Imperial Energy Corporation Announcements

RNS Number : 5764J D E Shaw & Co LP 04 December 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
December 3, 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)
158,977
0.16%
242,980
0.24%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
 
 
 
 
Total
158,977
0.16%
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
1,000
9.74 
Swap
Short
832
9.75 
Swap
Short
200
9.78 
Swap
Short
1,168
9.81 
Swap
Short
2,000
9.82 
 
(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
December 4, 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
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