VPC Venture Prod.

    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               22 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       4,359,271     3.07%         226,026    0.16%

(2) Derivatives    2,427,280     1.71%       2,327,632    1.64%
(other than  
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%                 
agreements to
purchase/sell    
Total              6,786,551     4.77%       2,553,658    1.80%
  

(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      5,496                7.4927
Purchase      5,041                7.3543
Purchase      8,356                7.4584
Purchase      1,083                7.5138
Purchase      100                  7.3709
Purchase      8,000                7.4850
Sale          1,000                7.4310
Sale          1,500                7.3620
Sale          1,000                7.4505
Sale          1,400                7.4735
Sale          1,187                7.4310
Sale          200                  7.4015
Sale          3,000                7.4650
Sale          4,257                7.4441
Sale          238                  7.4874
Sale          39,877               7.4838
Sale          300                  7.4800
Sale          471                  7.5035

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         5041          7.3543
CFD            Short         100           7.3709
CFD            Short         2188          7.3914
CFD            Short         6168          7.4821
CFD            Short         5496          7.4927
CFD            Short         1993          7.4962
CFD            Long          4257          7.4441
CFD            Long          300           7.48
CFD            Long          39877         7.4838
CFD            Long          238           7.4873

(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                         23 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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