TIDMVPC 
 
RNS Number : 5380X 
Oriel Securities Limited 
17 August 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 
 
 
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| Name of exempt principal trader    | Oriel Securities Limited                             | 
|                                    |                                                      | 
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| Company dealt in                   | Venture Production plc                               | 
|                                    |                                                      | 
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| Class of relevant security to      | Ord. GBP 0.004                                       | 
| which the dealings being disclosed |                                                      | 
| relate (Note 1)                    |                                                      | 
|                                    |                                                      | 
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| Date of dealing                    | 14 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) 
 
 
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|                                    |           Long            |            Short            | 
+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
|                                    | Number      |         (%) | Number       |          (%) | 
+------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| (1) Relevant securities            |         Nil |         Nil |          Nil |          Nil | 
|                                    |             |             |              |              | 
+------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| (2) Derivatives (other than        |             |             |              |              | 
| options)                           |             |             |              |              | 
|                                    |             |             |              |              | 
+------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| (3) Options and agreements to      |             |             |              |              | 
| purchase/sell                      |             |             |              |              | 
|                                    |             |             |              |              | 
+------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Total                              |         Nil |         Nil |          Nil |          Nil | 
|                                    |             |             |              |              | 
+------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+ 
 
 
(b)    Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, 
other than the class dealt in (Note 2) 
 
 
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| Class of relevant security:        |           Long            |            Short            | 
|                                    |                           |                             | 
+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
|                                    | Number      |         (%) | Number       |          (%) | 
+------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| (1) Relevant securities            |             |             |              |              | 
|                                    |             |             |              |              | 
+------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| (2) Derivatives (other than        |             |             |              |              | 
| options)                           |             |             |              |              | 
|                                    |             |             |              |              | 
+------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| (3) Options and agreements to      |             |             |              |              | 
| purchase/sell                      |             |             |              |              | 
|                                    |             |             |              |              | 
+------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Total                              |             |             |              |              | 
|                                    |             |             |              |              | 
+------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+--------------+--------------+ 
 
 
  *  Rights to subscribe (Note 2) 
 
 
 
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| Class of relevant security:        | Details                                              | 
|                                    |                                                      | 
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|                                    |                                                      | 
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3.    DEALINGS (Note 3) 
 
 
(a)    Purchases and sales 
 
 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase/sale                    | Number of securities       |    Price per unit (Note 4) | 
|                                  |                            |                            | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                         | 77                         |                       841p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Sale                             | 77                         |                       841p | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
|                                  |                            |                            | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Total Purchased                  |  77                        |                          - | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Total Sold                       |  77                        |                          - | 
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ 
 
 
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 
 
 
 
 
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| 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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| None.                                                                                    | 
|                                                                                          | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 38.5b attached? Note 8NO 
 
 
 
 
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| Date of disclosure                                | 17 August 2009                        | 
|                                                   |                                       | 
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| Contact name                                      | Pauline Bearblock                     | 
|                                                   |                                       | 
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| Telephone number                                  | 020 7710 7600                         | 
|                                                   |                                       | 
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| Name of offeree/offeror with which connected      | Venture Production plc                | 
|                                                   |                                       | 
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| Nature of connection Note 9                       | Connected Adviser                     | 
|                                                   |                                       | 
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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 
 
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