Rule 8.3- Venture Production
September 24 2007 - 7:41AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:3537E
3i Group PLC
24 September 2007
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) 3i Group plc
Company dealt in Venture Production Plc
Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary 0.4p
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 20/09/07
In addition, 3i Group plc has dealt on previous days during the offer
period. Details of those dealings are set out in the Appendix to this
form.
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 securities 8,108,328 5.71%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 8,108,328 5.71%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Long Short
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 (Note 5)
Purchase 1,202,209 735p
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
purchasing, to which the option American,
e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per
unit (Note 5)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
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 24/09/07
Contact name Ceris Stafford
Telephone number 020 7975 3414
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
APPENDIX
DEALINGS
Date Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
03/09/07 Purchase 16,000 721p
10/09/07 Purchase 90,000 736p
12/09/07 Purchase 16,291 737p
18/09/07 Purchase 160,500 736p
19/09/07 Purchase 5,000 737p
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