VPC Venture Prod.

    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               23 August 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        4,857,848    3.42%        135,531     0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives       331,801    0.23%        350,116     0.25%                 
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0    0.00%              0     0.00%            
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               5,189,649    3.65%        485,647     0.34%
  
  
(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      7,164                7.4752
Purchase      950                  7.5787
Purchase      667                  7.4884
Purchase      1,314                7.4389
Purchase      400                  7.4939
Purchase      131                  7.4589
Purchase      52,699               7.4366
Purchase      4,780                7.3615
Purchase      16,804               7.4975
Purchase      2,159                7.4163
Purchase      532                  7.4489
Sale          23,779               7.3870
Sale          5,794                7.4819
Sale          1,528                7.4385
Sale          1,004                7.4000
Sale          7,886                7.4676
Sale          200                  7.5524
Sale          671                  7.4012
Sale          500                  7.5411

  
(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         4780          7.3614
CFD            Short         52699         7.4365
CFD            Short         3560          7.4592
CFD            Short         3889          7.4606
CFD            Short         3275          7.4925
CFD            Short         16804         7.4975
CFD            Long          23779         7.3869
CFD            Long          1004          7.4
CFD            Long          1528          7.4385
CFD            Long          7886          7.4675


(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                         24 August 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

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