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               01 July 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       4,156,897     2.78%         66,413     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      110,152     0.07%        580,095     0.39%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,267,049     2.85%        646,508     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      3,388                8.1483
Purchase      232                  8.2863
Purchase      600                  8.1533
Purchase      644                  8.1562
Purchase      693                  8.2640
Purchase      100                  8.1814
Purchase      1,900                8.1800
Purchase      5,750                8.1428
Purchase      6,821                8.2045
Purchase      7,751                8.1649
Purchase      15,300               8.2288
Sale          4,224                8.1497
Sale          4,190                8.3374
Sale          3,647                8.1640
Sale          21,387               8.1964
Sale          6,109                8.1940
Sale          1,891                8.3114
Sale          1,300                8.1187
Sale          1,095                8.1338
Sale          7,234                8.3650
Sale          316                  8.3450
Sale          2,338                8.1420

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1825          8.1112
CFD            Long          1300          8.1187
CFD            Long          1095          8.1337
CFD            Long          2338          8.142
CFD            Long          4224          8.1497
CFD            Long          3031          8.1537
CFD            Long          6109          8.194
CFD            Long          616           8.2145
CFD            Long          4190          8.3373
CFD            Long          316           8.345
CFD            Short         5750          8.1428
CFD            Short         3388          8.1482
CFD            Short         644           8.1562
CFD            Short         7751          8.1649
CFD            Short         1900          8.18
CFD            Short         100           8.1814
CFD            Short         6821          8.2045
CFD            Short         693           8.2639
CFD            Short         232           8.2862

(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                         02 July 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