Rule 8.1 - Venture Production plc/Centrica plc | Company Announcement

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Name of person dealing (Note 1)	Â	CENTRICA RESOURCES (UK) LIMITED, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CENTRICA PLC
Company dealt in		VENTURE PRODUCTION PLC
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)		ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.4 PENCE EACH
Date of dealing	Â	25 August 2009

Â	Â	Long			Â	Short
Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1) Relevant securities		74,040,692	Â	49.44		N/A		N/A
(2) Derivatives (other than options)		N/A	Â	N/A		N/A		N/A
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell		N/A	Â	N/A		N/A		N/A
Total	Â	74,040,692	Â	49.44	Â	N/A	Â	N/A

Class of relevant security: 3.25% Convertible Unsecured Bonds due 2010	Â	Long			Â	Short
Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1) Relevant securities		Â£75,500,000	Â	50		N/A		N/A
(2) Derivatives (other than options)		N/A	Â	N/A		N/A		N/A
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell		N/A	Â	N/A		N/A		N/A
Total	Â	Â£75,500,000	Â	50	Â	N/A	Â	N/A

Purchase/sale	Â	Number of securities	Â	Price per unit (Note 5)
PURCHASE of Ordinary Shares		525,000		845 pence per unit
PURCHASE of Ordinary Shares		30,000		845 pence per unit
PURCHASE of Ordinary Shares		160,000		845 pence per unit
PURCHASE of Ordinary Shares		765,727		845 pence per unit

Product name, e.g. CFD	Â	Long/short (Note 6)	Â	Number of securities (Note 7)	Â	Price per unit (Note 5)
N/A	Â	N/A	Â	N/A	Â	N/A

Rule 8.1 - Venture Production plc/Centrica plc

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Product name, e.g. call option	Â	Number of securities	Â	Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
N/A	Â	N/A	Â	N/A

Nature of transaction (Note 8)	Â	Details	Â	Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 5)
N/A	Â	N/A	Â	N/A

Date of disclosure	Â	26 August 2009
Contact name		Phil Raper, Goldman Sachs International
Telephone number		020 7774 1000
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated		Centrica plc
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)	Â	Connected adviser