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               24 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       4,148,310     2.77%         31,192     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives       81,879     0.05%        569,470     0.38%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,230,189     2.82%        600,662     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      15,306               7.9168
Purchase      12,286               7.9604
Purchase      8,583                7.9380
Purchase      4,683                7.9678
Purchase      3,266                7.9732
Purchase      299                  7.8363
Purchase      500                  7.9112
Purchase      2,061                7.9260
Purchase      1,996                7.9304
Sale          3,266                7.9088
Sale          650                  8.0038
Sale          1,268                8.0000
Sale          1,856                7.9437
Sale          1,857                8.0000
Sale          2,338                7.9067
Sale          4,185                7.9781
Sale          7,816                7.8871
Sale          2,304                7.9265

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          7816          7.887
CFD            Long          1304          7.8934
CFD            Long          2338          7.9066
CFD            Long          3266          7.9088
CFD            Long          1563          7.9525
CFD            Long          1000          7.9695
CFD            Long          4185          7.978
CFD            Long          650           8.0038
CFD            Short         299           7.8362
CFD            Short         2992          7.8729
CFD            Short         3436          7.9003
CFD            Short         500           7.9111
CFD            Short         13911         7.9163
CFD            Short         1395          7.921
CFD            Short         2061          7.926
CFD            Short         8583          7.938
CFD            Short         12286         7.9603
CFD            Short         4683          7.9677
CFD            Short         3266          7.9731

(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                         25 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