RNS Number:6539T
Burren Energy PLC
24 December 2003



                               Burren Energy plc

                                  ("Company")

                            Directors' Shareholding



The Company announces that, following the following the granting of the block
listing announced on 22 December 2003, it has issued Atul Gupta, Chief Operating
Officer of the Company, with 280,266 ordinary shares of 20p each in the capital
of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") pursuant to the exercise of rights under the
Company's long term incentive plan.

Following such issue, Atul Gupta is interested in 303,545 Ordinary Shares,
representing 0.22 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company
folloowing such issue.

The Ordinary Shares issued to Atul Gupta will be admitted to the Official List
of the United Kingdom Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock
Exchange's market for listed sucurities pursuant to the block listing announced
on 22 December 2003.








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