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 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 4,637,376 3.29% 248,168 0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,504,148 1.77% 2,392,617 1.70%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,141,524 5.06% 2,640,785 1.87%
(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 1,200 11.4769
Purchase 500 12.4300
Purchase 797 12.4600
Purchase 619 12.1341
Purchase 32 11.5292
Purchase 79 12.4699
Purchase 1,050 11.5500
Purchase 15,769 12.2385
Purchase 17,044 12.1850
Purchase 13,244 11.9649
Purchase 387 11.2821
Purchase 1,200 11.4769
Purchase 619 12.1341
Purchase 500 12.4900
Purchase 2,257 12.4900
Purchase 1,080 12.1793
Sale 1,148 12.4200
Sale 700 12.4500
Sale 300 12.4200
Sale 250 12.4500
Sale 99 11.4908
Sale 1,000 12.4200
Sale 150 12.3500
Sale 719 12.4300
Sale 100 12.4301
Sale 253 12.4500
Sale 100 12.4101
Sale 691 12.4100
Sale 200 12.4200
Sale 190 12.4400
Sale 120 12.4500
Sale 221 12.4500
Sale 344 11.5900
Sale 75 12.4601
Sale 9,801 12.4500
Sale 461 12.4200
Sale 500 12.4100
Sale 450 12.4000
Sale 613 12.4500
Sale 3,844 12.4500
Sale 600 12.3000
Sale 253 12.4500
Sale 89 12.4401
Sale 12,000 12.4600
Sale 503 12.3800
Sale 1,250 12.3700
Sale 400 12.4100
Sale 500 12.3600
Sale 188 12.3800
Sale 1,000 12.3200
Sale 1,012 12.4100
Sale 1,500 12.4400
Sale 149 12.4200
Sale 130 12.4100
Sale 800 12.4700
Sale 3,929 12.4100
Sale 200 12.4400
Sale 82 12.4502
Sale 139 12.4100
Sale 1,350 12.4500
Sale 184 12.2600
Sale 150 11.3080
Sale 405 12.3682
Sale 17,514 12.4900
Sale 1,200 11.4769
Sale 520 11.4300
Sale 7,067 12.4219
Sale 13,216 11.9411
Sale 400 12.4100
Sale 1,189 12.4200
Sale 12,000 12.4600
Sale 300 12.4500
Sale 767 12.4200
Sale 1,700 12.4100
Sale 2,000 12.4600
Sale 70 12.4601
Sale 619 12.1341
Sale 959 12.4500
Sale 3,000 12.3400
Sale 425 12.4200
Sale 917 12.4100
Sale 2,000 11.5700
Sale 1,000 12.3300
Sale 123 12.4600
Sale 500 12.4500
Sale 1,081 12.4100
Sale 560 12.4100
Sale 209 12.4500
Sale 2,095 12.4100
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
29/11/2007 Sale 1,057 11.0552
29/11/2007 Purchase 1,057 11.0552
29/11/2007 Purchase 1,057 11.0552
(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 387 11.2821
CFD Short 1200 11.4769
CFD Short 28754 11.8443
CFD Short 13244 11.9649
CFD Short 2659 12.1047
CFD Short 619 12.1341
CFD Short 1080 12.1793
CFD Short 17044 12.1849
CFD Short 15769 12.2385
CFD Long 520 11.43
CFD Long 29837 11.836
CFD Long 13216 11.9411
CFD Long 405 12.3681
CFD Long 7067 12.4219
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
29/11/2007 Short 1,057 11.0552
(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 03 December 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