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               04 June 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       4,101,049     2.74%         24,984     0.02% 
securities 
(2) Derivatives       59,706     0.04%        669,283     0.45% 
(other than 
options) 
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00% 
agreements to 
purchase/sell 
Total              4,160,755     2.78%        694,267     0.46% 
 
 
(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 
                                   (GBP) 
Purchase      4,023                8.0352 
Purchase      970                  8.0850 
Purchase      2                    8.0450 
Purchase      1,866                8.0930 
Purchase      310                  8.1000 
Purchase      3,106                8.0654 
Purchase      1,120                8.0462 
Purchase      4,911                8.1114 
Purchase      82                   8.0509 
Purchase      79                   8.0197 
Purchase      10,443               8.0275 
Sale          238                  Transfer 
Sale          124                  8.0239 
Sale          250                  Transfer 
Sale          270                  8.0388 
Sale          244                  Transfer 
Sale          304                  Transfer 
Sale          1,764                8.0817 
Sale          14,529               8.0493 
Sale          1,989                Transfer 
Sale          4,544                Transfer 
Sale          5,286                8.0957 
Sale          7,284                8.0548 
Sale          7,381                8.0850 
Sale          1,300                8.0768 
 
(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per 
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP) 
CFD            Long          124           8.0238 
CFD            Long          657           8.0285 
CFD            Long          270           8.0387 
CFD            Long          14529         8.0493 
CFD            Long          4770          8.054 
CFD            Long          2514          8.0562 
CFD            Long          1300          8.0768 
CFD            Long          1764          8.0816 
CFD            Long          663           8.14 
CFD            Short         1355          7.9959 
CFD            Short         10443         8.0275 
CFD            Short         3797          8.0377 
CFD            Short         2             8.045 
CFD            Short         1120          8.0462 
CFD            Short         82            8.0508 
CFD            Short         2668          8.055 
CFD            Short         310           8.1 
 
(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                         05 June 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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