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               26 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       4,146,258     2.77%         70,454     0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      119,806     0.08%        571,630     0.38%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,266,064     2.85%        642,084     0.43%


(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      1,660                8.0378
Purchase      550                  8.0058
Purchase      986                  8.0494
Purchase      1,088                8.0054
Purchase      101                  8.0700
Purchase      1,400                7.9957
Purchase      2,765                8.0534
Purchase      12,120               8.0265
Purchase      4,103                8.0472
Purchase      14,696               8.0385
Sale          394                  8.0000
Sale          550                  8.0888
Sale          870                  8.0767
Sale          986                  8.0688
Sale          1,856                8.0650
Sale          6,058                8.0815
Sale          2,765                8.0033
Sale          1,322                7.9845
Sale          5,903                8.0339
Sale          5,525                8.0701
Sale          19,281               8.0477
Sale          2,200                8.0745
Sale          1,014                Transfer

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1322          7.9845
CFD            Long          2765          8.0032
CFD            Long          1818          8.0145
CFD            Long          1222          8.0146
CFD            Long          5903          8.0339
CFD            Long          986           8.0687
CFD            Long          5525          8.0701
CFD            Long          870           8.0767
CFD            Long          6058          8.0814
CFD            Long          550           8.0887
CFD            Short         1088          8.0054
CFD            Short         550           8.0058
CFD            Short         1361          8.0256
CFD            Short         10759         8.0265
CFD            Short         1660          8.0377
CFD            Short         4103          8.0471
CFD            Short         986           8.0493
CFD            Short         2765          8.0534

(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                         29 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