Rule 8.3 - VENTURE PRODUCTION
September 19 2007 - 10:46AM
UK Regulatory
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 18 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 5,267,377 3.71% 5,868 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 952,087 0.67% 1,364,293 0.96%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,219,464 4.38% 1,370,161 0.96%
(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 8,955 7.3070
Purchase 200 7.5350
Purchase 740 7.3730
Purchase 5,817 7.4643
Purchase 300 7.3192
Purchase 1,365 7.4900
Purchase 6,249 7.3662
Purchase 4,806 7.4037
Purchase 700 7.3862
Purchase 700 7.3862
Purchase 2,729 7.4900
Purchase 740 7.3730
Purchase 39,101 7.3476
Sale 1,162 7.3429
Sale 1,500 7.3100
Sale 2,100 7.2900
Sale 1,000 7.2957
Sale 1,500 7.4355
Sale 200 7.1705
Sale 1,649 7.4812
Sale 3,802 7.2996
Sale 2,729 7.4900
Sale 5,230 7.4641
Sale 740 7.3730
Sale 1,365 7.4900
Sale 700 7.3862
Sale 879 7.5100
Sale 2,729 7.4900
Sale 1,365 7.4900
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 39101 7.3476
CFD Short 6249 7.3662
CFD Short 740 7.3729
CFD Short 700 7.3862
CFD Short 4806 7.4037
CFD Short 2326 7.4639
CFD Short 5817 7.4643
CFD Short 200 7.535
CFD Long 3802 7.2996
CFD Long 1162 7.3428
CFD Long 5230 7.464
(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 19 September 2007
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
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