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 21 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 4,703,383 3.33% 397,513 0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,127,631 1.51% 1,956,553 1.39%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,831,014 4.84% 2,354,066 1.67%
(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 28,521 10.2320
Purchase 1,066 10.2480
Purchase 150 10.3460
Purchase 153 10.2080
Purchase 200 10.2460
Purchase 1,173 10.2160
Purchase 1,929 10.3100
Purchase 194 10.2460
Purchase 100 10.2080
Purchase 146 10.1580
Purchase 500 10.2580
Purchase 1,154 10.2453
Purchase 1,419 10.2383
Purchase 3,750 10.2344
Purchase 2,699 10.2876
Purchase 76 10.2560
Sale 592 10.2420
Sale 59,572 10.2158
Sale 11,744 10.2426
Sale 4,915 10.3183
Sale 3,750 10.2344
Sale 619 10.3540
Sale 3,750 10.2344
Sale 563 10.2140
Sale 5,164 10.2133
Sale 500 10.2300
Sale 1,419 10.2383
Sale 18,501 10.2284
Sale 1,419 10.2383
Sale 25,735 10.2211
(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 28521 10.232
CFD Short 1154 10.2452
CFD Short 2699 10.2875
CFD Long 5164 10.2132
CFD Long 59572 10.2157
CFD Long 25735 10.2211
CFD Long 18501 10.2284
CFD Long 3750 10.2344
CFD Long 1419 10.2383
CFD Long 11744 10.2425
CFD Long 4915 10.3182
(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 22 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