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 04 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 5,139,340 3.62% 0 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 579,867 0.41% 867,644 0.61%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 5,719,207 4.03% 867,644 0.61%
(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 535 7.3789
Purchase 600 7.3600
Purchase 2,447 7.3451
Purchase 135 7.2681
Purchase 1,972 7.2088
Purchase 4,137 7.3382
Purchase 21,780 7.3482
Purchase 130 7.4289
Purchase 2,447 7.3451
Purchase 171 7.4339
Purchase 600 7.3600
Purchase 41,600 7.3360
Purchase 6,246 7.3668
Purchase 5,150 7.3478
Purchase 500 7.3432
Purchase 296 7.2590
Purchase 413 7.4339
Purchase 7,829 7.3696
Purchase 212 7.4289
Sale 809 7.4211
Sale 1,972 7.3062
Sale 1,000 7.4012
Sale 1,400 7.3962
Sale 688 7.3762
Sale 3,238 7.3560
Sale 2,447 7.3451
Sale 600 7.3600
Sale 5,731 7.3684
Sale 4,137 7.3382
Sale 2,700 7.2950
Sale 4,275 7.3035
Sale 481 7.3608
Sale 4,137 7.3382
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 41600 7.3359
CFD Short 8346 7.3383
CFD Short 2447 7.345
CFD Short 5150 7.3477
CFD Short 21780 7.3481
CFD Short 600 7.36
CFD Short 6246 7.3668
CFD Short 7829 7.3696
CFD Long 2700 7.295
CFD Long 4275 7.3035
CFD Long 4137 7.3382
CFD Long 36704 7.3663
CFD Long 5731 7.3683
(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 05 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