23rd Jan 2007 14:31
Venture Production PLC23 January 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of listed company VENTURE PRODUCTION PLC 2. Name of shareholder with a major interest SCHRODERS PLC 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 HOLDING OF SHAREHOLDERS 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 7,830,630SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NORTH AMERICA LIMITED 4,200SCHRODER & CO LIMITED 5,606 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed NOT ADVISED 8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) NOT ADVISED 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.4P EACH 10. Date of transaction NOT ADVISED 11. Date listed company informed 22 January 2007 12. Total holding following this notification 7,840,436 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) 5.935% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries SIMON WAITE 01224 619000 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed companyresponsible for making this notification SIMON WAITE Date of notification 23 January 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Schroders