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