Rule 8.3 - EMERALD ENERGY

The Rule 8.3 Report published on 31 July 2009 showed an incorrect Long Relevant Securities position. This has been
corrected on today's report.

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              EMERALD ENERGY
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               31 July 2009

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       1,589,096     2.54%          1,289     0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives          401     0.00%         66,973     0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              1,589,497     2.54%         68,262     0.11%


(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
Purchase      8,722                6.3200
Purchase      220                  6.2310
Purchase      5,810                6.2450
Purchase      2,955                6.1997
Purchase      21,077               6.3000
Purchase      148                  6.1725
Sale          2,307                6.2249
Sale          188                  6.1737
Sale          300                  6.2890
Sale          755                  6.2206
Sale          794                  6.2179
Sale          974                  6.2517
Sale          1,941                6.1970
Sale          2,348                6.2752
Sale          8,722                6.3200
Sale          21,077               6.3000
Sale          1,141                6.3518


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          188           6.1737
CFD            Long          1941          6.197
CFD            Long          755           6.2206
CFD            Long          974           6.2517
CFD            Long          2348          6.2752
CFD            Long          300           6.289
CFD            Long          1141          6.3518
CFD            Short         2955          6.1996
CFD            Short         370           6.2157
CFD            Short         442           6.2165
CFD            Short         755           6.2207
CFD            Short         8             6.2225
CFD            Short         220           6.2309
CFD            Short         9494          6.2326
CFD            Short         4945          6.2554
CFD            Short         1141          6.3519
CFD            Short         558           6.3789


(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 August 2009
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
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