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               19 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       4,153,914     2.77%         28,401     0.02% 
securities 
(2) Derivatives       92,230     0.06%        572,367     0.38% 
(other than 
options) 
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00% 
agreements to 
purchase/sell 
Total              4,246,144     2.84%        600,768     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 
                                   (GBP) 
Purchase      14,914               7.7642 
Purchase      1,331                7.7150 
Purchase      2,590                7.8009 
Purchase      6,759                7.7943 
Purchase      8,121                7.7734 
Purchase      14,271               7.7486 
Purchase      1,220                7.6700 
Purchase      623                  7.7150 
Purchase      323                  7.7150 
Purchase      500                  7.7910 
Purchase      259                  7.6300 
Sale          6,833                7.7691 
Sale          1,474                7.7150 
Sale          2,553                7.7522 
Sale          3,106                7.7492 
Sale          12,437               7.7562 
Sale          475                  7.6800 
Sale          400                  7.7637 
Sale          1,311                7.7150 
Sale          269                  7.7150 
Sale          29,050               7.8438 
Sale          120                  7.7505 
Sale          5,496                7.7804 
 
 
(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per 
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP) 
CFD            Long          475           7.68 
CFD            Long          3106          7.7491 
CFD            Long          2553          7.7522 
CFD            Long          3521          7.7575 
CFD            Long          400           7.7637 
CFD            Long          6833          7.769 
CFD            Long          2562          7.7835 
CFD            Long          1975          7.8211 
CFD            Long          29050         7.8438 
CFD            Short         1220          7.67 
CFD            Short         14914         7.7642 
CFD            Short         8121          7.7734 
CFD            Short         1878          7.7811 
CFD            Short         500           7.791 
CFD            Short         4881          7.7994 
CFD            Short         2590          7.8008 
 
 
(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                         22 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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