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               08 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       4,432,318     2.96%         39,699     0.03% 
securities 
(2) Derivatives       50,274     0.03%        563,880     0.38% 
(other than 
options) 
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00% 
agreements to 
purchase/sell 
Total              4,482,592     2.99%        603,579     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      7,785                8.0955 
Purchase      2,720                8.1381 
Purchase      120                  8.0642 
Purchase      1,286                8.1150 
Purchase      16,716               8.1129 
Purchase      1,200                8.0942 
Purchase      751                  8.1150 
Purchase      2,409                8.0482 
Purchase      7,730                8.0969 
Purchase      3,790                8.0850 
Purchase      10,515               8.1311 
Purchase      11,738               8.0870 
Purchase      11,763               8.0732 
Purchase      12,030               8.0918 
Purchase      12,524               8.0890 
Sale          479                  8.1222 
Sale          305                  8.1095 
Sale          299                  Transfer 
Sale          2,300                8.0691 
Sale          491                  8.0650 
Sale          2,454                8.1027 
Sale          3,010                8.0607 
Sale          4,647                8.1138 
Sale          4,991                8.1276 
Sale          6,219                8.1031 
Sale          6,950                8.0907 
Sale          8,711                8.0831 
Sale          9,009                8.0691 
Sale          9,533                8.0362 
Sale          3,417                8.0705 
 
(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per 
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP) 
CFD            Long          3010          8.0607 
CFD            Long          2300          8.0691 
CFD            Long          8711          8.0831 
CFD            Long          4552          8.1094 
CFD            Long          4647          8.1137 
CFD            Long          3477          8.1179 
CFD            Long          5456          8.1456 
CFD            Long          1514          8.1495 
CFD            Short         2409          8.0482 
CFD            Short         2751          8.0537 
CFD            Short         17190         8.0726 
CFD            Short         9012          8.079 
CFD            Short         11738         8.0869 
CFD            Short         1200          8.0942 
CFD            Short         7730          8.0969 
CFD            Short         2720          8.1381 
 
(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                         11 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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