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Venture Production (VPC)

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Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5958E
Venture Production plc
29 September 2008
 



Venture Production plc (the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholdings and Disclosure 



The Company was notified on 29 September 2008 of the following changes in the interests of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs").


The following Ordinary shares of 0.4p each in the Company ("Shares") were purchased under the Venture Production plc Share Incentive Plan on 29 September 2008 on the London Stock Exchange. Partnership Shares were purchased by each Director and PDMR at 601.0 pence per Share, Matching Shares were acquired at nil cost pursuant to the Share Incentive Plan and will be held in Trust.

                


Shares acquired


Partnership Shares

purchased at

601.0 p each

Matching Shares purchased at nil cost

Total Shares Purchased

Total

%

Director/PDMR




Notification under DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b)




Michael Wagstaff

21

42

63

0.00

Jonathan Murphy

21

42

63

0.00

Roderick Begbie

21

42

63

0.00

Peter Turner

20

40

60

0.00

Notification under DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(a)




Chris Bird

21

42

63

0.00

Jonathan Roger

21

42

63

0.00

Michael Travis

21

42

63

0.00

Craig McCallum

20

40

60

0.00

Iain Bartholomew

22

44

66

0.00

          

Following these purchases, the interests of the Directors and PDMRs are as follows:


Director/PDMR

Registered Holder

Holding

Total holding

Total

%






Michael Wagstaff

Share Nominees Limited

8,321




Pershing Keen Nominees

1,820,772




M J Wagstaff

630,825






2,459,918

1.643






Jonathan Murphy

Share Nominees Limited

8,321




Adam & Co Nominee

711,689




UBS

500,000






1,220,010

0.815






Roderick Begbie

Share Nominees Limited

8,321




Pershing Keen Nominees

341,943




TD Waterhouse Nominees

37,488






387,752

0.259






Peter Turner

Share Nominees Limited

201






201

0.000






Chris Bird

Share Nominees Limited

3,568




C Bird

121,837






125,405

0.084






Jonathan Roger

Share Nominees Limited

7,007




J Roger

103,421




Mrs SC Roger (Spouse)

35,000






145,428

0.097






Mike Travis

Share Nominees Limited

8,018




MJ Travis

15,432




Mrs S Travis (Spouse)

65,287






88,737

0.059






Craig McCallum

Share Nominees Limited

1,990






1,990

0.001






Iain Bartholomew

Share Nominees Limited

246






246

0.000

                      


Contact:

Simon Waite

Company Secretary

Venture Production plc

Kings Close

62 Huntly Street

Aberdeen

AB10 1RS


Tel: 01224 619000


29 September 2008


This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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