VPC Venture Prod.

RNS Number:4367F
UBS AG (EPT)
09 October 2007

This announcement replaces the previous RNS amendment reference 3559E released
at 11:49 on 24th September 2007. Amendment made to the purchase figure in 2 (a)
due to a late trade.  All other information remains unchanged.









                                                                    FORM 38.5(a)



                 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS

                      WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS

                      DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

                      (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)



1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of exempt principal trader                UBS AG London Branch
Company dealt in                               Venture Production PLC
Class of relevant security to which the        ORD 0.4p
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing                                21 SEPTEMBER 2007





2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)



(a)        Purchases and sales


Total number of securities    Highest price paid         Lowest price paid
purchased                     (Note 3)                   (Note 3)


           337,105                     7.20 GBP                7.02 GBP




Total number of securities   Highest price received    Lowest price received
sold                         (Note 3)                  (Note 3)


          279,404                    7.195 GBP                7.01 GBP



(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product  name,    Long/short        Number of securities  Price per unit
e.g. CFD          (Note 4)          (Note 5)              (Note 3)


       CFD              LONG                9,013              7.1345 GBP
       CFD              SHORT              125,000               7.1459
       CFD              LONG               50,000                7.1086
       CFD              LONG               50,000                7.1183





(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product   Writing,     Number of     Exercise  Type, e.g.    Expiry  Option
name,e.g  selling,     securities to price     American,     date    moneypaid/
call      purchasing,  which the               European etc.         received
option    varying etc  option                                        per unit
                       relates (Note                                 (Note 3)
                       5)









(ii)        Exercising


Product name, e.g.   Number of securities            Exercise price per unit
call option                                          (Note 3)












3.         OTHER INFORMATION



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.



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Date of disclosure                          24 SEPTEMBER 2007
Contact name                                020 7568 9289
Telephone number                            NIMISHA SACHDEV
Name of offeree/offeror with which          Venture Production PLC
connected
Nature of connection (Note 6)               CONNECTED ADVISER





Notes



The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk


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