Rule 8.1- (Plectrum)
Cairn Energy PLC
10 September 2007
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) Capricorn Oil & Gas Limited (a subsidiary of Cairn Energy PLC)
Company dealt in Plectrum Petroleum plc
Class of relevant security to which the ORD GBP 0.05
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 07/09/07
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 53,540,000 29.683%
(2) Derivatives (other than options) -
-
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -
-
Total 53,540,000 29.683%
(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)
Purchase 53,540,000 13 pence
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
(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. Expiry Option money
purchasing, to which the option American,
e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per
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 07/09/07
Contact name Mark Melville
Telephone number 0207 618 3772
Name of offeror with which associated Capricorn Oil & Gas Limited
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Connected Advisor
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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