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 22 August 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 2,412,413 2.36% 276,876 0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives 94,498 0.09% 112,009 0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 2,506,911 2.45% 388,885 0.38%
(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 660 12.3272
Purchase 18,658 12.2786
Purchase 2,059 12.1519
Purchase 1,501 12.3500
Purchase 750 12.2023
Purchase 4,832 12.2212
Sale 3,257 11.4600
Sale 10,000 12.0500
Sale 12,686 12.3094
Sale 2,144 12.2044
Sale 750 12.2380
Sale 4,093 12.1985
Sale 6,500 12.3511
Sale 20,270 12.2920
Sale 10,000 12.0500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2144 12.2043
CFD Long 750 12.238
CFD Long 20270 12.2919
CFD Long 12686 12.3094
CFD Short 5129 11.8898
CFD Short 2059 12.1519
CFD Short 750 12.2023
CFD Short 4832 12.2212
CFD Short 18658 12.2785
CFD Short 1501 12.35
(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 26 August 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