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