Holding(s) in Company

 

TIDMVPC TIDMCNA 
 
RNS Number : 4533Z 
Venture Production plc 
22 September 2009 
 

 
 
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                      | 
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer           | VENTURE PRODUCTION    | 
| of existing shares to which voting rights are                | PLC                   | 
| attached: ii                                                 |                       | 
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| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):            | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                |    X    | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may   |         | 
| result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights  |         | 
| are attached                                                               |         | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to  |         | 
| qualifying financial instruments                                           |         | 
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                           |         | 
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| Other (please      |                                                       |         | 
| specify):          |                                                       |         | 
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| 3. Full name of person(s)        |                                      CENTRICA PLC | 
| subject to the                   |                         CENTRICA HOLDINGS LIMITED | 
| notification obligation: iii     |                           GB GAS HOLDINGS LIMITED | 
|                                  |                   CENTRICA RESOURCES (UK) LIMITED | 
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)   |                   CENTRICA RESOURCES (UK) LIMITED | 
|  (if different from 3.):iv       |                                                   | 
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| 5. Date of the transaction and   |                                 21 SEPTEMBER 2009 | 
| date on                          |                                                   | 
| which the threshold is crossed   |                                                   | 
| or                               |                                                   | 
| reached: v                       |                                                   | 
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| 6. Date on which issuer          |                                 22 SEPTEMBER 2009 | 
| notified:                        |                                                   | 
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are      |                                               91% | 
| crossed or                       |                                                   | 
| reached: vi, vii                 |                                                   | 
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| 8. Notified details:                                                                                                                       | 
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                                                               | 
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| Class/type | Situation previous                  | Resulting situation after the triggering                                                | 
| of         | to the triggering                   | transaction                                                                             | 
| shares     | transaction                         |                                                                                         | 
| if         |                                     |                                                                                         | 
| possible   |                                     |                                                                                         | 
| using      |                                     |                                                                                         | 
| the ISIN   |                                     |                                                                                         | 
| CODE       |                                     |                                                                                         | 
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|            | Number             | Number         | Number                    | Number of voting                      | % of voting         | 
|            | of                 | of             | of shares                 | rights                                | rights x            | 
|            | Shares             | Voting         |                           |                                       |                     | 
|            |                    | Rights         |                           |                                       |                     | 
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|            |                    |                | Direct                    | Direct xi      | Indirect xii         | Direct | Indirect   | 
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| 0.4p       | 136,211,769        | 136,211,769    | 136,319,674               | 136,319,674    | SEE                  | 91.02% | SEE        | 
| ORDINARY   |                    |                |                           |                | SECTION              |        | SECTION 9  | 
|            |                    |                |                           |                | 9 BELOW              |        | BELOW      | 
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                        | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                       | 
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| Type of financial           | Expiration     | Exercise/                              | Number of voting                  | % of voting    | 
| instrument                  | date xiii      | Conversion                             | rights that may                   | rights         | 
|                             |                | Period xiv                             | be                                |                | 
|                             |                |                                        | acquired if the                   |                |