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        Aberforth Partners LLP, on behalf of 
(Note 1)                      discretionary clients. 
Company dealt in              Venture Production plc 
Class of relevant security    Ordinary Shares 
to which the dealings being 
disclosed relate (Note 2) 
Date of dealing               22/05/2009 
 
 
 
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           1,491,413              Nil 
securities             0.996%                 0.0% 
 
(2) Derivatives 
(other than options) 
 
(3) Options and 
agreements to 
purchase/sell 
 
Total                  1,491,413              Nil 
                       0.996%                 0.0% 
 
(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other 
     than the class dealt in (Note 3) 
 
Class of relevant      Long                   Short 
security: 
 
                       Number                 Number 
                       (%)                    (%) 
(1)          Relevant 
securities 
 
(2)       Derivatives 
(other than options) 
 
(3) Options and 
agreements to 
purchase/sell 
 
Total                  Nil                    Nil 
                       0.0%                   0.0% 
 
(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 
Class of relevant security:   Details 
 
N/A 
 
 
3.   DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 
(a)  Purchases and sales 
 
Purchase/sale    Number of securities         Price per unit (Note 5) 
 
 
Sale             6,650                        814.50p 
 
 
 
 
(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
Product name,  Long/short       Number of securities  Price per unit (Note 
e.g. CFD       (Note 6)         (Note 7)              5) 
N/A 
 
 
 
 
(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
 
(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Product    Writing,    Number of   Exercise  Type,      Expiry  Option money 
name,      selling,    securities  Price     e.g.       date    paid/received 
e.g. call  purchasing  to which              American,          per unit (Note 5) 
option     varying     the option            European 
           etc.        relates               etc. 
                       (Note 7) 
N/A 
 
 
(ii) Exercising 
 
Product name, e.g. call  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit 
option                                         (Note 5) 
 
N/A 
 
 
 
 
(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
 
Nature of transaction    Details            Price per unit (if applicable) 
(Note 8)                                    (Note 5) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.   OTHER INFORMATION 
 
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. 
N/A 
 
 
 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) 
No 
 
 
Date of disclosure                          26/05/09 
 
Contact name                                Pauline Robson, for Aberforth 
                                            Partners LLP 
Telephone number                            0131-220-0733 
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror N/A 
with which connected 
If a connected EFM, state nature of         N/A 
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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