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               06 May 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       4,396,569     2.94%         44,281     0.03% 
securities 
(2) Derivatives       32,731     0.02%        486,183     0.32% 
(other than 
options) 
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00% 
agreements to 
purchase/sell 
Total              4,429,300     2.96%        530,464     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      2,607                8.1024 
Purchase      10,620               8.1269 
Purchase      433                  8.1900 
Purchase      6,514                8.1134 
Purchase      4,419                8.1250 
Purchase      14,359               8.1608 
Purchase      2,500                8.1283 
Sale          499                  8.1183 
Sale          1,799                8.0871 
Sale          2,513                8.3050 
Sale          2,546                8.1558 
Sale          118                  8.3050 
Sale          4,216                8.0913 
Sale          5,962                8.1551 
Sale          6,281                8.1045 
Sale          7,221                8.1677 
Sale          2,650                8.1413 
 
 
(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per 
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP) 
CFD            Long          1799          8.087 
CFD            Long          4216          8.0913 
CFD            Long          6281          8.1044 
CFD            Long          2650          8.1412 
CFD            Long          852           8.1449 
CFD            Long          2546          8.1558 
CFD            Short         2964          8.0811 
CFD            Short         6514          8.1133 
CFD            Short         4419          8.1249 
CFD            Short         2500          8.1283 
CFD            Short         7656          8.1446 
CFD            Short         14359         8.1607 
CFD            Short         8125          8.2004 
 
(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                         07 May 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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