Rule 8.3 - VENTURE PRODUCTION
March 19 2009 - 8:12AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBARC TIDMVPC
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 18 March 2009
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 4,448,330 2.97% 149,576 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 141,318 0.09% 448,115 0.30%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,589,648 3.06% 597,691 0.40%
(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
Purchase 6,785 6.4551
Purchase 673 7.4107
Purchase 700 7.2919
Purchase 797 7.4012
Purchase 4,034 6.5143
Purchase 41 7.4363
Purchase 4,923 6.0734
Purchase 34,921 6.0681
Purchase 9,434 7.1728
Purchase 19,985 6.8477
Purchase 13,578 7.2341
Purchase 16,577 6.9947
Purchase 9,939 6.1034
Sale 2,049 7.4527
Sale 41 6.0929
Sale 163 7.3605
Sale 23,742 6.8737
Sale 1,115 7.4300
Sale 1,240 7.3988
Sale 4,245 7.4305
Sale 1,310 6.7085
Sale 15,686 6.0608
Sale 14,387 5.6592
Sale 12,076 7.1226
Sale 7,785 5.9400
Sale 9,313 6.4754
Sale 10,193 6.0161
Sale 1,256 5.9395
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1256 5.9394
CFD Long 10193 6.016
CFD Long 15686 6.0608
CFD Long 41 6.0929
CFD Long 9313 6.4754
CFD Long 4056 6.6809
CFD Long 1738 6.681
CFD Long 17948 6.9358
CFD Long 12076 7.1225
CFD Long 1240 7.3987
CFD Long 4245 7.4305
CFD Long 2049 7.4526
CFD Short 4923 6.0733
CFD Short 9939 6.1033
CFD Short 6785 6.4551
CFD Short 17677 6.7695
CFD Short 16577 6.9946
CFD Short 9434 7.1728
CFD Short 13578 7.2341
CFD Short 700 7.2919
CFD Short 797 7.4012
CFD Short 673 7.4106
CFD Short 41 7.4363
CFD Short 2308 7.446
(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 19 March 2009
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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