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 28 April 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 43,976,957 4.25% 646,231 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 617,680 0.06% 635,724 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,594,637 4.31% 1,281,955 0.12%
(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 2,539 7.6608
Purchase 13,463 7.6901
Purchase 9,795 7.6176
Purchase 3,505 7.5100
Purchase 4,661 7.6688
Purchase 1,300 7.7300
Purchase 1,900 7.7600
Purchase 700 7.6850
Purchase 1,300 7.8500
Purchase 54,133 7.7042
Purchase 3,053 7.6615
Purchase 648 7.6000
Purchase 1,942 7.6000
Purchase 3,606 7.7122
Sale 52,406 7.6999
Sale 13,300 7.7336
Sale 250,000 7.3951
Sale 1,300 7.8500
Sale 79,822 7.6780
Sale 1,914 7.8010
Sale 10,192 7.6784
Sale 13,301 7.6854
Sale 1,800 7.6700
Sale 47,992 7.6970
Sale 2,809 7.6730
Sale 14,856 7.6550
Sale 3,269 7.6634
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3269 7.6633
CFD Long 1800 7.67
CFD Long 2809 7.6729
CFD Long 13301 7.6853
CFD Long 47992 7.6969
CFD Long 52406 7.6998
CFD Long 1914 7.801
CFD Short 2539 7.6608
CFD Short 3053 7.6614
CFD Short 4661 7.6688
CFD Short 700 7.685
CFD Short 13463 7.6901
CFD Short 54133 7.7042
CFD Short 3606 7.7121
CFD Short 1900 7.76
(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 29 April 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)
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk