RNS Number:5360N
Noble VCT PLC
08 December 2006


                                                                     FORM 8.1(b)
                                      (ii)



                   DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT FUND MANAGERS
                       ON BEHALF OF DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
                     (Rule 8.1(b)(ii) of the Takeover Code)


1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of exempt fund manager                    Noble VCT Plc

Company dealt in                               Global Marine Energy plc

Class of relevant security to which the        Ordinary shares of 2.5p
dealings being disclosed relate 1

Date of dealing                                7 December 2006



2.         INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE


(a)        Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
relevant security dealt in 2

                                                             Long                              Short


                                               Number                           Number
                                                          (%)                              (%)

(1) Relevant securities 3                      500,000
                                               (0.70%)

(2) Derivatives (other than options)


(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell


Total





(b)        Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
other than the class dealt in 2


Class of relevant security:                                  Long                              Short


                                               Number                           Number
                                                          (%)                              (%)

(1) Relevant securities 3


(2) Derivatives (other than options)


(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell


Total


(c)        Rights to subscribe 2


Class of relevant security:                    Details


3.         DEALINGS 4


(a)        Purchases and sales


Purchase/sale                          Number of securities                  Price per unit  5


Sale                                   200,000                               18p







(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name,         Long/short 6              Number of securities 7               Price per unit 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 7             price      European etc.   date       paid/received per
                                                                                                    unit 5



(ii)        Exercising


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




(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) 4


Nature of transaction 7                Details                               Price per unit (if applicable) 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? 9                              NO


Date of disclosure                                                7 December 2006

Contact name                                                      Doug Lawson

Telephone number                                                  0131 243 0443

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected                      Global Marine Energy Plc

Nature of connection 10                                           Noble Fund Managers, the Company's manager, is
                                                                  part of the same Group as Noble & Company
                                                                  Limited, the Nominated Adviser to Global Marine
                                                                  Energy Plc



Notes


1.  See the definition of "relevant securities" in the Definitions Section of the Code.


2.  See Note 5 on Rule 8 and the definition of "interests in securities" in the Definitions Section of the Code.
    Rights to subscribe for new shares should be disclosed separately from interests and short positions in existing
    securities.  Rights to subscribe include directors' and other executive options.


3.  Where relevant securities are held within a fund in respect of which seed capital represents 10% or more of the
    funds under management, specify the percentage of seed capital in addition to the amount of stock held within
    that fund.


4.  See the definition of "dealings" in the Definitions Section of the Code.


5.  For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.


6.  If a long position has been increased or a short position reduced as a result of the dealing, write "long".  If
    a short position has been increased or a long position reduced as a result of the dealing, write "short".  If
    the dealing has not resulted in a long or short position being increased or reduced, give details of the
    variation or other dealing.


7.  See Note 3 on the definition of "interests in securities" in the Definitions Section of the Code.


8.  State type of dealing, e.g. "subscription", "conversion", "exercise" etc.


9.  Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (other than CFDs), or where there is an
    agreement to purchase or to sell, Supplemental Form 8 should be completed.


10. See the definition of "connected fund managers and principal traders" in the Definitions Section of the Code.



For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its
Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.






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