Rule 8.3 - BRITISH ENERGY GROUP
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in BRITISH ENERGY GROUP
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 15 July 2008
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 41,452,139 4.01% 1,747,905 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,452,290 0.14% 250,541 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,904,429 4.15% 1,998,446 0.19%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
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
(GBP)
Purchase 45,239 7.1818
Purchase 93,499 7.1746
Purchase 5,215 7.2307
Purchase 2,883 7.1650
Purchase 11,638 7.1930
Purchase 1,700 7.1362
Purchase 521,804 7.2148
Purchase 2,366 7.2006
Purchase 2,674 7.2225
Purchase 15,578 7.0577
Purchase 23,563 7.2057
Purchase 16,602 7.1947
Purchase 26,500 7.1566
Purchase 4,822 6.9650
Purchase 18,963 7.1550
Purchase 1,470 7.1550
Purchase 58,710 7.1550
Sale 6,600 7.1867
Sale 4,822 6.9650
Sale 10,308 7.0600
Sale 2,200 7.2025
Sale 7,083 7.1921
Sale 2,355 7.1997
Sale 3,650 7.1655
Sale 2,366 7.0839
Sale 7,685 7.2450
Sale 89,896 7.1870
Sale 5,215 7.1908
Sale 521,804 7.2148
Sale 5,506 7.1761
Sale 58,710 7.1550
Sale 3,276 7.1750
Sale 6,936 7.1550
Sale 36,701 7.0433
Sale 23,800 7.1550
Sale 9,100 7.2130
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 36701 7.0433
CFD Long 2366 7.0838
CFD Long 2474 7.1565
CFD Long 3650 7.1654
CFD Long 3276 7.175
CFD Long 6600 7.1867
CFD Long 89896 7.1869
CFD Long 5215 7.1907
CFD Long 2200 7.2025
CFD Long 1578 7.2056
CFD Long 9100 7.213
CFD Long 521804 7.2147
CFD Long 7685 7.245
CFD Short 15578 7.0577
CFD Short 1700 7.1362
CFD Short 26500 7.1566
CFD Short 2883 7.165
CFD Short 93499 7.1746
CFD Short 45239 7.1817
CFD Short 11638 7.193
CFD Short 16602 7.1947
CFD Short 2366 7.2006
CFD Short 521804 7.2147
CFD Short 5215 7.2307
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
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 16 July 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk