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) 23 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 41,227,672 3.99% 1,416,164 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,120,760 0.11% 451,648 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,348,432 4.10% 1,867,812 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 1,100,794 Transfer
Purchase 10,792 6.9400
Purchase 2,967 6.8611
Purchase 12,087 6.8600
Purchase 91,116 6.8986
Purchase 41,812 6.8611
Purchase 14,098 6.8609
Purchase 312,971 6.9462
Purchase 10,115 6.9549
Purchase 43,168 6.9400
Purchase 86,337 6.9400
Purchase 22,966 6.9391
Purchase 129,505 6.9550
Purchase 8,428 6.8600
Purchase 1,047 6.8600
Purchase 5,015 6.8600
Purchase 2,200 7.0050
Purchase 62,981 6.8934
Purchase 3,400 6.9369
Purchase 43,168 6.9400
Purchase 700 6.8811
Purchase 9,429 6.9299
Sale 9,966 6.9098
Sale 312,971 6.9462
Sale 1,125 6.9420
Sale 3,595 6.9279
Sale 1,100,794 Transfer
Sale 63,327 6.8970
Sale 3,400 6.9369
Sale 15,551 6.8600
Sale 962 6.9400
Sale 1,783 6.8743
Sale 11,998 6.8600
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1783 6.8743
CFD Long 63327 6.897
CFD Long 3595 6.9278
CFD Long 3400 6.9369
CFD Short 80438 6.8587
CFD Short 14098 6.8608
CFD Short 44779 6.861
CFD Short 700 6.8811
CFD Short 62981 6.8934
CFD Short 91116 6.8986
CFD Short 23294 6.9081
CFD Short 9966 6.9098
CFD Short 3400 6.9369
CFD Short 10115 6.9548
(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 24 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