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 27 November 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 2,628,639 2.56% 4,590 0.00% securities (2) Derivatives 15,653 0.02% 245,183 0.24% (other than options) (3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00% agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,644,292 2.58% 249,773 0.24% (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 18,663 10.2600 Purchase 1,608 10.0400 Purchase 3,939 10.1679 Purchase 19,435 10.1933 Purchase 5,615 10.1032 Purchase 3,521 10.1240 Purchase 9,278 10.2026 Purchase 4,444 10.1479 Sale 6,320 10.0400 Sale 3,445 10.1682 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per (e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP) CFD Long 3445 10.1681 CFD Short 5615 10.1032 CFD Short 3521 10.124 CFD Short 3939 10.1679 CFD Short 19435 10.1933 CFD Short 9278 10.2025 (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 28 November 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

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