Rule 8.3 - VENTURE PRODUCTION
October 16 2007 - 10:39AM
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 15 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 4,470,233 3.14% 249,005 0.18%
(2) Derivatives 2,278,122 1.60% 2,253,264 1.59%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,748,355 4.75% 2,502,269 1.76%
(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 21 7.3754
Purchase 193 7.6938
Purchase 1,359 7.3085
Purchase 1,346 7.3085
Purchase 689 7.4865
Purchase 2,000 7.6988
Purchase 1,187 7.6627
Purchase 1,500 7.6419
Purchase 1,000 7.4977
Purchase 2,318 7.4088
Purchase 200 7.4185
Purchase 3,198 7.6129
Purchase 13,961 7.4483
Purchase 689 7.4815
Purchase 12,539 7.6361
Purchase 263 7.6388
Purchase 106 7.4764
Sale 500 7.7060
Sale 800 7.6215
Sale 280 7.5012
Sale 63 7.5012
Sale 7,500 7.6850
Sale 292 7.2990
Sale 90 7.5012
Sale 1,000 7.6120
Sale 750 7.5520
Sale 144 7.4770
Sale 1,000 7.6075
Sale 7,856 7.6716
Sale 1,000 7.6868
Sale 726 7.6365
Sale 1,172 7.6868
Sale 77,175 7.6428
Sale 2,000 7.5486
Sale 12,539 7.6361
Sale 12,539 7.6361
Sale 800 7.6300
Sale 1,974 7.7162
Sale 1,265 7.6829
Sale 500 7.4570
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 13961 7.4482
CFD Short 106 7.4764
CFD Short 3198 7.6128
CFD Long 2000 7.5485
CFD Long 12539 7.636
CFD Long 77175 7.6428
CFD Long 10652 7.6461
CFD Long 7856 7.6716
CFD Long 1265 7.6828
CFD Long 1974 7.7162
(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 16 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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