Holding(s) in Company

2nd Jun 2008 16:10



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

SCHRODERS PLC

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

5. Date of the transaction

30 MAY 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified

2 JUNE 2008

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

ABOVE 10%

8. Notified Details

Voting Rights Attached to shares Number of voting rights (Direct) - N/A % of voting rights (Direct) - N/A Number of voting rights (Indirect) - 14,783,251 % of voting rights (Indirect) - 10.12% Financial Instruments - Total (A) + (B) Total number of voting rights - 14,783,251 Total % of Voting Rights - 10.12%

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

SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 14,615,648 10.00% SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NORTH AMERICA LIMITED 157,603 0.11% SCHRODERS (CI) LIMITED 10,000 0.007%

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 shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements.

14. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

ANDREA ROWE 020 7658 2521

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

SIMON WAITE

Date of notification

2 JUNE 2008

ENDHOLEASKAEESPEFE

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Related Shares:

Schroders