Rule 8.1- Venture Production plc
April 29 2009 - 11:09AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMVPC
RNS Number : 3987R
Venture Production plc
29 April 2009
A copy of this announcement is available at www.venture-production.com
FORM 8.1
DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES
FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
(Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| Name of person dealing (Note 1) | SHARE NOMINEES LIMITED ON BEHALF OF SHARESECURE |
| | LIMITED (AS TRUSTEE FOR THE EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST |
| | OF VENTURE PRODUCTION plc) |
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| Company dealt in | VENTURE PRODUCTION plc |
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| Class of relevant security to | ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.4 PENCE IN VENTURE PRODUCTION |
| which the dealings being disclosed | plc |
| relate (Note 2) | |
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| Date of dealing | 29 APRIL 2009 |
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a)Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| | Long | Short |
+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| | Number | Number (%) |
| | (%) | |
+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| (1) Relevant securities | 344,184 0.23 | |
| | | |
+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| (2) Derivatives (other than | | |
| options) | | |
| | | |
+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| (3) Options and agreements to | | |
| purchase/sell | | |
| | | |
+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Total | 344,184 0.23 | |
| | | |
+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
(b)Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
+------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| Class of relevant security: | Long | Short |
| | | |
+------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| | Number (%) | Number (%) |
+------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| (1) Relevant securities | | |
| | | |
+------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| (2) Derivatives (other than | | |
| options) | | |
| | | |
+------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| (3) Options and agreements to | | |
| purchase/sell | | |
| | | |
+------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| Total | | |
| | | |
+------------------------------------+--------------------------+----------------------------+
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| Class of relevant security: | Details |
| | |
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| | |
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a)Purchases and sales
+------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit (Note 5) |
| | | |
+------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| PURCHASE | 4,509 | 799.5 pence |
| | | |
+------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+
(b)Derivatives transactions (other than options)
+-----------------+--------------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+
| Product name, | Long/short (Note | Number of securities (Note | Price per unit (Note 5) |
| e.g. CFD | 6) | 7) | |
+-----------------+--------------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+
| | | | |
+-----------------+--------------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+
(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 5) |
| | | (Note 7) | | | | |
+-----------------+--------------+-----------------+----------+------------+---------+---------------+
| | | | | | | |
+-----------------+--------------+-----------------+----------+------------+---------+---------------+
(ii)Exercising
+------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| Product name, e.g. call | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note |
| option | | 5) |
+------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| | | |
+------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+
(d)Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
+------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| Nature of transaction (Note | Details | Price per unit (if |
| 8) | | applicable) (Note 5) |
| | | |
+------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| | | |
+------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+
4. 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. |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| NONE |
| |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)NO
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| Date of disclosure | 29 APRIL 2009 |
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
| Contact name | SIMON WAITE |
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
| Telephone number | 01224 619000 |
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
| Name of offeree/offeror with which associated | VENTURE PRODUCTION plc |
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
| Specify category and nature of associate | SHARES HELD BY SHARESECURE TRUST FOR |
| status (Note 10) | THE EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST OF VENTURE |
| | PRODUCTION plc |
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Notes
The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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