Rule 8.3 - BURREN ENERGY
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in BURREN ENERGY
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.20
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 11 October 2007
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 8,358,078 5.92% 241,797 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,066,505 0.76% 636,940 0.45%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 9,424,583 6.68% 878,737 0.62%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 36,965 11.8000
Purchase 6,000 11.5900
Purchase 500 11.5580
Purchase 245 11.5580
Purchase 86 11.5580
Purchase 1,170 11.5937
Purchase 931 11.5686
Purchase 2,404 11.8000
Purchase 4,040 11.5466
Purchase 17,126 11.5672
Purchase 931 11.5686
Sale 131 11.5615
Sale 758 11.5618
Sale 1,000 11.5615
Sale 2,518 11.5800
Sale 416 11.7615
Sale 233 11.6915
Sale 131 11.5530
Sale 931 11.5686
Sale 36,965 11.8000
Sale 4,040 11.5466
Sale 298 11.6115
Sale 100 11.5615
Sale 848 11.5615
Sale 678 11.5515
Sale 107 11.5615
Sale 148 11.5530
Sale 512 11.5815
Sale 200 11.6015
Sale 893 11.5618
Sale 15,687 11.5550
Sale 6,000 11.5575
Sale 5,470 11.6061
Sale 10,279 11.6057
Sale 2,404 11.8000
Sale 1,327 11.5678
Sale 3,582 11.6063
Sale 2,516 11.6065
Sale 2,085 11.5622
Sale 1,168 11.7239
Sale 6,523 11.6061
Sale 11,316 11.6057
Sale 3,441 11.6063
Sale 879 11.5913
Sale 6,897 11.5500
Sale 97,514 11.6058
Sale 1,400 11.5500
Sale 7,419 11.5913
Sale 247 11.5715
Sale 1,235 11.6500
Sale 4,040 11.5466
Sale 15,687 11.5550
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name, (Note 6) (Note 7) Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD Short 11608 11.5466
CFD Short 17126 11.5672
CFD Short 931 11.5686
CFD Short 1170 11.5937
CFD Long 4040 11.5465
CFD Long 1400 11.55
CFD Long 31374 11.555
CFD Long 6000 11.5574
CFD Long 2085 11.5621
CFD Long 1327 11.5677
CFD Long 1168 11.7239
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 12 October 2007
Contact name BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk