TIDMVPC 
 
RNS Number : 2418V 
Oriel Securities Limited 
07 July 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 
 
 
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+ 
| Name of exempt principal trader    | Oriel Securities Limited                             | 
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+ 
| Company dealt in                   | Venture Production plc                               | 
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+ 
| Class of relevant security to      | Ord. GBP 0.004                                       | 
| which the dealings being disclosed |                                                      | 
| relate (Note 1)                    |                                                      | 
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+ 
| Date of dealing                    | 6 July 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 2) 
 
 
+------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+ 
|                                    |           Long            |            Short            | 
+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
|                                    | Number      |         (%) | Number       |          (%) | 
+------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| (1) Relevant securities            | 25,000      | 0.017%      |          Nil |          Nil | 
|                                    |             |             |              |              | 
+------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| (2) Derivatives (other than        |             |             |              |              | 
| options)                           |             |             |              |              | 
|                                    |             |             |              |              | 
+------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| (3) Options and agreements to      |             |             |              |              | 
| purchase/sell                      |             |             |              |              | 
|                                    |             |             |              |              | 
+------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Total                              | 25,000      | 0.017%      |          Nil |          Nil | 
|                                    |             |             |              |              | 
+------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+ 
 
(b)    Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, 
other than the class dealt in (Note 2) 
 
 
+------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| 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 | 
|                                    |             |             |              |              | 
+------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+ 
 
(c)    Rights to subscribe (Note 2) 
 
 
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+ 
| Class of relevant security:        | Details                                              | 
|                                    |                                                      | 
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                                    |                                                      | 
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
 
 
3.    DEALINGS (Note 3) 
 
 
(a)    Purchases and sales 
 
 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase/sale                    | Number of securities       | Price per unit (Note 4)    | 
|                                  |                            |                            | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             |                      5,400 |                       814p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             |                        630 |                       814p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             |                        600 |                       814p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             |                      1,060 |                       813p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             |                        161 |                       813p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             |                        161 |                       813p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             |                      1,500 |                       813p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             |                      5,000 |                       810p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        531 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        531 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        531 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        307 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        752 |                       807p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        804 |                       807p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        600 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        451 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        213 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        214 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                      1,046 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        246 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        281 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        197 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        220 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        200 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        954 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        560 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             |                     20,000 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        851 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        510 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        200 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        643 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        643 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        810 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        643 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        643 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                      1,000 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        264 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        188 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        156 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        375 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        500 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        200 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        923 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        500 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        224 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        200 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        874 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        200 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        111 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                      1,004 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                      1,000 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                         34 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        414 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             |                      3,500 |                     817.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        920 |                     817.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        214 |                       818p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                     50,000 |                       816p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        785 |                     813.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                         15 |                     813.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             |                      1,225 |                       810p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             |                      2,275 |                       810p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         |                        252 |                     807.5p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             |                        500 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             |                      2,500 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             |                      7,500 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             |                        500 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             |                      1,231 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             |                      4,225 |                       810p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             |                        775 |                       808p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
|                                  |                            |                            | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Total Purchased                  |                    73,934  |                          - | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Total Sold                       |                    58,743  |                          - | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
 
 
b    Derivatives transactions other than options 
 
 
+-----------------+--------------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ 
| Product name,   | Long/short Note 5  | Number of securities Note  | Price per unit Note 4   | 
| e.g. CFD        |                    | 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 Note | 
|                 | varying etc. | option relates  |          | etc.       |         | 4             | 
|                 |              | Note 6          |          |            |         |               | 
+-----------------+--------------+-----------------+----------+------------+---------+---------------+ 
|                 |              |                 |          |            |         |               | 
+-----------------+--------------+-----------------+----------+------------+---------+---------------+ 
 
 
ii    Exercising 
 
 
+------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+ 
| Product name, e.g. call      | Number of securities        | Exercise price per unit Note  | 
| option                       |                             | 4                             | 
|                              |                             |                               | 
+------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+ 
|                              |                             |                               | 
+------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+ 
 
 
  d    Other dealings including new securities Note 3 
 
 
+------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+ 
| Nature of transaction Note 7 | Details                     | Price per unit if             | 
|                              |                             | applicable Note 4             | 
+------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+ 
|                              |                             |                               | 
+------------------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+ 
 
 
 
 
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 38.5b attached? Note 8NO 
 
 
 
 
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ 
| Date of disclosure                                | 7 July 2009                           | 
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ 
| Contact name                                      | Kyra Andrade                          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ 
| Telephone number                                  | 020 7710 7600                         | 
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ 
| Name of offeree/offeror with which connected      | Venture Production plc                | 
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ 
| Nature of connection Note 9                       | Connected Adviser                     | 
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes 
 
 
The Notes on Form 38.5b 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 
 
 EMMSSESUWSUSEEW 
 

Venture Production (LSE:VPC)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jul 2024 to Aug 2024 Click Here for more Venture Production Charts.
Venture Production (LSE:VPC)
Historical Stock Chart
From Aug 2023 to Aug 2024 Click Here for more Venture Production Charts.