EPT Disclosure

 

TIDMVPCA 
 
RNS Number : 0828W 
UBS AG (EPT) 
22 July 2009 
 

 
 
DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS 
WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS 
DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY 
(Rule38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 
 
 
1.    KEY INFORMATION 
 
 
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| Name of exempt principal trader    | UBS AG London Branch                                 | 
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| Company dealt in                   | Venture Production Plc                               | 
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| Class of relevant security to      | 0.4p ordinary (GB0031423188)                         | 
| which the dealings being disclosed |                                                      | 
| relate(Note 1)                     |                                                      | 
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| Date of dealing                    | 21 July 2009                                         | 
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2.    DEALINGS(Note 2) 
 
 
(a)Purchases and sales 
 
 
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| Total number of securities   | Highest price paid(Note 3)  | Lowest price paid(Note 3)     | 
| purchased                    |                             |                               | 
|                              |                             |                               | 
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| 1046392                      | 8.34000 GBP                 | 8.29500 GBP                   | 
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| Total number of securities   | Highest price received(Note | Lowest price received(Note 3) | 
| sold                         | 3)                          |                               | 
|                              |                             |                               | 
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| 935175                       | 8.33202 GBP                 | 8.30000 GBP                   | 
+------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+ 
 
 
(b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
 
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| Product name,   | Long/short(Note 4) | Number of securities(Note  | Price per unit(Note 3)  | 
| e.g. CFD        |                    | 5)                         |                         | 
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| CFD             | Short              | 4495                       | 8.33896996 GBP          | 
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| CFD             | Short              | 10000                      | 8.333325 GBP            | 
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| CFD             | Short              | 7834                       | 8.32456 GBP             | 
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| CFD             | Short              | 1691                       | 8.324543 GBP            | 
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| CFD             | Short              | 15000                      | 8.329 GBP               | 
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| CFD             | Short              | 2477                       | 8.322777 GBP            | 
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| CFD             | Short              | 11273                      | 8.322781 GBP            | 
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(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
(i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
 
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| 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       |          | European   |         | per unit(Note | 
|                 | varying etc. | option          |          | etc.       |         | 3)            | 
|                 |              | relates(Note 5) |          |            |         |               | 
+-----------------+--------------+-----------------+----------+------------+---------+---------------+ 
|                 |              |                 |          |            |         |               | 
+-----------------+--------------+-----------------+----------+------------+---------+---------------+ 
 
 
(ii)    Exercising 
 
 
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| Product name, e.g. call      | Number of securities        | Exercise price per unit(Note  | 
| option                       |                             | 3)                            | 
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|                              |                             |                               | 
+------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+ 
 
 
 
 
3.    OTHER INFORMATION 
 
 
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
 
 
 
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| 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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| Date of disclosure                                | 22 July 2009                          | 
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| Contact name                                      | Nimisha Sachdev                       | 
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| Telephone number                                  | [phone]                   | 
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| Name of offeree/offeror with which connected      | VENTURE PRODUCTION                    | 
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| Nature of connection (Note 6)                     | CONNECTED ADVISOR                     | 
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Notes 
 
 
The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website 
atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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