Rule 8.3 - VENTURE PRODUCTION
October 25 2007 - 11:20AM
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 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 4,330,722 3.05% 205,067 0.14%
(2) Derivatives 2,474,916 1.74% 2,390,021 1.68%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,805,638 4.79% 2,595,088 1.83%
(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 37 7.7938
Purchase 1,600 7.7763
Purchase 8,084 7.7705
Purchase 2,465 7.7761
Purchase 400 7.7687
Purchase 3,130 7.7053
Purchase 4,906 7.7575
Purchase 1,600 7.7763
Purchase 700 7.7757
Purchase 14,403 7.7613
Purchase 100 7.7610
Sale 400 7.7687
Sale 2,000 7.7355
Sale 229 7.6465
Sale 7,500 7.7700
Sale 143 7.7910
Sale 10,000 7.6450
Sale 1,600 7.7763
Sale 1,529 7.7678
Sale 12,627 7.7675
Sale 1,528 7.7700
Sale 11,522 7.7170
Sale 400 7.7687
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 3130 7.7052
CFD Short 4906 7.7575
CFD Short 100 7.761
CFD Short 14403 7.7612
CFD Short 2611 7.7671
CFD Short 8084 7.7704
CFD Short 700 7.7757
CFD Short 2465 7.776
CFD Short 1600 7.7762
CFD Long 11522 7.717
CFD Long 12627 7.7675
CFD Long 400 7.7687
(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 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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