Rule 8.3 - VENTURE PRODUCTION
September 24 2007 - 9:52AM
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 21 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 5,203,701 3.66% 19,526 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,041,373 0.73% 1,593,783 1.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,245,074 4.40% 1,613,309 1.14%
(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 10,286 7.0110
Purchase 1,395 7.1238
Purchase 1,000 7.0388
Purchase 250 7.1288
Purchase 138 7.1138
Purchase 179 7.1388
Purchase 1,395 7.1238
Purchase 281 7.0238
Purchase 1,000 7.1427
Purchase 9,883 7.1130
Purchase 5,451 7.1118
Purchase 480 7.2238
Purchase 23,679 7.0110
Purchase 3,560 7.0997
Purchase 1,357 7.0110
Purchase 21,908 7.1309
Purchase 59,660 7.1167
Purchase 644 7.1462
Purchase 2,377 7.1021
Purchase 644 7.1462
Purchase 23,100 7.0763
Sale 83,471 7.0100
Sale 1,395 7.1915
Sale 373 7.1425
Sale 725 7.0115
Sale 600 7.0915
Sale 21,908 7.1309
Sale 694 7.1520
Sale 63 7.0316
Sale 671 7.1537
Sale 437 7.0800
Sale 4,390 7.0250
Sale 21,908 7.1309
Sale 644 7.1462
Sale 46,348 7.1115
Sale 926 Transfer
Sale 6,607 7.1261
Sale 7,458 7.1394
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 23100 7.0762
CFD Short 3560 7.0996
CFD Short 2377 7.102
CFD Short 5451 7.1118
CFD Short 9883 7.113
CFD Short 59660 7.1167
CFD Short 21908 7.131
CFD Short 9013 7.1346
CFD Short 644 7.1461
CFD Long 6607 7.1261
CFD Long 21908 7.1309
CFD Long 7458 7.1393
CFD Long 671 7.1536
(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 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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