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 27 November 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 4,621,479 3.28% 362,044 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,369,788 1.68% 2,147,780 1.52%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,991,267 4.95% 2,509,824 1.78%
(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 13,616 10.6650
Purchase 500 10.6940
Purchase 700 10.7580
Purchase 2,400 10.7173
Purchase 2,400 10.7173
Purchase 6,317 10.6550
Purchase 7,067 10.7904
Purchase 10,097 10.6124
Purchase 27,558 10.6797
Purchase 3,329 10.6112
Purchase 15,869 10.6690
Sale 42 10.7186
Sale 200 10.6420
Sale 500 10.6440
Sale 50 10.7760
Sale 1,667 10.7900
Sale 3,459 10.7601
Sale 6,317 10.6550
Sale 400 10.6360
Sale 22,151 10.6300
Sale 2,400 10.7173
Sale 13,770 10.7126
Sale 6,317 10.6550
Sale 10,513 10.7614
(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 3329 10.6111
CFD Short 10097 10.6124
CFD Short 13616 10.665
CFD Short 15869 10.6689
CFD Short 27558 10.6796
CFD Short 2400 10.7173
CFD Short 7067 10.7903
CFD Long 13770 10.7125
CFD Long 42 10.7185
CFD Long 3459 10.7601
CFD Long 10513 10.7613
CFD Long 1667 10.79
(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 28 November 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