TIDMVPC 
 
RNS Number : 6616W 
GoldmanSachs International 
31 July 2009 
 
Amendment - due to the late booking of an equity and CFD transaction the 
disclosure made on 30 July for dealings for 29 July has been updated. The 
original trade sales disclosed 76,690 shares have been updated to total sales 
76,790 shares. Dealings 2 (a) & (b) 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 July 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)                        |                         |                         | 
+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+ 
|                       8,936 |              8.3587 GBP |               8.335 GBP | 
+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+ 
 
 
 
+----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+ 
| Total number of securities | Highest price received  | Lowest price received   | 
| sold                       | (Note 3)                | (Note 3)                | 
| (no. of underlying ords if |                         |                         | 
| ADR)                       |                         |                         | 
+----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+ 
|                     76,790 |                8.35 GBP |              8.3275 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          |                  100 |         8.3317 GBP | 
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+ 
| SWAP             | Long          |               60,581 |         8.3275 GBP | 
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+ 
| CFD              | Long          |                3,280 |         8.0166 GBP | 
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+ 
| CFD              | Long          |                5,977 |         8.3289 GBP | 
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+ 
| CFD              | Long          |                2,691 |         8.2967 GBP | 
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+ 
| CFD              | Long          |                  531 |         8.3443 GBP | 
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+ 
| CFD              | Long          |                  678 |         8.0166 GBP | 
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+ 
| CFD              | Short         |                5,984 |         8.3502 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               | 31 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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