Rule 8.3 - VENTURE PRODUCTION
September 25 2007 - 9:29AM
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 24 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 5,264,591 3.71% 7,556 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,092,849 0.77% 1,684,193 1.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,357,440 4.47% 1,691,749 1.19%
(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 1,600 6.7788
Purchase 1,000 6.9477
Purchase 155 6.9477
Purchase 141 6.9688
Purchase 146 6.8338
Purchase 750 7.0390
Purchase 63 6.8504
Purchase 31,680 6.8642
Purchase 700 6.9990
Purchase 988 6.9255
Purchase 250 6.9588
Purchase 6,209 6.8492
Purchase 1,000 6.8476
Purchase 1,324 6.9639
Purchase 160 7.1377
Purchase 105 6.9477
Purchase 8,541 6.9050
Purchase 988 6.9255
Purchase 4,129 6.9613
Purchase 2,424 6.8597
Purchase 703 7.0540
Purchase 15,000 6.9193
Purchase 250 6.8504
Purchase 12,686 6.8449
Sale 1,000 6.9503
Sale 826 6.9510
Sale 2,552 6.9503
Sale 398 6.8020
Sale 264 6.9160
Sale 1,032 6.9510
Sale 4,000 6.9503
Sale 643 6.9510
Sale 1,351 6.7358
Sale 656 6.9511
Sale 1,324 6.9639
Sale 1,324 6.9639
Sale 1,400 6.9100
Sale 2,424 6.8597
Sale 700 6.7850
Sale 5,829 6.9185
Sale 2,424 6.8597
Sale 988 6.9255
Sale 967 6.9515
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 12686 6.8448
CFD Short 6209 6.8492
CFD Short 2424 6.8598
CFD Short 23753 6.8632
CFD Short 31680 6.8642
CFD Short 8541 6.905
CFD Short 988 6.9255
CFD Short 4129 6.9613
CFD Long 700 6.785
CFD Long 2424 6.8597
CFD Long 39143 6.8857
CFD Long 1400 6.91
CFD Long 5829 6.9184
CFD Long 656 6.951
CFD Long 1324 6.9638
(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 25 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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