EPT Disclosure

    RNS Number : 0109L
  Deutsche Bank AG
  02 January 2009
   


    FORM 38.5(a)
       
    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                       Deutsche Bank AG London
 Company dealt in                                      Imperial Energy Plc
 Class of relevant security to which the dealings      Ordinary
 being disclosed relate (Note 1)
 Date of dealing                                       31/12/2008


    2.    DEALINGS (Note 2)

    (a)    Purchases and sales

 Total number of securities      Highest price paid (Note 3) GBP  Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP
 purchased
              165                             12.47                           12.47
 Total number of securities      Highest price paid (Note 3) GBP  Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP
 sold
             48,847                           12.5                            12.46
        
    (b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 Product name,   Long/short (Note 4)  Number of securities  Price per unit (Note 3)
 e.g. CFD                             (Note 5)              GBP
 CFD             Long                        32,800                  12.5
 CFD             Long                        15,882                12.469653

     (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 option  purchasing, varying   to which the option   price     European etc.         Date     paid/received per
                   etc.                  relates (Note 5)                                               unit (Note 3)


    (ii)    Exercising

 Product name, e.g. call option  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit (Note 3)





    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 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.  







 Date of disclosure              02/01/2009
 Contact name                    Richard Easton
 Telephone number                020 7545 7804
 Name of offeree/offeror with    Jarpeno Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of ONGC Videsh
 which connected                 Limited)
 Nature of connection (Note 6)   Connected Advisor to Offeror
    Notes

    The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk





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