Venture Production(VPC)

Sector:

Oil & Gas Producers

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£677.58m

Change Today

Price Down-54.50p

Share Price

452.50p

Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7790X
Venture Production PLC
27 June 2008
 



NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of Issuer


VENTURE PRODUCTION PLC


2. Reason for Notification


ACQUISITION OF SHARES


3. Full Name of person(s) subject to notification obligation


AXA S.A. 25 AVENUE MATIGNON, 75008 PARIS AND ITS GROUP OF COMPANIES 



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






5. Date of the transaction


26 JUNE 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified


27 JUNE 2008


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


5%


8. Notified Details


  • Voting Rights Attached to shares


Number of voting rights (Direct) - 1,074,179

% of voting rights (Direct) - 0.74


Number of voting rights (Indirect) - 6,834,920

% of voting rights (Indirect) - 4.68


  • Financial Instruments


-


Total (A) + (B)

Total number of voting rights - 7,909,099


Total % of Voting Rights - 5.42




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


Name of the Company / Fund 


Number of Shares


% of Issued Share Capital


AXA Ireland Pension Fund

Indirect


1,068

0.00073

AXA Sun Life plc 

(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)

Direct


78,046


0.05344

AXA Rosenberg 

Direct


248,643 


0.17026

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 

Extra Income Fund

Indirect


6,500

0.00445

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 

UK Equity Income Fund

Indirect


25,000

0.01712

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 

UK Growth Fund

Indirect


30,000


0.02054

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC

UK Opportunities Fund

Indirect


135,000

0.09244

PPP Healthcare Group plc 

Direct


4,465

0.00306

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 

Direct


11,000

0.00753

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 

Direct


20,000

0.01369

Sun Life Assurance Society Plc 

Direct


41,200

0.02821

AXA Rosenberg 

Direct


189,915

0.13004

AXA Insurance UK 

Direct


11,335

0.00776

AXA General Unit Trust 

Indirect


55,000

0.03766

AXA Rosenberg 

Indirect


5,718,801

3.91591


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 

Direct


38,000

0.02602

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 

Direct


9,000

0.00616

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 

LTAV UK Equity

Direct


25,000

0.01712

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 

FTSE All Share Tracker

Direct


24,021

0.01645

Sun Life Pensions Management 

LTAV UK Equity

Direct


97,700

0.06690

Sun Life Pensions Management 

FTSE All Share Tracker

Direct


124,928

0.08554

AXA Framlington 

Indirect


768,551

0.52626

Framlington onshore private clients 

Indirect


35,000

0.02397

Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive 

Direct


97,241

0.06659

Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive 

Direct


53,685

0.03676

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC

UK Distribution OEIC

Indirect


60,000

0.04108

Total Direct 

1,074,179

0.73554

Total Indirect 

6,834,920

4.68017

TOTAL

7,909,099

5.41570


Proxy Voting


10. Name of Proxy holder




11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold






12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights




13. Any additional information




14. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


TERRY MARSH 020 7003 2637


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


SIMON WAITE  01224 619000


Date of notification


27 JUNE 2008



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