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) 17 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 41,333,085 4.00% 1,906,223 0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,594,391 0.15% 262,717 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,927,476 4.15% 2,168,940 0.21%
(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 1,337 7.1011
Purchase 13,628 7.0926
Purchase 45,170 7.1153
Purchase 17,300 7.0887
Purchase 4,300 7.2250
Purchase 900 7.0600
Purchase 41,761 7.1275
Purchase 16,943 7.1719
Purchase 1,175 7.1600
Purchase 1,470 7.1000
Purchase 349 7.1000
Purchase 3,933 7.0680
Sale 4,208 7.0617
Sale 4,300 7.2250
Sale 4,907 7.0875
Sale 3,920 7.0993
Sale 14,758 7.0875
Sale 335 7.0500
Sale 4,300 7.0750
Sale 55,395 7.0976
Sale 127,867 7.0734
Sale 900 7.0600
Sale 28,960 7.1000
Sale 4,172 7.1000
Sale 37,935 7.1305
Sale 15,557 7.1137
Sale 1,384 7.0875
Sale 27,018 7.1000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 900 7.06
CFD Long 4208 7.0617
CFD Long 127867 7.0734
CFD Long 55395 7.0976
CFD Long 3920 7.0992
CFD Long 37935 7.1305
CFD Short 900 7.06
CFD Short 3933 7.068
CFD Short 16188 7.0866
CFD Short 13628 7.0925
CFD Short 1337 7.1011
CFD Short 45170 7.1152
CFD Short 41761 7.1275
CFD Short 1175 7.16
CFD Short 16943 7.1718
(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 18 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