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