VPC Venture Prod.

 
TIDMVPC 
 
 

  FORM 8.3 

  DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 

  (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 

  1.KEY INFORMATION 

 
Name of person dealing(Note 1)        Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder 
                                      Advisers, LLC 
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Company dealt in                      Venture Production Plc 
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Class of relevant security to which   0.4p ordinary shares 
the dealings being  disclosed 
relate (Note 2) 
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Date of dealing                       July 14, 2009 
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  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 
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                                       Number     (%)    Number  (%) 
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(1) Relevant securities 
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)   1,800,000  1.20% 
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(3) Options and agreements to 
purchase/sell 
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Total                                  1,800,000  1.20% 
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  (b)Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) 

 
Class of relevant security:                   Long         Short 
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                                              Number  (%)  Number  (%) 
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(1) Relevant securities 
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(2) Derivatives (other than options) 
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 
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Total 
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  (c)Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 

 
Class of relevant security:   Details 
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  3.DEALINGS (Note 4) 

  (a)Purchases and sales 

 
Purchase/sale   Number of securities  Price per unit(Note 5) 
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  (b)Derivatives transactions (other than options) 

 
Product name,   Long/short(Note 6)  Number              Price per unit(Note 
e.g. CFD                            of securities(Note  5) 
                                    7) 
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CFD             Long                625,000             GBP 8.2659 
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  (c)Options transactions in respect of existing securities 

  (i)Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 

 
Product     Writing,      Number of   Exercise  Type,      Expiry Date  Option 
name,       selling,      securities  price     e.g.                    money 
e.g. call   purchasing,   to                    American,               paid/received 
option      varying etc.  which the             European                per unit 
                          option                etc.                    (Note 5) 
                          relates 
                          (Note 7) 
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  (ii)Exercising 

 
Product name, e.g. call option   Number of securities  Exercise price per 
                                                       unit(Note 5) 
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  (d)Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 

 
Nature of transaction(Note 8)    Details  Price per unit (if 
                                          applicable)(Note 
                                          5) 
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  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. 
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None. 
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  Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO 

 
Date of disclosure                                        July 15, 2009 
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Contact name                                              Hayley Nelson 
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Telephone number                                          (212) 698-3363 
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If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror 
with which connected 
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If a connected EFM, state nature of connection(Note 10) 
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  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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