VPC Venture Prod.

 
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               27 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       4,358,207     2.91%         46,220     0.03% 
securities 
(2) Derivatives       33,892     0.02%        406,956     0.27% 
(other than 
options) 
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00% 
agreements to 
purchase/sell 
Total              4,392,099     2.93%        453,176     0.30% 
 
(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      6,875                8.0131 
Purchase      740                  8.0595 
Purchase      922                  7.9700 
Purchase      1,894                8.1013 
Purchase      4,670                7.9998 
Purchase      611,925              7.8800 
Purchase      9,266                8.0809 
Purchase      11,116               8.0225 
Purchase      37,407               7.8800 
Purchase      15,500               7.8800 
Purchase      17,800               7.8800 
Sale          314                  Transfer 
Sale          379                  8.0220 
Sale          597                  8.0655 
Sale          611,925              7.8800 
Sale          37,407               7.8800 
Sale          1,300                8.0225 
Sale          5,184                8.0568 
Sale          4,122                8.0328 
Sale          15,500               7.8800 
Sale          4,557                8.0200 
Sale          166                  8.0715 
Sale          17,800               7.8800 
Sale          7,082                8.0493 
Sale          11,111               8.0391 
Sale          1,950                8.0788 
 
(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per 
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP) 
CFD            Long          4557          8.02 
CFD            Long          1300          8.0225 
CFD            Long          3395          8.0232 
CFD            Long          11111         8.039 
CFD            Long          5184          8.0567 
CFD            Long          182           8.069 
CFD            Long          1950          8.0787 
CFD            Long          545           8.08 
CFD            Short         922           7.97 
CFD            Short         4670          7.9997 
CFD            Short         6875          8.013 
CFD            Short         3010          8.0749 
CFD            Short         4692          8.083 
CFD            Short         1564          8.0858 
CFD            Short         1894          8.1012 
 
(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                         28 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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