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 30 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 5,731,211 4.06% 28,305 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,449,260 1.03% 1,490,439 1.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,180,471 5.09% 1,518,744 1.08%
(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 15,350 11.7581
Purchase 85 11.7480
Purchase 100 11.7990
Purchase 134 11.7480
Purchase 2,479 11.7422
Purchase 50 11.8100
Purchase 4,630 11.7927
Purchase 274 11.7481
Sale 500 11.7320
Sale 18,642 11.7950
Sale 10,407 11.7950
Sale 4,077 11.7800
Sale 7,718 11.7950
Sale 274 11.7481
Sale 5,925 11.7950
Sale 2,868 11.7800
Sale 46 11.8420
Sale 100 11.8160
Sale 64 11.7920
Sale 200 11.7920
Sale 3,910 11.7950
Sale 38,049 11.7800
Sale 51,838 11.7718
Sale 3,966 11.7800
Sale 2,638 11.7800
Sale 13,015 11.7551
Sale 2,042 11.7800
Sale 6,995 11.7800
Sale 197,089 11.7950
Sale 4,945 11.7800
Sale 808 11.7580
Sale 274 11.7481
Sale 3,542 11.7950
Sale 50 11.8100
Sale 3,779 11.7800
Sale 93,531 11.7800
Sale 442 11.7800
Sale 9,790 11.7950
(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 2479 11.7422
CFD Short 15920 11.7448
CFD Short 15350 11.7581
CFD Short 4630 11.7926
CFD Long 274 11.748
CFD Long 10417 11.7494
CFD Long 51838 11.7717
CFD Long 2598 11.7777
(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 31 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