Rule 8.3 - VENTURE PRODUCTION
October 15 2007 - 11:11AM
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 12 october 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 4,559,629 3.21% 131,847 0.09%
(2) Derivatives 2,164,661 1.52% 2,235,999 1.57%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,724,290 4.73% 2,367,846 1.67%
(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 16,537 6.9550
Purchase 2,103 7.1304
Purchase 800 7.3438
Purchase 12,539 7.3513
Purchase 861 7.3507
Purchase 251 7.2564
Purchase 244 7.2327
Purchase 4,002 7.2509
Purchase 686 7.2338
Purchase 73 7.3614
Purchase 18,174 7.2098
Purchase 816 7.1324
Sale 10 7.2560
Sale 648 7.3560
Sale 686 7.3610
Sale 878 7.0795
Sale 116 7.3710
Sale 1,500 7.3515
Sale 259 Transfer
Sale 1,500 7.3015
Sale 1,099 7.3500
Sale 7,085 7.2667
Sale 73 7.2737
Sale 100 7.3591
Sale 1,668 7.1155
Sale 58,231 7.2828
Sale 16,537 6.9550
Sale 1,500 7.3600
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 18174 7.2098
CFD Short 4002 7.2509
CFD Short 251 7.2564
CFD Short 861 7.3506
CFD Short 12539 7.3512
CFD Short 73 7.3613
CFD Long 6224 7.2497
CFD Long 73 7.2736
CFD Long 58231 7.2828
CFD Long 18924 7.2968
CFD Long 100 7.3591
CFD Long 1500 7.36
CFD Long 861 7.3893
(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 15 October 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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