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Rule 8.3- Imperial Energy Cor

RNS Number : 8741C

D E Shaw & Co LP

05 September 2008

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 (Note 1)	D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
Company dealt in	Imperial Energy Corporation Plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)	2.5p Ordinary
Date of dealing	September 4, 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 securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	1,182,985	1.16%	242,980	0.24%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	1,182,985	1.16%	242,980	0.24%

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security: Convertible bonds due 2014	Long		Short
	Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	10,000,000	5.00%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	10,000,000	5.00%

(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 (Note 5)

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 6)	Number of securities (Note 7)	Price per unit (Note 5)


Swap	Short	473	11.10
Swap	Short	2,452	11.17
Swap	Short	816	11.19
Swap	Short	1,742	11.22
Swap	Short	1,559	11.24
Swap	Short	601	11.25
Swap	Short	1,367	11.26
Swap	Short	2,179	11.27
Swap	Short	5,629	11.28
Swap	Short	3,941	11.29
Swap	Short	834	11.30
Swap	Short	3,367	11.31
Swap	Short	2,923	11.32
Swap	Short	2,325	11.33
Swap	Short	499	11.34
Swap	Short	3,532	11.37

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)	Details	Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

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.

None……………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO

Date of disclosure	September 5, 2008
Contact name	Stephen Back (Compliance Department)
Telephone number	+1 212 478-0000
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected	N/A
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)	N/A

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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