TIDMBARC TIDMVPC 
 
The Rule 8.3 Report published on 31 July 2009 showed an incorrect Long Relevant Securities position. This has been 
corrected on today's report. 
 
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               31 July 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       4,116,673     2.75%         20,032     0.01% 
securities 
(2) Derivatives      303,308     0.20%        576,733     0.39% 
(other than 
options) 
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00% 
agreements to 
purchase/sell 
Total              4,419,981     2.95%        596,765     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      474                  8.3450 
Purchase      17,380               8.3513 
Purchase      9,817                8.3500 
Purchase      7,437                8.3477 
Purchase      1,581                8.3407 
Purchase      29,359               8.3350 
Sale          108                  8.3355 
Sale          111                  8.3455 
Sale          119                  8.3455 
Sale          119                  8.3455 
Sale          165                  8.3455 
Sale          167                  8.3355 
Sale          190                  8.3455 
Sale          193                  8.3405 
Sale          229                  8.3355 
Sale          101                  8.3355 
Sale          1,414                8.3383 
Sale          1,465                8.3420 
Sale          1,831                8.3420 
Sale          7,380                8.3300 
Sale          13,927               8.3360 
Sale          21,602               8.3334 
Sale          29,359               8.3350 
Sale          267                  8.3355 
 
 
(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per 
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP) 
CFD            Long          21602         8.3334 
CFD            Long          13927         8.3359 
CFD            Long          1414          8.3383 
CFD            Long          1465          8.3476 
CFD            Short         471           8.33 
CFD            Short         889           8.3375 
CFD            Short         730           8.338 
CFD            Short         1581          8.3406 
CFD            Short         7437          8.3477 
CFD            Short         374           8.35 
CFD            Short         17380         8.3512 
 
 
(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                         03 August 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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