Rule 8.3- Black Rock Oil & Gas

    RNS Number : 1569V
  Hargreave Hale Ltd
  23 May 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  
 Class of relevant security to   ORDINARY SHARES
 which the dealings being
 disclosed relate (Note 2)
 Date of dealing                 22 MAY 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         938,889               NONE
                                                 
                                 2.9194%
 (2) Derivatives (other than     NONE                  NONE
 options)

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

 Total                           938,889             
                                                  
                                 2.9194%

    (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     NONE                  NONE
 options)

 (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           25,000                4p




    (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                                               23 MAY 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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