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               14 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       2,363,729      2.31%      386,261       0.38%
securities
(2) Derivatives      295,812      0.29%       17,510       0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,659,541      2.60%      403,771       0.39%

(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      1,652                8.3502
Purchase      46,722               9.3471
Purchase      5,707                9.2629
Purchase      12,600               9.3230
Purchase      4,338                8.6547
Purchase      15,962               9.2423
Purchase      10,300               9.3208
Purchase      3,256                9.4897
Purchase      5,000                9.1885
Sale          10,000               9.1811
Sale          43,260               9.8613
Sale          1,779                8.6692
Sale          30,000               9.4348
Sale          1,506                9.2695
Sale          4,338                8.8575

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1779          8.6692
CFD            Long          4338          8.8574
CFD            Long          10000         9.181
CFD            Long          1506          9.2695
CFD            Short         1652          8.3501
CFD            Short         4338          8.6547
CFD            Short         15962         9.2422
CFD            Short         5707          9.2628
CFD            Short         12600         9.3229
CFD            Short         46722         9.347
CFD            Short         3256          9.4896

(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                         15 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