VPC Venture Prod.

 
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               23 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       4,131,168     2.76%         37,490     0.03% 
securities 
(2) Derivatives       92,741     0.06%        549,042     0.37% 
(other than 
options) 
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00% 
agreements to 
purchase/sell 
Total              4,223,909     2.82%        586,532     0.39% 
 
 
(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      1,291                7.7663 
Purchase      500                  7.8000 
Purchase      800                  7.7557 
Purchase      900                  7.7472 
Purchase      1,050                7.8962 
Purchase      1,100                7.8154 
Purchase      1,242                7.7080 
Purchase      17,288               7.8177 
Purchase      7,836                7.8612 
Purchase      7,979                7.7579 
Purchase      15,829               7.8522 
Sale          5,558                7.8063 
Sale          7,836                7.9487 
Sale          135                  7.6755 
Sale          1,128                Transfer 
Sale          15,514               7.7928 
Sale          879                  7.8450 
Sale          16,081               7.8118 
Sale          665                  7.8077 
Sale          16,497               7.8072 
Sale          3,600                7.8001 
 
(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per 
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP) 
CFD            Long          14959         7.7873 
CFD            Long          3600          7.8001 
CFD            Long          2254          7.8019 
CFD            Long          5558          7.8062 
CFD            Long          16497         7.8071 
CFD            Long          665           7.8076 
CFD            Long          555           7.9395 
CFD            Long          7836          7.9487 
CFD            Short         5921          7.6633 
CFD            Short         1242          7.7079 
CFD            Short         800           7.7557 
CFD            Short         7979          7.7579 
CFD            Short         500           7.8 
CFD            Short         1100          7.8154 
CFD            Short         2245          7.8414 
CFD            Short         15829         7.8521 
CFD            Short         7836          7.8612 
CFD            Short         1050          7.8961 
 
(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                         24 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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