Rule 8.3 - VENTURE PRODUCTION
May 18 2009 - 7:58AM
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 15 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 4,315,115 2.88% 32,263 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 54,892 0.04% 514,992 0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,370,007 2.92% 547,255 0.37%
(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 6,393 8.0838
Purchase 12,769 8.1500
Purchase 289 8.1316
Purchase 376 8.1500
Purchase 7,082 8.1270
Purchase 900 8.1619
Purchase 6,723 8.0801
Purchase 76 8.1500
Purchase 2,210 8.1896
Sale 1,215 8.1122
Sale 1,600 8.1100
Sale 5,183 8.0631
Sale 20,000 8.0200
Sale 6,924 8.0834
Sale 7,338 8.1129
Sale 7,783 8.0938
Sale 3,883 8.0895
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5183 8.0631
CFD Long 4646 8.0679
CFD Long 7783 8.0937
CFD Long 1600 8.11
CFD Long 2278 8.1148
CFD Short 6723 8.0801
CFD Short 3404 8.0821
CFD Short 6035 8.0896
CFD Short 289 8.1316
CFD Short 900 8.1619
CFD Short 2943 8.1685
CFD Short 735 8.1686
CFD Short 2210 8.1895
(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 18 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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