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Global Energy Development PLC

30 June 2011

EXHIBIT 2

FORM 8 (OPD)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER

Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

 
     (a) Identity of the party to the offer      GLOBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PLC 
     making the disclosure: 
     (b) Owner or controller of interests and 
     short positions disclosed, if different 
     from 1(a): The naming of nominee or 
     vehicle companies is insufficient 
                                                ------------------------------ 
     (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation     GLOBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PLC 
     to whose relevant securities this form 
     relates: Use a separate form for each 
     party to the offer 
                                                ------------------------------ 
     (d) Is the party to the offer making the    OFFEREE 
     disclosure the offeror or the offeree? 
                                                ------------------------------ 
     (e) Date position held:                     29.6.11 
                                                ------------------------------ 
     (f) Has the party previously disclosed,     NO 
     or is it today disclosing, under the Code    If YES, specify which: 
     in respect of any other party to this 
     offer? 
                                                ------------------------------ 
 

2. POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates

 
 Class of relevant security:                           Ordinary Shares 
                                                Interests     Short positions 
                                              ------------  ------------------ 
                                               Number    %      Number      % 
                                              --------      -------------  --- 
     (1) Relevant securities owned and/or       NONE             NONE 
     controlled: 
                                              --------      -------------  --- 
     (2) Derivatives (other than options):      NONE             NONE 
                                              --------      -------------  --- 
     (3) Options and agreements to              NONE             NONE 
     purchase/sell: 
                                              --------      -------------  --- 
     TOTAL:                                     NONE             NONE 
                                              --------      -------------  --- 
 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities

 
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription   N/A 
  right exists: 
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned              N/A 
  and relevant percentages: 
                                                               ---- 
 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(c) Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent

 
 Details of any irrevocable commitments or letters 
  of intent procured by the party to the offer making 
  the disclosure or any person acting in concert with 
  it (see Note 3 on Rule 2.11 of the Code): 
 None 
 

3. POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 
 Details of any interests, short positions and rights 
  to subscribe of any person acting in concert with 
  the party to the offer making the disclosure: 
 Stephen Voss, a director of the offeree, holds 113,068 
  ordinary shares in the offeree and the options over 
  ordinary shares in the offeree as described in the 
  table below. As stated in the announcement of a mandatory 
  offer to be made for the company released by HKN Inc. 
  on 16 June 2011, Mr Voss has given an undertaking 
  to HKN Inc. not to accept the mandatory offer in respect 
  of these options. 
  David Quint - a director of the offeree, holds 94,390 
  ordinary shares in the offeree and the options over 
  ordinary shares in the offeree as described in the 
  table below. 
  Alan Henderson - a director of the offeree, holds 
  14,527 ordinary shares in the offeree and the options 
  over ordinary shares in the offeree as described in 
  the table below. 
   Name        Number    Date of    Exercise   Expiry 
               of        grant      price      date 
               options              pence 
               over 
               Global 
               Shares 
     Stephen   840,000         31        50p         31 
        Voss   150,000    January     151.1p    January 
                50,000     2002 3       100p     2014 3 
               160,000   December        70p   December 
                          2004 11               2014 11 
                         February              February 
                          2008 11               2018 11 
                         December              December 
                             2008                  2018 
              --------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
        Alan    30,000          3     151.1p          3 
   Henderson    20,000   December     265.1p   December 
                50,000     2004 8       100p     2014 8 
                50,000   December        70p   December 
                          2005 11               2015 11 
                         February              February 
                          2008 11               2018 11 
                         December              December 
                             2008                  2018 
              --------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
       David    30,000          3     151.1p          3 
       Quint    20,000   December     265.1p   December 
                50,000     2004 8       100p     2014 8 
                50,000   December        70p   December 
                          2005 11               2015 11 
                         February              February 
                          2008 11               2018 11 
                         December              December 
                             2008                  2018 
              --------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
  For further details regarding the above options see 
  note 27 to the 31 December 2010 annual report and 
  accounts. 
  Matrix Corporate Capital LLP - advisers to the offeree, 
  holds 252,665 ordinary shares in the offeree. 
 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3 for each additional class of relevant security.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

 
 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or 
  any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, 
  relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement 
  to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the 
  party to the offer making the disclosure or any person 
  acting in concert with it: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, 
  state "none" 
 None 
 

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 
     Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, 
      formal or informal, between the party to the offer 
      making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert 
      with it, and any other person relating to: 
      (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under 
      any option; or 
      (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal 
      of any relevant securities to which any derivative 
      is referenced: 
      If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, 
      state "none" 
 None 
 

(c) Attachments

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

 
 Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)   NO 
 Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)              NO 
                                       --- 
 
 
 Date of disclosure:    30.6.11 
                        Anna Williams, Director of Corporate Communications 
 Contact name:           and Special Projects, Global Energy Development PLC 
                       ----------------------------------------------------- 
 Telephone number:      001 817 773 1502 
                       ----------------------------------------------------- 
 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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