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 22 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 4,654,978 3.30% 359,702 0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,233,231 1.58% 2,006,579 1.42%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,888,209 4.88% 2,366,281 1.68%
(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 223 10.5360
Purchase 800 10.3260
Purchase 1,189 10.4260
Purchase 2,095 10.4060
Purchase 48 10.3780
Purchase 226 10.6060
Purchase 50 10.3980
Purchase 3,929 10.4300
Purchase 324 10.3260
Purchase 500 10.3580
Purchase 3,439 10.4094
Purchase 4,659 10.4094
Purchase 13,680 10.5255
Purchase 26,463 10.4231
Purchase 1,785 10.5598
Purchase 4,659 10.4094
Sale 11,345 10.5990
Sale 1,000 10.5740
Sale 20,602 10.4518
Sale 4,659 10.4094
Sale 500 10.7440
Sale 1,996 10.5300
Sale 63,970 10.4052
Sale 289 10.5160
Sale 226 10.5620
Sale 7,687 10.4374
Sale 200 10.7980
(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 4659 10.4093
CFD Short 3439 10.4094
CFD Short 26463 10.423
CFD Short 13680 10.5254
CFD Short 1785 10.5598
CFD Long 63970 10.4051
CFD Long 7687 10.4374
CFD Long 20602 10.4517
CFD Long 996 10.5146
CFD Long 1996 10.53
CFD Long 10349 10.6071
(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 23 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