EPT Disclosure
March 25 2009 - 7:46AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMVPC
RNS Number : 4578P
Oriel Securities Limited
25 March 2009
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 | Oriel Securities Limited |
| | |
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| Company dealt in | Venture Production plc |
| | |
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| Class of relevant security to | Ord. GBP 0.004 |
| which the dealings being disclosed | |
| relate (Note 1) | |
| | |
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| Date of dealing | 24 March 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 |
+------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| | Number (%) | Number (%) |
+------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| (1) Relevant securities | 42,839 0.03% | |
| | | |
+------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| (2) Derivatives (other than | | |
| options) | | |
| | | |
+------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| (3) Options and agreements to | | |
| purchase/sell | | |
| | | |
+------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| Total | 42,839 0.03% | Nil Nil |
| | | |
+------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
(b) Interests 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 |
| | | |
+------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| | Number (%) | Number (%) |
+------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| (1) Relevant securities | | |
| | | |
+------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| (2) Derivatives (other than | | |
| options) | | |
| | | |
+------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| (3) Options and agreements to | | |
| purchase/sell | | |
| | | |
+------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| Total | Nil Nil | Nil Nil |
| | | |
+------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
* 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) |
| | | |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 73 | 781.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 3,279 | 781.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 1,648 | 781.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 2,208 | 775.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 4,792 | 775.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 3,000 | 770.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 720 | 778.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 50 | 779.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 400 | 779.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Sale | 70,000 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 3,583 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 324 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 756 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 994 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 1,137 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 40 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 5,797 | 779.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 738 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 171 | 780.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 875 | 780.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 954 | 780.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 100 | 780.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 506 | 780.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 654 | 780.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 1,240 | 780.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 100 | 782.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 1,054 | 782.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 1,346 | 782.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 100 | 782.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 137 | 782.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 192 | 782.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 299 | 782.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 540 | 782.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 1,232 | 782.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 112 | 783.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 305 | 783.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 1,083 | 783.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 880 | 784.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 620 | 784.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 400 | 786.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 10,000 | 786.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 49 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 2,299 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 1,201 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 3,000 | 778.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 348 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 1,215 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 1,437 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 1,422 | 778.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 650 | 778.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 18 | 778.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 622 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 1,061 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 1,257 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 2,060 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 580 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 1,271 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 400 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 1,049 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 1,551 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 2,000 | 779.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 163 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 1,188 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 1,642 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 2,007 | 780.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 662 | 778.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 16 | 778.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 2,224 | 778.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 1,008 | 778.0p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Purchase | 3,000 | 777.5p |
+---------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
+-----------------+--------------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+
| Product name, | Long/short (Note | Number of securities (Note | Price per unit (Note 4) |
| e.g. CFD | 5) | 6) | |
+-----------------+--------------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+
| | | | |
+-----------------+--------------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
+-----------------+--------------+-----------------+----------+------------+---------+---------------+
| 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 |
| | varying etc. | option relates | | etc. | | (Note 4) |
| | | (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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(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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| None. |
| |
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Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8)NO
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| Date of disclosure | 25 March 2009 |
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| Contact name | Kyra Andrade |
| | |
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| Telephone number | 020-7710 7600 |
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| Name of offeree/offeror with which connected | Venture Production plc |
| | |
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| Nature of connection (Note 9) | Connected Adviser |
| | |
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Notes
The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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