Rule 8.3 - VENTURE PRODUCTION
November 02 2007 - 9:53AM
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 01 November 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 4,393,761 3.09% 137,807 0.10%
(2) Derivatives 2,619,214 1.84% 2,570,002 1.81%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,012,975 4.93% 2,707,809 1.90%
(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 418 7.8004
Purchase 100 7.9687
Purchase 124 8.0127
Purchase 1,600 8.0987
Purchase 1,274 7.8488
Purchase 1,274 7.8488
Purchase 588 7.7460
Purchase 505 7.7389
Purchase 13,830 7.8456
Purchase 3,529 7.8246
Purchase 4,200 7.7841
Purchase 300 7.9986
Purchase 234 7.7715
Purchase 2,000 8.1036
Purchase 322 8.0742
Sale 70 8.0060
Sale 500 7.9760
Sale 1,279 7.9856
Sale 249 7.9810
Sale 151 8.0010
Sale 900 8.1055
Sale 840 Transfer
Sale 1,000 7.8255
Sale 256 7.9710
Sale 499 8.1010
Sale 137 8.0010
Sale 100 7.9687
Sale 12,049 7.8447
Sale 1,600 8.0987
Sale 1,600 8.0987
Sale 100 7.9687
Sale 1,489 8.0973
Sale 33,554 7.9578
Sale 1,336 8.0973
Sale 2,595 7.8320
Sale 4,075 7.9064
Sale 250 7.9630
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 588 7.7459
CFD Short 234 7.7714
CFD Short 4200 7.7841
CFD Short 1255 7.7863
CFD Short 13830 7.8456
CFD Short 2274 7.8457
CFD Long 2595 7.832
CFD Long 12049 7.8446
CFD Long 33554 7.9577
CFD Long 100 7.9687
CFD Long 1600 8.0986
(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 02 November 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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