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Venture Production PLC21 November 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Issuer VENTURE PRODUCTION PLC 2. Reason for Notification ACQUISITION OF VOTING RIGHTS 3. Full Name of person(s) subject to notification obligation LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (L&G) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above) LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC) 5. Date of the transaction 14 NOVEMBER 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified 20 NOVEMBER 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached FROM 3%-4% (L&G) 8. Notified Details Voting Rights Attached to sharesNumber of voting rights (Direct) - 5,753,966% of voting rights (Direct) - 4.01Number of voting rights (Indirect) - N/A% of voting rights (Indirect) - N/AFinancial Instruments -Total (A) + (B)Total number of voting rights - 5,753,966Total % of Voting Rights - 4.01 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)(LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (5,753,966- 4.01% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (5,089,321 (Direct) (LGIH)- 3.55% = PMC)Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society LimitedLimited (PMC) (5,089,321 -3.55% = PMC) (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting 10. Name of Proxy holder N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights N/A 13. Any additional information Notification using the total voting rights figure of 143,215,783Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number ofdisclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which hascome to us in the form of an in-specie transfer. 14. Name of contact and telephone number for queries HELEN LEWIS (LGIM) 020 3124 3851 15. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed companyresponsible for making this notification SIMON WAITE Date of notification 21 NOVEMBER 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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