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 20 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 4,793,791 3.40% 217,075 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,081,670 1.48% 1,999,225 1.42%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,875,461 4.87% 2,216,300 1.57%
(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 73 10.0360
Purchase 477 10.1717
Purchase 70 10.2080
Purchase 147 10.1880
Purchase 250 10.1040
Purchase 50 10.3680
Purchase 293 10.2160
Purchase 1,955 10.2260
Purchase 719 10.1760
Purchase 250 10.2140
Purchase 190 10.3620
Purchase 655 10.2180
Purchase 100 10.3280
Purchase 500 10.2540
Purchase 193 10.3180
Purchase 236 10.1180
Purchase 297 10.0180
Purchase 477 10.1717
Purchase 27,785 10.2463
Purchase 17,016 10.1963
Purchase 15,211 10.1991
Purchase 14,083 10.2504
Purchase 800 10.1880
Purchase 474 10.2113
Purchase 389 10.1760
Sale 46,300 10.1753
Sale 302 10.1120
Sale 2,124 10.3480
Sale 5,751 10.0120
Sale 800 10.0440
Sale 13,196 10.1684
Sale 477 10.1717
Sale 42 10.3400
Sale 236 10.3520
Sale 500 10.1400
Sale 14 10.2320
Sale 17,468 10.2002
Sale 85 10.0140
(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 477 10.1716
CFD Short 17016 10.1963
CFD Short 15211 10.1991
CFD Short 474 10.2112
CFD Short 27785 10.2462
CFD Short 14083 10.2503
CFD Long 5751 10.0119
CFD Long 13196 10.1683
CFD Long 46300 10.1752
CFD Long 17468 10.2002
CFD Long 2124 10.348
(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 21 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