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 August 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       3,762,726     2.51%         27,508     0.02% 
securities 
(2) Derivatives      318,987     0.21%        614,264     0.41% 
(other than 
options) 
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00% 
agreements to 
purchase/sell 
Total              4,081,713     2.73%        641,772     0.43% 
 
 
 
(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      1,480                8.3474 
Purchase      503                  8.3405 
Purchase      23,896               8.3498 
Sale          2,137                8.3400 
Sale          2,148                8.3400 
Sale          2,164                8.3400 
Sale          2,170                8.3400 
Sale          291                  8.3400 
Sale          2,198                8.3400 
Sale          2,066                8.3400 
Sale          90                   8.3400 
Sale          169                  8.3400 
Sale          254                  8.3400 
Sale          278                  8.3400 
Sale          288                  8.3400 
Sale          2,179                8.3500 
Sale          2,079                8.3400 
Sale          352                  8.3500 
Sale          2,062                8.3400 
Sale          2,022                8.3400 
Sale          2,013                8.3400 
Sale          1,972                8.3400 
Sale          1,969                8.3400 
Sale          1,932                8.3400 
Sale          1,919                8.3400 
Sale          1,911                8.3400 
Sale          1,905                8.3500 
Sale          1,886                8.3400 
Sale          1,879                8.3500 
Sale          1,859                8.3500 
Sale          2,082                8.3500 
Sale          473                  8.3500 
Sale          572                  8.3400 
Sale          564                  8.3400 
Sale          559                  8.3400 
Sale          544                  8.3516 
Sale          539                  8.3400 
Sale          533                  8.3400 
Sale          525                  8.3400 
Sale          515                  8.3500 
Sale          515                  8.3400 
Sale          511                  8.3400 
Sale          511                  8.3400 
Sale          492                  8.3500 
Sale          306                  8.3500 
Sale          474                  8.3400 
Sale          1,184                8.3400 
Sale          440                  8.3400 
Sale          437                  8.3400 
Sale          430                  8.3400 
Sale          430                  8.3400 
Sale          421                  8.3500 
Sale          412                  8.3400 
Sale          386                  8.3400 
Sale          382                  8.3500 
Sale          380                  8.3500 
Sale          365                  8.3400 
Sale          1,845                8.3400 
Sale          313                  8.3500 
Sale          489                  8.3400 
Sale          1,328                8.3400 
Sale          1,853                8.3400 
Sale          1,506                8.3400 
Sale          1,502                8.3400 
Sale          1,492                8.3400 
Sale          1,492                8.3400 
Sale          1,452                8.3500 
Sale          1,426                8.3400 
Sale          1,416                8.3400 
Sale          1,400                8.3400 
Sale          1,392                8.3400 
Sale          1,369                8.3400 
Sale          1,354                8.3400 
Sale          1,533                8.3400 
Sale          1,339                8.3400 
Sale          1,537                8.3500 
Sale          1,306                8.3500 
Sale          1,291                8.3400 
Sale          1,285                8.3400 
Sale          1,274                8.3500 
Sale          1,273                8.3400 
Sale          1,267                8.3400 
Sale          1,264                8.3400 
Sale          1,245                8.3400 
Sale          1,242                8.3400 
Sale          1,240                8.3400 
Sale          1,228                8.3400 
Sale          1,211                8.3400 
Sale          1,350                8.3500 
Sale          1,750                8.3400 
Sale          2,260                8.3500 
Sale          906                  8.3400 
Sale          905                  8.3400 
Sale          897                  8.3400 
Sale          883                  8.3400 
Sale          882                  8.3400 
Sale          1,818                8.3400 
Sale          1,812                8.3400 
Sale          1,800                8.3400 
Sale          1,797                8.3400 
Sale          1,773                8.3400 
Sale          1,770                8.3400 
Sale          1,509                8.3400 
Sale          1,759                8.3400 
Sale          1,847                8.3400 
Sale          1,680                8.3400 
Sale          1,672                8.3400 
Sale          1,665                8.3400 
Sale          1,650                8.3500 
Sale          1,642                8.3400 
Sale          1,640                8.3400 
Sale          1,638                8.3400 
Sale          1,627                8.3400 
Sale          1,607                8.3400 
Sale          1,600                8.3500 
Sale          1,552                8.3400 
Sale          1,550                8.3400 
Sale          1,766                8.3400 
Sale          15,264               8.3400 
Sale          2,212                8.3400 
Sale          827                  8.3400 
Sale          825                  8.3500 
Sale          824                  8.3400 
Sale          823                  8.3400 
Sale          816                  8.3400 
Sale          787                  8.3400 
Sale          782                  8.3400 
Sale          772                  8.3400 
Sale          757                  8.3400 
Sale          755                  8.3400 
Sale          750                  8.3400 
Sale          830                  8.3500 
Sale          18,931               8.3400 
Sale          831                  8.3400 
Sale          14,335               8.3404 
Sale          10,151               8.3487 
Sale          7,957                8.3400 
Sale          6,796                8.3400 
Sale          6,455                8.3500 
Sale          6,414                8.3500 
Sale          745                  8.3400 
Sale          6,075                8.3414 
Sale          5,374                8.3400 
Sale          5,215                8.3400 
Sale          4,743                8.3400 
Sale          4,538                8.3400 
Sale          746                  8.3400 
Sale          1,013                8.3400 
Sale          1,151                8.3400 
Sale          1,150                8.3400 
Sale          1,144                8.3400 
Sale          1,142                8.3400 
Sale          1,126                8.3400 
Sale          1,113                8.3400 
Sale          1,108                8.3400 
Sale          1,108                8.3400 
Sale          1,087                8.3500 
Sale          1,087                8.3400 
Sale          1,086                8.3400 
Sale          1,072                8.3500 
Sale          827                  8.3400 
Sale          1,027                8.3400 
Sale          4,013                8.3500 
Sale          999                  8.3400 
Sale          996                  8.3400 
Sale          988                  8.3400 
Sale          981                  8.3400 
Sale          976                  8.3400 
Sale          952                  8.3500 
Sale          925                  8.3400 
Sale          922                  8.3400 
Sale          913                  8.3400 
Sale          908                  8.3500 
Sale          870                  8.3400 
Sale          863                  8.3400 
Sale          1,062                8.3400 
Sale          2,679                8.3400 
Sale          597                  8.3400 
Sale          589                  8.3500 
Sale          583                  8.3500 
Sale          3,288                8.3500 
Sale          582                  8.3400 
Sale          3,218                8.3400 
Sale          3,000                8.3400 
Sale          2,906                8.3500 
Sale          2,900                8.3400 
Sale          2,861                8.3400 
Sale          2,861                8.3400 
Sale          2,732                8.3400 
Sale          4,349                8.3400 
Sale          2,680                8.3400 
Sale          618                  8.3500 
Sale          2,632                8.3400 
Sale          2,615                8.3400 
Sale          2,563                8.3400 
Sale          2,523                8.3400 
Sale          2,396                8.3400 
Sale          2,378                8.3500 
Sale          2,351                8.3400 
Sale          2,335                8.3400 
Sale          2,303                8.3500 
Sale          2,301                8.3500 
Sale          2,299                8.3400 
Sale          1,181                8.3400 
Sale          2,726                8.3400 
Sale          700                  8.3400 
Sale          2,223                8.3400 
Sale          3,991                8.3400 
Sale          3,914                8.3400 
Sale          3,889                8.3400 
Sale          3,868                8.3400 
Sale          3,659                8.3400 
Sale          3,609                8.3400 
Sale          3,467                8.3400 
Sale          3,438                8.3400 
Sale          732                  8.3400 
Sale          727                  8.3500 
Sale          725                  8.3400 
Sale          604                  8.3400 
Sale          709                  8.3400 
Sale          606                  8.3400 
Sale          700                  8.3400 
Sale          695                  8.3400 
Sale          661                  8.3400 
Sale          657                  8.3400 
Sale          657                  8.3400 
Sale          644                  8.3400 
Sale          636                  8.3400 
Sale          633                  8.3400 
Sale          628                  8.3500 
Sale          626                  8.3400 
Sale          624                  8.3400 
Sale          624                  8.3400 
Sale          4,146                8.3400 
Sale          719                  8.3400 
 
(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per 
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP) 
CFD            Long          14335         8.3404 
CFD            Long          10151         8.3487 
CFD            Long          544           8.3515 
CFD            Long          19388         8.36 
CFD            Short         503           8.3404 
CFD            Short         23896         8.3498 
 
 
(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 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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