Rule 8.3- Black Rock Oil & Gas

    RNS Number : 9014F
  Standard Life Trustee Co Ltd
  15 October 2008
   
                                           FORM 8.3                        
    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 
    (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)


    1.    KEY INFORMATION

 Name of person dealing  (Note 1)                Standard Life Trustee Company
 Company dealt in                                Black Rock Oil & Gas
 Class of relevant security to which the         Ordinary Shares
 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
 Date of dealing                                 14 October 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                      410610  1.276

 (2) Derivatives (other than options)

 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

 Total                                        410610 1.276


    (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 

 (2) Derivatives (other than options)

 (3) Options and agreements to
 purchase/sell

 Total


    (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)

                58706                 2.00 p
 Purchase


    (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)





    (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) 




    (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.  






    Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                NO


 Date of disclosure                                            15 October 2008
 Contact name                                                  Chris Taylor
 Telephone number                                              0131 246 1917
 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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