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 December 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 3,775,541 2.68% 47,844 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 107,484 0.08% 48,505 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 3,883,025 2.75% 96,349 0.07%
(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 15,403 12.1741
Purchase 29,258 12.1689
Purchase 8,763 12.1300
Purchase 6,092 12.1669
Purchase 14,572 12.1300
Purchase 29,258 12.1689
Purchase 15,622 12.1300
Purchase 29,787 12.1300
Purchase 1,614 12.1600
Purchase 36,303 12.1884
Purchase 1,241 12.1823
Purchase 42,924 12.1581
Purchase 3,443 12.1300
Purchase 27,302 12.1741
Purchase 6,092 12.1669
Purchase 2,136 12.1701
Purchase 35,306 12.1300
Purchase 11,000 12.1629
Purchase 2,136 12.1701
Sale 36,303 12.1884
Sale 11,217 12.1300
Sale 2,136 12.1701
Sale 6,092 12.1669
Sale 6,092 12.1669
Sale 29,787 12.1300
Sale 15,622 12.1300
Sale 29,787 12.1300
Sale 3,443 12.1300
Sale 11,000 12.1618
Sale 29,258 12.1689
Sale 1,241 12.1800
Sale 825 12.1300
Sale 6,092 12.1669
Sale 27,302 12.1741
Sale 1,614 12.1600
Sale 15,403 12.1741
(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 1614 12.16
CFD Short 11000 12.1629
CFD Short 2136 12.17
CFD Short 15403 12.174
CFD Short 1241 12.1823
CFD Long 6092 12.1668
(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 24 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