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               02 April 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       4,342,139     2.90%        121,406     0.08% 
securities 
(2) Derivatives      207,602     0.14%        374,427     0.25% 
(other than 
options) 
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00% 
agreements to 
purchase/sell 
Total              4,549,741     3.04%        495,833     0.33% 
 
 
(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      4,469                8.2161 
Purchase      12,566               8.2066 
Purchase      6,395                8.2032 
Purchase      6,017                8.2117 
Purchase      5,411                8.1986 
Purchase      499                  8.1964 
Purchase      3,571                8.2059 
Purchase      800                  8.2414 
Sale          1,909                8.1964 
Sale          2,437                8.2100 
Sale          2,803                8.2091 
Sale          3,692                8.1770 
Sale          4,325                8.2207 
Sale          5,199                8.2091 
Sale          6,787                8.2127 
Sale          14,035               8.2091 
Sale          72                   8.1430 
Sale          5,137                8.1560 
 
(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per 
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP) 
CFD            Long          5137          8.156 
CFD            Long          1909          8.1964 
CFD            Long          3311          8.21 
CFD            Long          4325          8.2207 
CFD            Long          5222          8.2491 
CFD            Long          6388          8.2542 
CFD            Short         499           8.1963 
CFD            Short         5411          8.1985 
CFD            Short         6395          8.2032 
CFD            Short         3571          8.2058 
CFD            Short         12566         8.2065 
CFD            Short         6017          8.2117 
CFD            Short         1632          8.2353 
CFD            Short         800           8.2414 
 
(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                         03 April 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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