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 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       2,603,304       2.54%      172,839      0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives       45,461       0.04%      150,987      0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,648,765       2.59%      323,826      0.32%

(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      30,000               12.0417
Purchase      900                  11.9598
Purchase      13,000               12.0738
Purchase      18,119               11.9665
Purchase      20,000               11.9737
Purchase      16,000               12.0369
Purchase      2,581                12.2372
Purchase      438                  11.9800
Purchase      1,332                11.9714
Sale          17,583               11.9910
Sale          7,263                12.0063
Sale          700                  11.9080
Sale          2,600                12.0962
Sale          1,245                12.0981

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          700           11.908
CFD            Long          17583         11.9909
CFD            Long          7263          12.0063
CFD            Long          2600          12.0961
CFD            Long          1245          12.098
CFD            Short         900           11.9598
CFD            Short         18119         11.9665
CFD            Short         1332          11.9713
CFD            Short         20000         11.9736
CFD            Short         438           11.98
CFD            Short         16000         12.0369
CFD            Short         13000         12.0737
CFD            Short         2581          12.2371

(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 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