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 03 September 2007
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 5,075,755 3.57% 2,666 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 526,320 0.37% 773,646 0.54%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 5,602,075 3.94% 776,312 0.55%
(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 4,923 7.2116
Purchase 25,900 7.2928
Purchase 1,683 7.2100
Purchase 300 7.3438
Purchase 2,000 7.1839
Purchase 600 7.2200
Purchase 557 7.1689
Purchase 688 7.2189
Purchase 14,916 7.3025
Purchase 1,357 7.3239
Purchase 1,000 7.4287
Purchase 430 7.1988
Purchase 15,029 7.2128
Purchase 692 7.2039
Purchase 5,149 7.3508
Purchase 300 7.4214
Sale 300 7.3910
Sale 130 7.4115
Sale 180 7.4016
Sale 557 7.2011
Sale 900 7.4378
Sale 2,862 7.4550
Sale 4,923 7.2116
Sale 1,179 7.3436
Sale 10,498 7.2481
Sale 600 7.2200
Sale 600 7.2200
Sale 1,683 7.2100
Sale 4,923 7.2116
Sale 1,683 7.2100
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 9703 7.2117
CFD Short 25900 7.2928
CFD Short 14916 7.3024
CFD Short 3543 7.3412
CFD Short 1606 7.372
CFD Short 300 7.4214
CFD Long 1683 7.21
CFD Long 4923 7.2116
CFD Long 600 7.22
CFD Long 17110 7.2446
CFD Long 10498 7.2481
CFD Long 1179 7.3436
CFD Long 900 7.4377
(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 04 September 2007
Contact name BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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