Rule 8.3 - VENTURE PRODUCTION
May 21 2009 - 7:04AM
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 20 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 4,325,398 2.89% 16,098 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 40,435 0.03% 597,683 0.40%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,365,833 2.92% 613,781 0.41%
(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 412 8.1463
Purchase 1,874 8.1500
Purchase 2,030 8.2162
Purchase 100 8.1212
Purchase 515 8.1900
Purchase 3,262 8.1461
Purchase 2,368 8.2012
Purchase 5,316 8.1719
Purchase 6,893 8.1499
Purchase 6,903 8.1583
Purchase 7,072 8.1500
Purchase 9,628 8.1699
Purchase 15,100 8.0813
Sale 100 8.1688
Sale 424 8.1735
Sale 457 8.0838
Sale 922 8.2050
Sale 2,368 8.2602
Sale 4,600 8.1903
Sale 6,304 8.1971
Sale 2,191 8.2259
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 457 8.0838
CFD Long 100 8.1688
CFD Long 1000 8.1895
CFD Long 4600 8.1902
CFD Long 1191 8.2565
CFD Long 2368 8.2602
CFD Long 2334 8.2925
CFD Short 15100 8.0813
CFD Short 100 8.1212
CFD Short 14593 8.1267
CFD Short 3262 8.1461
CFD Short 412 8.1463
CFD Short 6893 8.1499
CFD Short 1600 8.163
CFD Short 6398 8.1631
CFD Short 5316 8.1718
CFD Short 515 8.19
CFD Short 2368 8.2012
CFD Short 1630 8.2033
CFD Short 2030 8.2162
(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 21 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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