Rule 8.3 - VENTURE PRODUCTION
March 31 2009 - 7:16AM
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 30 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 4,367,734 2.92% 165,800 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 216,252 0.14% 364,842 0.24%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,583,986 3.06% 530,642 0.35%
(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 2,253 7.9811
Purchase 6,400 7.9815
Purchase 5,199 7.9843
Purchase 3,498 7.9794
Purchase 3,293 8.0075
Purchase 2,620 7.9684
Purchase 700 8.0063
Purchase 1,000 7.9150
Purchase 1,080 7.9805
Sale 250 8.1800
Sale 279 8.1700
Sale 300 7.9050
Sale 1,006 Transfer
Sale 141 8.0063
Sale 2,546 7.9427
Sale 13,801 7.9153
Sale 3,790 7.9675
Sale 8,218 7.9444
Sale 1,085 8.1600
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 300 7.905
CFD Long 11808 7.9125
CFD Long 13801 7.9152
CFD Long 2546 7.9426
CFD Long 8218 7.9444
CFD Long 4354 7.9714
CFD Long 11003 7.9797
CFD Short 1000 7.915
CFD Short 2620 7.9684
CFD Short 1080 7.9804
CFD Short 2253 7.9811
CFD Short 6400 7.9814
CFD Short 5199 7.9843
CFD Short 700 8.0063
(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 31 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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