836 7.9487
CFD Short 5921 7.6633
CFD Short 1242 7.7079
CFD Short 800 7.7557
CFD Short 7979 7.7579
CFD Short 500 7.8
CFD Short 1100 7.8154
CFD Short 2245 7.8414
CFD Short 15829 7.8521
CFD Short 7836 7.8612
CFD Short 1050 7.8961
(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 24 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