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 26 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 6,283,831 4.45% 43,357 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,364,908 0.97% 1,432,358 1.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,648,739 5.42% 1,475,715 1.05%
(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 4,027 11.8468
Purchase 10,059 11.8430
Purchase 65,490 11.8639
Purchase 100 11.8080
Purchase 3,160 11.8439
Purchase 3,160 11.8439
Sale 4,062 11.8584
Sale 8,992 11.8585
Sale 31,044 11.8585
Sale 5,545 11.8585
Sale 2,039 11.8583
Sale 2,090 11.8576
Sale 589 11.8320
Sale 500 11.8620
Sale 100 11.8600
Sale 1,025 11.8620
Sale 15,350 11.8674
Sale 114 11.8820
Sale 2,800 11.8576
Sale 3,355 11.8584
Sale 3,202 11.8584
Sale 3,663 11.8576
Sale 7,371 11.8576
Sale 3,160 11.8439
Sale 28,300 11.8576
Sale 77,400 11.8585
Sale 7,758 11.8346
Sale 2,359 11.8584
Sale 1,683 11.8583
Sale 8,351 11.8613
(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 14136 11.8234
CFD Short 10059 11.8429
CFD Short 3160 11.8439
CFD Short 4027 11.8468
CFD Short 65490 11.8639
CFD Long 7758 11.8345
CFD Long 8351 11.8613
CFD Long 15350 11.8673
(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 29 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