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Ambrian Partners Ltd11 February 2008 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) AMENDED DISCLOSURE 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Ambrian Partners LtdCompany dealt in Meridian Petroleum PlcClass of relevant security to which the ORD GBP 0.05dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 07 February 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 158,886 0.1645% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 158,886 0.1645% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 2) 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 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/Sale Number of securities Price per unitSale -100,000 11.0000Sale -50,000 11.1250Sale -28,800 11.0000Sale -100,000 10.7500Purchase 50,000 10.7500Purchase 12,200 10.7500Purchase 17,644 10.7750Purchase 15,000 10.7500Purchase 1,178 10.7750Sale -50,000 11.1850Sale -50,000 11.7000Sale -78,156 11.7500Sale -30,000 11.6850Sale -25,443 11.6950Sale -58,907 11.7500Sale -10,000 11.7500Sale -8,366 11.7500Sale -10,000 11.7500Sale -35,000 11.6250Sale -50,000 11.5000Sale -250,000 11.5000Purchase 500,000 11.0000Purchase 250,000 11.0000Sale -50,000 11.2330Sale -136,206 11.5000Sale -10,000 11.2500Sale -25,000 11.1650Sale -14,000 11.1650Sale -8,734 11.2500Sale -17,644 11.2080Purchase 250,000 11.0000Sale -57,880 11.3750Sale -10,000 11.2500Sale -86,000 11.2500Sale -8,832 11.1650Sale -80,000 11.6250Purchase 250,000 11.0000Sale -2,000 11.2000Purchase 250,000 12.0000Sale -25,000 12.1650Sale -26,703 12.2500Purchase 250,000 11.7500Sale -250,000 12.0000Sale -250,000 11.7500Purchase 250,000 11.5000Sale -16,873 11.7500Sale -7,435 13.2500Sale -31,376 13.0000Sale -16,016 13.0000Sale -16,398 13.0000Purchase 100,000 12.1250Sale -250,000 12.5000Purchase 50,000 12.1250Purchase 75,000 11.5000Sale -20,618 12.1250Sale -3,000 12.1250Sale -100,000 11.7500Sale -20,000 11.7500Sale -50,000 11.7500 Total Sales -2,524,387Total Purchases 2,321,022 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) 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 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of amended disclosure 11 February 2008 Contact name Andrew Fountain Telephone number 0207 776 6426 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Meridian Petroleum PlcNature of connection (Note 9) Connected Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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