Rule 8.1 - WHAM ENERGY

    FORM 8.1

           DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES
                   FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
                 (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1) BARCLAYS PLC
Company dealt in                WHAM ENERGY
Class of relevant security      ORD GBP0.001
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing                 12 October 2007


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         331,861     1.05%           0      0.00%
                                              
(2)  Derivatives (other  than         0     0.00%           0      0.00%
options)
   
(3) Options and agreements            0     0.00%           0      0.00%
to purchase/sell
   
Total                           331,861     1.05%           0      0.00%  
                                              

(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)
Sale                     1,000                   .4000

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product       Long/short       Number of securities   Price per unit
name,         (Note 6)         (Note 7)               (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
                                                      

     

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call  Number of securities    Exercise price per unit
option                                           (Note 5)
                                                 
                                                 


(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction    Details                 Price per unit (if
(Note 8)                                         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 2007
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           0207 116 2913
Name of offeree/offeror with which         
associated
Specify category and nature of associate   
status (Note 10)