Rule 8.3- Black Rock Oil & Gas Plc

    RNS Number : 8302C
  Hargreave Hale Ltd
  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   HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED
 1)                              (for Discretionary
                                 Clients)
 Company dealt in                BLACK ROCK OIL & GAS  PLC
 Class of relevant security to   ORDINARY SHARES
 which the dealings being
 disclosed relate (Note 2)
 Date of dealing                 4 September 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            838,889             2.6084%  NONE

 (2) Derivatives (other than        NONE                         NONE
 options)

 (3) Options and agreements to      NONE                         NONE
 purchase/sell

 Total                              838,889  2.6084%


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

 Class of relevant security:                      Long             Short

                                            Number       (%)  Number       (%)

 (1) Relevant securities                    NONE              NONE

 (2) Derivatives (other than options)       NONE              NONE

 (3) Options and agreements to              NONE              NONE
 purchase/sell

 Total                                      NONE              NONE


    (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)

 SALE           100,000               2.74p




    (b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 Product name,   Long/short (Note 6)  Number of securities  Price per unit (Note 5)
 e.g. CFD                             (Note 7)
 NONE




    (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. American,  Expiry   Option money
 e.g. call      purchasing, varying   to which the option   price     European etc.         date     paid/received per
 option         etc.                  relates (Note 7)                                               unit (Note 5) 

 NONE


    (ii)    Exercising

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

 NONE


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

 Nature of transaction (Note 8)  Details  Price per unit (if applicable) (Note
                                          5)
 NONE












    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                                          5 September 2008 
 Contact name                                                DAVID CLUEIT
 Telephone number                                            01253 754739
 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



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