EPT Disclosure

 

TIDMVPC 
 
RNS Number : 1824Y 
UBS AG (EPT) 
28 August 2009 
 

FORM 38.5(b) 
 
 
DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS 
WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS 
BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY 
(Rule 38.5(b) 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                    | 27 August 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 2) 
 
 
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|                                    |          Long            |           Short            | 
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|                                    | Number (%)               | Number (%)                 | 
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| (1) Relevant securities            | 634 0.00%                | 0 0.00%                    | 
|                                    |                          |                            | 
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| (2) Derivatives (other than        | 0 0.00%                  | 0 0.00%                    | 
| options)                           |                          |                            | 
|                                    |                          |                            | 
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| (3) Options and agreements to      | 0 0.00%                  | 0 0.00%                    | 
| purchase/sell                      |                          |                            | 
|                                    |                          |                            | 
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| Total                              | 634 0.00%                | 0 0.00%                    | 
|                                    |                          |                            | 
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(b)Interest and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other 
than the class dealt in(Note 2) 
 
 
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| 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 2) 
 
 
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| Class of relevant security:        | Details                                              | 
|                                    |                                                      | 
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|                                    |                                                      | 
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3.    DEALINGS(Note 3) 
 
 
(a)Purchases and sales 
 
 
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| Purchase/sale                | Number of securities        | Price per unit(Note 4)        | 
|                              |                             |                               | 
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| Buy                          | 3327                        | 8.43500 GBP                   | 
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| Buy                          | 12587                       | 8.44000 GBP                   | 
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| Buy                          | 35520                       | 8.44500 GBP                   | 
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| Sell                         | 38059                       | 8.43500 GBP                   | 
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| Sell                         | 13375                       | 8.44000 GBP                   | 
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| TOTAL BUY :                  | 51434                       |                               | 
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| TOTAL SALE :                 | 51434                       |                               | 
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(b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
 
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| Product name,   | Long/short(Note 5) | Number of securities(Note  | Price per unit(Note 4)  | 
| e.g. CFD        |                    | 6)                         |                         | 
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|                 |                    |                            |                         | 
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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.       |         | 4)            | 
|                 |              | relates(Note 6) |          |            |         |               | 
+-----------------+--------------+-----------------+----------+------------+---------+---------------+ 
|                 |              |                 |          |            |         |               | 
+-----------------+--------------+-----------------+----------+------------+---------+---------------+ 
 
 
 
 
(ii)    Exercising 
 
 
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| Product name, e.g. call      | Number of securities        | Exercise price per unit(Note  | 
| option                       |                             | 4)                            | 
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|                              |                             |                               | 
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(d)    Other dealings (including new securities)(Note 3) 
 
 
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| Nature of transaction(Note   | Details                     | Price per unit (if            | 
| 7)                           |                             | applicable)(Note 4)           | 
|                              |                             |                               | 
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|                              |                             |                               | 
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4.    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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Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached?(Note 8)YES/NO 
 
 
 
 
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| Date of disclosure                                | 28 August 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 9)                      | CONNECTED ADVISOR                     | 
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Notes 
 
 
The Notes on Form 38.5(b) 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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