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