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 06 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 4,904,674 3.48% 76,062 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,645,663 1.17% 1,681,403 1.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,550,337 4.64% 1,757,465 1.25%
(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 3,708 11.9831
Purchase 6,142 11.9916
Purchase 400 12.0023
Purchase 331 12.0280
Purchase 524 12.0420
Purchase 1,869 12.0000
Purchase 81 11.9980
Sale 400 11.8878
Sale 7,510 11.9623
Sale 92,015 11.9623
Sale 239 11.9720
Sale 385 11.9820
Sale 1,000 11.9820
Sale 84 11.9820
Sale 330 12.0820
Sale 5,682 11.9623
Sale 1,881 11.9800
Sale 2,756 11.9623
Sale 4,272 11.9623
Sale 27,213 11.9951
Sale 9,454 12.0003
Sale 3,298 11.9623
Sale 3,842 12.0367
Sale 6,000 11.9777
Sale 4,694 11.9623
Sale 3,188 11.9623
Sale 37,927 11.9623
Sale 4,344 11.9623
(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 3708 11.9831
CFD Short 6142 11.9915
CFD Short 1869 12
CFD Short 400 12.0022
CFD Long 400 11.8877
CFD Long 6000 11.9777
CFD Long 1881 11.98
CFD Long 3842 12.0366
(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 07 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