Holding(s) in Company

18th Mar 2009 16:19



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

CENTRICA PLC CENTRICA HOLDINGS LIMITED GB GAS HOLDINGS LIMITED CENTRICA RESOURCES (UK) LIMITED

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above)

CENTRICA RESOURCES (UK) LIMITED

5. Date of the transaction

18 MARCH 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified

18 MARCH 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached

22%

8. Notified Details

Voting Rights Attached to shares Number of voting rights (Direct) - 33,016,611 % of voting rights (Direct) - 22.04% Number of voting rights (Indirect) - N/A % of voting rights (Indirect) - N/A Financial Instruments N/A Total (A) + (B) Total number of voting rights - 33,016,611 Total % of Voting Rights - 22.04%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held 

Centrica Resources (UK) Limited directly holds the voting rights which are the subject of this notification and it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GB Gas Holdings Limited. GB Gas Holdings Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centrica Holdings Limited which, in turn, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centrica plc.

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

The total number of voting rights in the issuer used to calculate the relevant percentages in this notification was 149,769,828, being the number disclosed by the issuer to the market on 31 December 2008 pursuant to DTR 5.6.1.

14. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

PAMELA COLES 01753 494006

15. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification

SIMON WAITE

Date of notification

18 march 2009

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Related Shares:

Centrica