VPC Venture Prod.

RNS Number:2189I
Venture Production PLC
21 November 2007


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of Issuer

VENTURE PRODUCTION PLC


2. Reason for Notification

ACQUISITION OF VOTING RIGHTS


3. Full Name of person(s) subject to notification obligation

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (L&G)


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above)

LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC)


5. Date of the transaction

14 NOVEMBER 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified

20 NOVEMBER 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached

FROM 3%-4% (L&G)


8. Notified Details

Voting Rights Attached to shares
Number of voting rights (Direct) - 5,753,966
% of voting rights (Direct) - 4.01
Number of voting rights (Indirect) - N/A
% of voting rights (Indirect) - N/A
Financial Instruments
                                                                             -
Total (A) + (B)
Total number of voting rights - 5,753,966
Total % of Voting Rights - 4.01


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)
(LGIM)
       Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (5,753,966- 4.01% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management           Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (5,089,321 (Direct) (LGIH)
- 3.55% = PMC)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Limited (PMC) (5,089,321 -3.55% = PMC)          (LGAS & LGPL)
                                                Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)
                                                (LGPL)

Proxy Voting


10. Name of Proxy holder

N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold

N/A


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights

N/A


13. Any additional information

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 143,215,783
Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of
disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has
come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer.


14. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

HELEN LEWIS (LGIM) 020 3124 3851


15. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification

SIMON WAITE


Date of notification

21 NOVEMBER 2007




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