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 07 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 4,892,289 3.47% 92,458 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,674,303 1.19% 1,701,843 1.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,566,592 4.65% 1,794,301 1.27%
(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 1,854 12.0516
Purchase 207 11.9415
Purchase 3,598 12.0733
Purchase 14,781 11.9263
Purchase 126 11.9700
Purchase 126 11.9760
Sale 1,000 11.9460
Sale 166 11.8940
Sale 500 11.8820
Sale 170 11.9220
Sale 2,036 11.9040
Sale 12,631 11.9032
Sale 5,646 11.9160
Sale 2,101 11.9746
Sale 8,327 11.8993
Sale 500 11.9460
(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 14781 11.9262
CFD Short 207 11.9414
CFD Short 1854 12.0515
CFD Short 3598 12.0733
CFD Long 8327 11.8993
CFD Long 12631 11.9032
CFD Long 2036 11.904
CFD Long 5646 11.916
(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 08 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