Rule 8.3 - IMPERIAL ENERGY CORPORATION PLC
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 IMPERIAL ENERGY CORPORATION PLC
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.025
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 15 July 2008
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 2,423,514 2.37% 333,666 0.33%
securities
(2) Derivatives 227,597 0.22% 16,306 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 2,651,111 2.59% 349,972 0.34%
(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 4,697 9.8993
Purchase 22,630 11.5882
Purchase 10,484 11.1342
Purchase 5,000 11.2089
Purchase 3,046 11.0734
Purchase 20,310 10.4318
Purchase 24,051 9.4994
Purchase 22,266 11.1342
Purchase 21,744 10.3713
Purchase 40,291 10.5158
Purchase 479 7.7200
Purchase 719 10.7400
Purchase 552 10.7400
Purchase 5,369 10.7400
Purchase 8,500 10.7774
Purchase 13,099 10.7400
Sale 6,610 10.5686
Sale 66 10.5689
Sale 43,250 10.9652
Sale 13,859 10.4655
Sale 2,600 10.5666
Sale 1,000 9.2800
Sale 3,046 9.7284
Sale 479 7.7200
Sale 19,947 9.5160
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 13859 10.4654
CFD Long 2600 10.5666
CFD Long 6610 10.5686
CFD Long 66 10.5689
CFD Long 1000 9.28
CFD Long 19947 9.5159
CFD Long 3046 9.7284
CFD Short 21744 10.3712
CFD Short 20310 10.4318
CFD Short 40291 10.5158
CFD Short 3046 11.0733
CFD Short 24051 9.4994
CFD Short 4697 9.8992
(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 16 July 2008
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