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               28 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       2,497,016       2.44%      169,121      0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives       45,836       0.04%      133,290      0.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,542,852       2.49%      302,411      0.30%

(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      1,300                11.6800
Purchase      3,071                11.7488
Purchase      37,235               11.7166
Purchase      92,500               11.7019
Purchase      46,000               11.7375
Purchase      4,093                11.8274
Sale          463                  11.8000
Sale          447                  11.8000
Sale          819                  11.7200
Sale          915                  11.7100
Sale          626                  11.7900
Sale          110                  11.6500
Sale          898                  11.7400
Sale          1,040                11.8000
Sale          347                  11.7000
Sale          750                  11.7200
Sale          832                  11.8100
Sale          869                  11.6000
Sale          793                  11.7600
Sale          110                  11.6500
Sale          396                  11.8200
Sale          949                  11.8000
Sale          1,034                11.8000
Sale          92                   11.8000
Sale          398                  11.8000
Sale          37,610               11.7231
Sale          857                  11.8000
Sale          1,000                11.7400
Sale          92,500               11.7019
Sale          953                  11.6900
Sale          875                  11.7500
Sale          853                  11.9000
Sale          188                  11.7200
Sale          844                  11.6900
Sale          1,181                11.7731
Sale          222                  11.7200
Sale          514                  11.8200
Sale          987                  11.7900
Sale          837                  11.7100
Sale          1,010                11.7100
Sale          4                    11.7000
Sale          848                  11.8100
Sale          874                  11.8600
Sale          896                  11.7800
Sale          110                  11.6500
Sale          899                  11.7000
Sale          74                   11.7000
Sale          79                   11.7100
Sale          369                  11.7000
Sale          146                  11.8100
Sale          90                   11.7000
Sale          1,032                11.6700
Sale          1,040                11.8100
Sale          879                  11.6000
Sale          549                  11.6900
Sale          872                  11.7600
Sale          398                  11.8000
Sale          901                  11.8000
Sale          851                  11.7100
Sale          286                  11.7900
Sale          1,132                11.7000
Sale          1,115                11.7000
Sale          1,060                11.7000
Sale          110                  11.6500
Sale          110                  11.6500
Sale          92,500               11.7019
Sale          132                  11.7500
Sale          438                  11.6900
Sale          42                   11.6500
Sale          631                  11.8100
Sale          110                  11.6500
Sale          3,000                11.8000
Sale          782                  11.7200
Sale          110                  11.6500
Sale          1,007                11.5900
Sale          40                   11.7600
Sale          122                  11.8200
Sale          4,072                11.7653
Sale          713                  11.8200
Sale          981                  11.7100
Sale          805                  11.7100
Sale          829                  11.8000
Sale          893                  11.6800
Sale          874                  11.9000
Sale          30                   11.7000
Sale          291                  11.7000
Sale          346                  11.8100
Sale          12,748               11.7532
Sale          113                  11.8000
Sale          959                  11.5900

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          3191          11.718
CFD            Long          37610         11.7231
CFD            Long          12748         11.7532
CFD            Long          4072          11.7652
CFD            Long          1181          11.773
CFD            Short         1300          11.68
CFD            Short         37235         11.7166
CFD            Short         3071          11.7488

(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                         29 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