Rule 8.3 - Black Rock Oil & Gas

    RNS Number : 9271C
  Hargreave Hale Ltd
  08 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                           5 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         738,889                                            NONE
                                                     
                                              2.2975%
 (2) Derivatives (other than                     NONE                               NONE
 options) 
 (3) Options and agreements to                   NONE                               NONE
 purchase/sell 
 Total                           738,889                                                
                                                     
                                              2.2975%
 
(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                         100,000                   2.99p
                                                             
                                                             
 
 
(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)
 
 Product name,e.g. CFD  Long/short(Note 6)             Number of  Price per unit(Note 5)
                                              securities(Note 7)
 NONE                                                                                   
 
 
 
(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
 
 Product name,e.g. call option      Writing, selling,  Number of securities  Exerciseprice  Type, e.g. American,  Expirydate               
Option
                                  purchasing, varying   to which the option                        European etc.               
moneypaid/received
                                                 etc.       relates(Note 7)                                                       per
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                                           8 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
 
 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
  END 
 
RETEAENPEFAPEFE