Rule 8.3- Imperial Energy Corporation PLC

    RNS Number : 0016L
  Jabre Capital Partners SA
  02 January 2009
   


    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)                   Jabre Capital Partners S.A.

 Company dealt in                              Imperial Energy Corporation Plc

 Class of relevant security to which the                         Ordinary 2.5p
 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

 Date of dealing                               31 December 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 

 (2) Derivatives (other than options)

 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

 Total

 (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  (%)
 Convertible Bonds (ISIN:XS0335233945)
 (1) Relevant securities                      22,500,000  11.76%

 (2) Derivatives (other than options)

 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

 Total                                        22,500,000  11.76%


    (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)



    (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)
                              Short                181004                     12.5
 CFD                          Short                420000                     12.5

 CFD

    (c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities
    (i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 Product              Writing,              Number of             Exercise  Type, e.g.         Expiry  Option
 name, e.g.           selling,              securities to         price     American,          date    money
 call option          purchasing,           which the                       European                   paid/received
                      varying etc.          option                          etc.                       per unit (Note
                                            relates                                                    5) 
                                            (Note 7)




    (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                                            02 January 2009

 Contact name                                                        Emma Love

 Telephone number                                              [phone]

                                                        [phone] (Mobile)
 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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