TIDMVPC 
 
RNS Number : 8822U 
GoldmanSachs International 
01 July 2009 
 
Amendment - due to the cancellation of an equity transaction the disclosure made 
on 30 June for dealings on 29 June is being updated. The original trade sales 
disclosed 183,776 shares have been updated to total sales 170,776 shares. 
Dealings 2 (a) have been updated. 
 
 
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     | (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL              | 
| trader                       |                                               | 
+------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ 
| Company dealt in             | VENTURE PRODUCTION PLC                        | 
+------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ 
| Class of relevant security   | 0.4p ordinary                                 | 
| to which the dealings being  |                                               | 
| disclosed relate (Note 1)    |                                               | 
+------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ 
| Date of dealing              | 29 June 2009                                  | 
+------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ 
 
2.         DEALINGS (Note 2) 
 
 
(a)        Purchases and sales 
 
 
+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+ 
| Total number of securities  | Highest price paid      | Lowest price paid (Note | 
| purchased                   | (Note 3)                | 3)                      | 
| (no. of underlying ords if  |                         |                         | 
| ADR)                        |                         |                         | 
+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+ 
|                      45,472 |                8.16 GBP |               8.035 GBP | 
+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+ 
 
 
 
+----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+ 
| Total number of securities | Highest price received  | Lowest price received   | 
| sold                       | (Note 3)                | (Note 3)                | 
| (no. of underlying ords if |                         |                         | 
| ADR)                       |                         |                         | 
+----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+ 
|                    170,776 |               8.165 GBP |                8.06 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          |               13,000 |          8.063 GBP | 
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+ 
| CFD              | Long          |                  246 |         8.1418 GBP | 
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+ 
| CFD              | Long          |                1,000 |         7.7554 GBP | 
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+ 
| CFD              | Long          |                  191 |         8.0717 GBP | 
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+ 
| CFD              | Long          |                4,809 |         8.0517 GBP | 
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+ 
| CFD              | Long          |               10,000 |         8.0405 GBP | 
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+ 
| CFD              | Short         |                1,372 |         8.0589 GBP | 
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+ 
| CFD              | Short         |                  624 |         8.0887 GBP | 
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+ 
| CFD              | Short         |                  246 |         8.1418 GBP | 
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+ 
| CFD              | Short         |                1,700 |         8.1308 GBP | 
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+ 
 
(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
 
 
(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
 
+-------------+-------------+--------------+------------+-----------+---------+---------------+ 
| Product     | Writing,    | Number of    | Exercise   | Type,     | Expiry  | Option        | 
| name, e.g.  | selling,    | securities   | price      | e.g.      | date    | money         | 
| call option | purchasing, | to which the |            | American, |         | paid/received | 
|             | varying     | option       |            | European  |         | per unit      | 
|             | etc.        | relates      |            | etc.      |         | (Note 3)      | 
|             |             | (Note 5)     |            |           |         |               | 
+-------------+-------------+--------------+------------+-----------+---------+---------------+ 
 
(ii)        Exercising 
+----------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+ 
| Product name, e.g.   | Number of securities        | Exercise price per unit (Note | 
| call option          |                             | 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. | 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                                                                                     | 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ 
| Date of disclosure               | 01 July 2009                   | 
+----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ 
| Contact name                     | Peter Highton                  | 
+----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ 
| Telephone number                 | +44-207-774-1935               | 
+----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ 
| Name of offeree/offeror with     | CENTRICA PLC                   | 
| which connected                  |                                | 
+----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ 
| Nature of connection (Note 6)    | Advisor                        | 
+----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ 
 
Notes 
The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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 
   END 
 
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