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) 21 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 40,844,645 3.95% 1,586,532 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,376,073 0.13% 324,026 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,220,718 4.08% 1,910,558 0.18%
(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 401 6.9600
Purchase 215 6.9311
Purchase 19,327 6.9392
Purchase 35,98 6.9300
Purchase 215 6.9600
Purchase 488 6.8800
Purchase 698 6.9600
Purchase 157,697 6.9267
Purchase 9,998 6.9259
Purchase 70,661 6.9355
Purchase 224,062 6.9290
Purchase 980 6.9600
Purchase 3,920 6.9600
Purchase 55,307 7.0000
Purchase 140,257 7.0000
Purchase 1 6.9500
Purchase 28,498 7.0000
Purchase 25,603 6.9309
Purchase 17,545 6.9326
Sale 35,925 6.9267
Sale 215 6.9311
Sale 1,633 6.9589
Sale 11,546 6.9740
Sale 9,998 6.9259
Sale 224,062 6.9291
Sale 552 6.8850
Sale 3,274 6.9600
Sale 1 6.9300
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 9998 6.9259
CFD Long 35925 6.9267
CFD Long 1633 6.9588
CFD Long 11546 6.9739
CFD Short 488 6.88
CFD Short 7700 6.9258
CFD Short 9998 6.9259
CFD Short 157697 6.9266
CFD Short 35981 6.9299
CFD Short 25603 6.9309
CFD Short 17545 6.9325
CFD Short 70661 6.9355
CFD Short 19327 6.9391
(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 22 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