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 01 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 5,339,925 3.78% 67,320 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,549,533 1.10% 1,607,664 1.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,889,458 4.88% 1,674,984 1.19%
(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 811 12.2600
Purchase 800 11.9220
Purchase 800 11.9220
Purchase 2,400 12.2500
Purchase 249 12.0360
Purchase 200 12.3000
Purchase 3,805 11.9200
Purchase 10,618 11.9693
Purchase 16,890 11.8992
Purchase 12,944 11.9116
Purchase 36,620 11.8991
Purchase 61,929 11.8991
Purchase 500 12.2580
Purchase 1,000 12.1460
Purchase 17,948 11.8992
Purchase 815 12.2680
Purchase 164 12.0280
Purchase 105,426 11.8991
Purchase 83 11.8080
Purchase 8,530 12.1314
Purchase 6,770 11.8992
Purchase 166 11.9420
Sale 500 12.0240
Sale 313 12.1100
Sale 183,308 11.9050
Sale 360 12.2710
Sale 280 11.9740
Sale 164 11.8820
Sale 340 11.8520
Sale 16,890 11.8992
Sale 110 11.9320
Sale 117 11.8580
Sale 500 12.1680
Sale 3,673 11.9098
Sale 241 11.8140
Sale 800 11.9220
Sale 19,868 11.9174
Sale 17,411 11.9174
Sale 105,426 11.8992
Sale 3,401 11.9098
Sale 5,913 11.9097
Sale 975 12.1164
Sale 3,248 11.9098
Sale 62,275 11.8819
Sale 76,409 11.9097
Sale 10,422 11.9174
Sale 4,468 11.9098
Sale 36,620 11.8992
Sale 2,116 11.9098
Sale 61,929 11.8992
Sale 28,581 11.9569
Sale 6,770 11.8993
Sale 13,334 11.9157
Sale 17,948 11.8992
Sale 28,420 11.9489
Sale 500 12.2580
Sale 1,291 11.9174
Sale 3,704 12.0989
Sale 500 12.2580
(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 11061 11.8996
CFD Short 12944 11.9115
CFD Short 800 11.9219
CFD Short 10618 11.9693
CFD Short 8530 12.1313
CFD Long 13334 11.9157
CFD Long 28420 11.9488
CFD Long 28581 11.9568
CFD Long 3704 12.0989
CFD Long 500 12.2579
(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 02 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