Burford Capital Regulatory News (BUR)

19 Dec 2007 12:10

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)19 December 2007 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Morgan Stanley Securities Limited Company dealt in Burren Energy Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 18 December 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) GBP Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP 427,591 12.1800 12.1300 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 92,571 12.1800 12.1300 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) GBPe.g. CFD CFD SHORT 2,782 12.1381CFD LONG 776 12.1385CFD LONG 615 12.1763CFD SHORT 72,500 12.1400CFD SHORT 52,500 12.1400CFD SHORT 776 12.1415CFD SHORT 16,597 12.1474CFD SHORT 302 12.1503CFD SHORT 615 12.1532CFD SHORT 49,652 12.1583CFD SHORT 35,955 12.1583CFD SHORT 45,247 12.1636CFD SHORT 62,484 12.1636 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 5) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 3) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) N/A N/A N/A 3. 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Date of disclosure 19 December 2007 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Eni UK Holding Plc (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eni S.p.A)Nature of connection (Note 6) Broker Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange