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 06 May 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 44,597,837 4.31% 161,339 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 153,316 0.01% 615,703 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,751,153 4.33% 777,042 0.08%
(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 8,425 7.1156
Purchase 63,483 7.1543
Purchase 3,224 7.1614
Purchase 1,359 7.1700
Purchase 114,203 7.1500
Purchase 17,408 7.1068
Purchase 6,764 7.1762
Purchase 49,495 7.1237
Purchase 2,789 7.0650
Purchase 1,048 7.1800
Purchase 216,055 7.1475
Purchase 56,532 7.1324
Purchase 13,200 7.1465
Purchase 78,000 7.1500
Sale 1,654 7.1400
Sale 4,505 7.1100
Sale 17,408 7.1068
Sale 69,484 7.1530
Sale 8,632 7.1540
Sale 1,734 7.1050
Sale 2,700 7.1711
Sale 21,190 7.1750
Sale 1,173 7.1455
Sale 39,226 7.1455
Sale 15,561 7.1455
Sale 1,305 7.1600
Sale 12,717 7.1455
Sale 36,722 7.1455
Sale 9,123 7.1455
Sale 2,938 7.1562
Sale 17,178 7.1455
Sale 10,98 7.1009
Sale 590 7.1425
Sale 14,007 7.1736
Sale 7,414 7.1050
Sale 1,500 7.1720
Sale 12,540 7.1437
Sale 6,031 7.1455
Sale 2,101 7.1050
Sale 40,366 7.1455
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 10980 7.1009
CFD Long 17408 7.1067
CFD Long 20528 7.1415
CFD Long 590 7.1424
CFD Long 69484 7.1529
CFD Long 8632 7.1539
CFD Long 2700 7.1711
CFD Long 1500 7.172
CFD Long 14007 7.1736
CFD Short 8425 7.1155
CFD Short 49495 7.1236
CFD Short 56532 7.1323
CFD Short 216055 7.1475
CFD Short 63483 7.1543
CFD Short 1359 7.17
CFD Short 6764 7.1761
CFD Short 1048 7.18
(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 07 May 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