VPC Venture Prod.

 
TIDMVPC 
 
 

  FORM 38.5(b) 

  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   ABN AMRO BANK N.V. London Branch 
                                  (Subsidiary of RFS Holding N.V.) 
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Company dealt in                  Venture Production Plc 
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Class of relevant security        ORD GBP 0.40 
to which the dealings 
being disclosed  relate(Note 1) 
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Date of dealing                   6 August 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) 

 
                                              Long         Short 
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                                              Number  (%)  Number  (%) 
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(1) Relevant securities                       0       0%   0       0% 
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)          0       0%   0       0% 
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell   0       0%   0       0% 
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Total                                         0       0%   0       0% 
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  (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 
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                                              Number  (%)  Number  (%) 
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(1) Relevant securities                       0       0%   0       0% 
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)          0       0%   0       0% 
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell   0       0%   0       0% 
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Total                                         0       0%   0       0% 
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  (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) 

 
Class of relevant security:   Details 
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  3.DEALINGS (Note 3) 

  (a)Purchases and sales 

 
Purchase/sale   Number of securities  Price per unit(Note 4) 
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Purchase        500                   8.3700 GBP 
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Sale            500                   8.3700 GBP 
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  (b)Derivatives transactions (other than options) 

 
Product name,   Long/short(Note 5)  Number              Price per unit(Note 
e.g. CFD                            of securities(Note  4) 
                                    6) 
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  (c)Options transactions in respect of existing securities 

  (i)Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 

 
Product     Writing,      Number of   Exercise  Type, e.g.  Expiry  Option 
name,                                                               money 
e.g. call   selling,      securities  price     American,   date    paid/received 
option                    to 
            purchasing,   which the             European            per unit 
            varying etc.  option                etc.                (Note 4) 
                          relates                                   AUD 
                          (Note 6) 
 
 

  (ii)Exercising 

 
Product name, e.g. call option   Number of securities  Exercise price per 
                                                       unit(Note 4) 
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  (d)Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) 

 
Nature of transaction(Note 7)   Details  Price per unit (if 
                                         applicable)(Note 
                                         4) 
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  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. 
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  Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO 

 
Date of disclosure                             7 August 2009 
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Contact name                                   Antonio Gagliostro 
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Telephone number                               (020) 7678 5898 
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Name of offeree/offeror with which connected   Centrica Plc 
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Nature of connection(Note 9)                   Financial Advisor 
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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 

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